Reaper Man, Terry Pratchett
Reaper Man, Terry Pratchett
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Reaper Man
(Discworld Novel 11)

Author: Terry Pratchett

Series: Discworld Novels #11

Narrator: Tony Robinson

Abridged: 3 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/04/2007

Synopsis

'Death has to happen. Tha'ts what bein' alive is all about. You're alive, and then you're dead. It can't just stop happening.'

But it can. And it has. So what happens after death is now less of a philosophical question than a question of actual reality. On the disc, as here, they need Death. If Death doesn't come for you, then what are you supposed to do in the meantime? You can't have the undead wandering about like lost souls. There's no telling what might happen, particularly when they discover that life really is only for the living...

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 Matt's Fantasy Book Reviews on May 04, 2022

Check out my new youtube channel where I show my instant reactions to reading fantasy books seconds after I finish the book. A wonderful addition to the Discworld universe with an extremely unique plotline While this book is not at the level of "laugh out loud" funny that some other Discworld book......more

Goodreads review by Anthony on April 11, 2009

How can you not like Death? HOW, INDEED? I'm sorry, did someone say something? NEVER MIND. I'LL ONLY BE HERE A MOMENT. Oh, okay then. Anyway, as I was...erk.........more

Goodreads review by Mario the lone bookwolf on July 19, 2020

The second DEATH is as hilarious as the first one, this time positioning the friendly reaper in a perfect setting for having philosophical and deep thoughts about human nature and life in general. The auditors are a mixture of bureaucracy, monotony, surveillance, and total order, each reader might fi......more

Goodreads review by Trish on July 07, 2018

Today would have been Sir Terry's 70th birthday. As some here know, I've put off reading the series because I still tear up when thinking of this great man and the terrible loss his death meant. Especially his books featuring Death as the main character are hard to read because their messages are hit......more

Goodreads review by Bradley on June 26, 2024

Re-Read 6/26/24: Each time I read these Discworlds (and this is #3) I find something new, or rather, there is something new in me that wants to read it a different way. So this time I'm enjoying it much more than my second time and closer to my first, and the best of all three. That is to say, I SO GE......more

Quotes

'If you're an established fan, you'll enjoy this as much as the others; if you're new to Pratchett, what the hell took you so long?' Time Out

'One taste, and you'll scour bookstores for more' Daily Mail

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

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