Mort, Terry Pratchett
Mort, Terry Pratchett
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Mort
(Discworld Novel 4)

Author: Terry Pratchett

Series: Discworld Novels #4

Narrator: Sian Clifford, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy

Unabridged: 7 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/27/2022


Synopsis

Brought to you by Penguin.

Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never before

The audiobook of Mort is narrated by the BAFTA award-winning actor Sian Clifford (Fleabag; Vanity Fair; Quiz). BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actor Bill Nighy (Love Actually; Pirates of the Caribbean; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) reads the footnotes, and Peter Serafinowicz (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace; Shaun of the Dead) stars as the voice of Death. Featuring a new theme tune composed by James Hannigan.

'YOU CANNOT INTERFERE WITH FATE. WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE WHO SHOULD LIVE AND WHO SHOULD DIE?'

Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered him a job.

Death is the Grim Reaper of the Discworld, a black-robed skeleton with a scythe who ushers souls into the next world. He is also fond of cats and endlessly baffled by humanity. Soon Death is yearning to experience what humanity really has to offer, but to do that, he'll need to hire some help.
It's an offer Mort can't refuse. As Death's apprentice he'll have free board, use of the company horse-and being dead isn't compulsory. It's a dream job-until Mort falls in love with Death's daughter, Ysabell, and discovers that your boss can be a killer on your love life...

The Discworld novels can be enjoyed in any order, but Mort is the first book in the Death series.

The first book in the Discworld series - The Colour of Magic - was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.

©1987 Terry Pratchett (P)2022 Penguin Audio

About Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) is the acclaimed creator of the globally revered Discworld series. In all, he authored more than fifty bestselling books, which have sold more than one hundred million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mario the lone bookwolf on May 31, 2020

It might be even harder to learn from DEATH than by death, but not that final. What a setting, hard to say something without spoilering it, but the perfect orchestration and personalities of the 3 main protagonists make the humor and dynamic possible and I would like to know how long it took Pratchet......more

Goodreads review by Matt's Fantasy Book Reviews on April 25, 2022

Check out my new youtube channel where I show my instant reactions to reading fantasy books seconds after I finish the book. Death has never been this much fun! This book was a really enjoyable read for me, and while not quite as good as some of the other early Discworld books, it provides a wonde......more

Goodreads review by Bradley on February 18, 2024

Re-Read 2/18/24 YA Discworld? Check. New Job? Check. Making mistakes? Check. TAKING ON THE PERSONIFICATION OF DEATH? Check. So funny, so clever. A fantastic re-read. Original Review: Being one of the first and the latest of all the Pratchett reads, I'm really surprised just how much I loved this one. I'......more

Goodreads review by Baba on December 09, 2022

Death decides to hire a little helper, an assistant... Mort. Mort meets Death's 'daughter' and also his aide an ex-wizard. Death meanwhile begins to truly realise the limitations of his lifestyle and decides to maybe, consider… well... taking some time out and doing something else instead...hmmm, so......more

Goodreads review by Matthias on March 17, 2016

This isn't an easy review to write. This has been my first encounter with the Discworld universe and the many writings of Terry Pratchett, and voicing my opinion on it makes me feel like a blundering fool stumbling into a world that was meant for his younger and perhaps wiser self, a world of which......more


Quotes

Pratchett is a comic genius Daily Express

Pratchett's humour takes logic past the point of absurdity and round again, but it is his unexpected insights into human morality that make the Discworld series stand out Times Educational Supplement

Cracking dialogue, compelling illogic and unchained whimsy... Pratchett has a subject and a style that is very much his own The Sunday Times

He is screamingly funny. He is wise. He has style Sunday Telegraph