If you haven't read any Terry Pratchett, then I don't know what is holding you back. In Reaper Man, which I read in print, Pratchett is on form as we follow Death - a character we have experienced in other Discworld books - given the sack! The skeletal figure who had thought he would be there both at the beginning and end of time is suddenly faced with something that he has only been the witness to - mortality. In the time that he has left before the new DEATH is in place, he starts to work on a farm - using his scythe to harvest corn instead of people. Meanwhile, with the absence of death in the world, strange things start to happen, where inanimate objects become animate - look out for those shopping trolleys. Only those who aren't "traditionally" alive - zombies, vampires, werewolves - seem to have the tools to deal with this. On the farm, Death is a big hit with the locals, especially when he saves a little girl from a fire. He realises that he doesn't want "to end" and takes the fight to the gods who had decided his fate ... great book, lots of chuckles, and deep themes wrapped up in humour and sheer silliness. I love Terry Pratchett and know it won't be long 'til I grab another volume from his very special world!
My STAR rating: FOUR.
Price I paid: FREE (borrowed from my local library).
Formats available: print; abridged audio CD; unabridged audio download; Ebook.
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