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| author = Terry Pratchett | | author = Terry Pratchett | ||
| audio_read_by = Tony Robinson ( | | audio_read_by = [[Tony Robinson]] (Corgi);<br/>[[Nigel Planer]] (Isis)<br/>[[Sian Clifford]] (Penguin) | ||
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| cover_artist = Josh Kirby | | cover_artist = [[Josh Kirby]] | ||
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{{M}} is the fourth Discworld novel, and the first to feature [[Death]] as a main character. It is often cited as a good book for new readers to start with. | |||
== Blurb == | == Blurb == | ||
[[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 carrying a scythe who must collect a minimum number of souls in order to keep the momentum of dying, well...alive. | |||
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... | |||
(From the 2012 paperback edition.) | |||
== Podcast episodes == | == Podcast episodes == | ||
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! Date !! Show !! Episode !! External link | ! Date !! Show !! Episode !! External link | ||
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| 2015-09-15 || {{RMP}} || | | 2004-07-04 || ''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006s5sf Bookclub]'' || “Terry Pratchett”<ref>This is a BBC Radio program later released as a podcast, or at least made available as via BBC Sounds. Features [[Terry Pratchett]] talking about the book with fans.</ref> || [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00fc3w5 bbc.co.uk] | ||
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| 2015-09-15 || {{RMP}} || “Death is a Family Business” || [https://radiomorpork.wordpress.com/2015/09/15/32/ radiomorpork.wordpress.com] | |||
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| 2017-01-23 || {{DB}} || “Mort, by Terry Pratchett” || [https://www.dragonbabiespodcast.com/blog/episode-8-mort-by-terry-pratchett dragonbabiespodcast.com] | |||
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| 2017-12-08 || {{PC}} || “Murdering a Curry” || [https://pratchatpodcast.com/2017/12/08/episode-2-murdering-a-curry/ pratchatpodcast.com] | |||
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| 2019-02-15 || {{DOP}} || “Mort” || [https://sites.google.com/view/aalgarcom/content/death-of-podcasts#h.p_DFu_6FAoNWEs aalgar.com] | |||
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| 2019-04-28 || {{WSP}} || “Mort” || [https://wyrdsisters.podbean.com/e/wyrd-sisters-mort/ wyrdsisters.podbean.com] | |||
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| 2020-03-09 || {{MYF}} || “Schrödinger’s Canapé” (1/3) || [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2020/03/09/e14-schrodingers-canape-2/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com] | |||
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| 2020-03-16 || {{MYF}} || “State Of Mind: Eggs” (2/3) || [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2020/03/16/e15-state-of-mind-eggs-3/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com] | |||
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| 2020-03-23 || {{MYF}} || “Horse In My Zen Garden” (3/3) || [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2020/03/23/e16-horse-in-my-zen-garden/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com] | |||
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| | | 2020-03-24 || {{TCD}} || “Mort” || [https://compleatdiscography.page/episode/150d3c9c/mort compleatdiscography.page] | ||
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| | | 2020-07-22 || {{WWTW}} || “Deathy Seinfeld” (1/2) || [https://who-watches-the-watch.pinecast.co/episode/482b08b69a804ebd/deathy-seinfeld-mort-pt-1-/ who-watches-the-watch.pinecast.co] | ||
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| | | 2020-07-29 || {{WWTW}} || “Discworld the Anime vs Historical Predestination” (2/2) || [https://who-watches-the-watch.pinecast.co/episode/0c7a4dd7f25c4afb/discworld-the-anime-vs-historical-predestination-mort-pt-2-/ who-watches-the-watch.pinecast.co] | ||
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| 2020- | | 2020-08-02 || {{DID}} || “Tiernan Douieb and Mort” || [https://www.desertislanddiscworld.com/episodes/3-1-tiernan-douieb-and-mort/ desertislanddiscworld.com] | ||
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| | | 2021-01-06 || {{TDC}} || “Callout Post for Death” (1/4) || [https://shows.acast.com/the-disc-course/episodes/episode-13-callout-post-for-death shows.acast.com] | ||
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| | | 2021-01-20 || {{TDC}} || “Erotic Biographies” (2/4) || [https://shows.acast.com/the-disc-course/episodes/episode-14-erotic-biographies shows.acast.com] | ||
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| | | 2021-02-03 || {{TDC}} || “Commotion Lotion” (3/4) || [https://shows.acast.com/the-disc-course/episodes/episode-15-commotion-lotion shows.acast.com] | ||
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| | | 2021-02-17 || {{TDC}} || “Disctale” (4/4) || [https://shows.acast.com/the-disc-course/episodes/episode-16-disctale shows.acast.com] | ||
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| | | 2021-02-15 || {{SOA}} || “Discworld Book Four” || [https://stuckonarrakis.buzzsprout.com/209222/8204424-discworld-book-four-mort-by-terry-pratchett buzzsprout.com] | ||
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| | | 2021-03-29 || {{DCP}} || “Mort” || [https://anchor.fm/discpod/episodes/04-Mort-eto3b4 anchor.fm] | ||
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| 2021- | | 2021-09-29 || {{NOBC}} || “Mort” || [https://nannyoggsbookclub.fireside.fm/1 fireside.fm] | ||
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| | | 2022-05-07 || {{UAP}} || “Mort” || [https://anchor.fm/unseenacademicals/episodes/8--Mort-e1sutp4 anchor.fm] | ||
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| | | 2022-12-17 || {{NRD}} || “Book 4. Mort” || [https://anchor.fm/iveneverreaddiscworld/episodes/Book-4--MORT-e1sc99v anchor.fm] | ||
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| | | 2023-05-11 || {{JDRB}} || “Mort” || [https://redcircle.com/shows/c9a89ab2-0f6c-4812-892b-86feb0b24759/ep/53b4c324-6320-4f83-b86e-f858b547bda4 redcircle.com] | ||
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| | | 2023-06-21 || {{BWB}} || “Unhinged Bonus Episode 2 MORT” || [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bookswbitches/episodes/Unhinged-Bonus-Episode-2-MORT-e2614mu spotify.com] | ||
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| | | 2024-02-19 || {{DTD}} || {{M|ep}} || [https://diningtablediscworld.podbean.com/e/dining-table-discworld-mort/ podbean.com] | ||
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| | | 2024-06-12 || {{SI}} || {{M|ep}} || [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/derek-w-bown/episodes/Mort---Terry-Pratchett-e2kqc13 spotify.com] | ||
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| 2024-04-29 || ''[https://sumthing-good.simplecast.com/ SUMthing Good]'' || “EP. 4 Mort” || [https://sumthing-good.simplecast.com/episodes/ep-4-mort-dtBY1at_ simplecast.com] | |||
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'' | === Other appearances === | ||
Episodes where there's significant discussion of the book, but it's not the focus of the episode. | |||
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| 2012-08-05 || {{TPP}} || “The Pratchett Podcast Episode 10” || [https://thepratchettpodcast.wordpress.com/2012/08/05/the-pratchett-podcast-episode-10/ thepratchettpodcast.wordpress.com]<ref name="earlyTPP">Post with info only; audio no longer available.</ref> | |||
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| 2012-09-05 || {{TPP}} || “The Pratchett Podcast episode 11”<ref>This episode includes co-host Rhys giving his thoughts on the book, having missed the deadline to read it for the previous episode.</ref> || [https://thepratchettpodcast.wordpress.com/2012/09/05/the-pratchett-podcast-episode-11/ thepratchettpodcast.wordpress.com]<ref name="earlyTPP"/> | |||
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| 2021-05-26 || {{FF}} || “A Master of Djinn & Mort” || [https://www.fictionfanspodcast.com/episodes/episode/4b97304f/a-master-of-djinn-and-mort fictionfanspodcast.com] | |||
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| 2024-02-25 || ''[https://shows.acast.com/fable-fellaz Fable FellaZ]'' || “Mr. Samson Cat”<ref>Also discusses [[Tamsyn Muir]]’s ''Harrow the Ninth''.</ref> || [https://shows.acast.com/fable-fellaz/episodes/33-mr-samson-cat acast.com] | |||
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== External links == | == External links == |
Revision as of 01:07, 17 June 2024
![]() 2012 paperback cover; art by Josh Kirby | |
Author | Terry Pratchett |
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Audio read by | Tony Robinson (Corgi); Nigel Planer (Isis) Sian Clifford (Penguin) |
Cover artist | Josh Kirby |
Country | UK |
Language | English |
Series | Discworld |
Release number | 4 |
Sub-series | Death |
Genre | Fantasy |
Publisher | Gollancz/Corgi |
Publication date | 1987-11-12 |
Preceded by | Equal Rites |
Followed by | Sourcery |
Mort is the fourth Discworld novel, and the first to feature Death as a main character. It is often cited as a good book for new readers to start with.
Blurb
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 carrying a scythe who must collect a minimum number of souls in order to keep the momentum of dying, well...alive.
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...
(From the 2012 paperback edition.)
Podcast episodes
Major appearances
These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing this book.
Other appearances
Episodes where there's significant discussion of the book, but it's not the focus of the episode.
Date | Show | Episode | External link |
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2012-08-05 | The Pratchett Podcast | “The Pratchett Podcast Episode 10” | thepratchettpodcast.wordpress.com[2] |
2012-09-05 | The Pratchett Podcast | “The Pratchett Podcast episode 11”[3] | thepratchettpodcast.wordpress.com[2] |
2021-05-26 | Fiction Fans | “A Master of Djinn & Mort” | fictionfanspodcast.com |
2024-02-25 | Fable FellaZ | “Mr. Samson Cat”[4] | acast.com |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ This is a BBC Radio program later released as a podcast, or at least made available as via BBC Sounds. Features Terry Pratchett talking about the book with fans.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Post with info only; audio no longer available.
- ↑ This episode includes co-host Rhys giving his thoughts on the book, having missed the deadline to read it for the previous episode.
- ↑ Also discusses Tamsyn Muir’s Harrow the Ninth.