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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
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| 2015-09-15 || {{RMP}} || "[[Death is a Family Business]]" || [https://radiomorpork.wordpress.com/2015/09/15/32/ radiomorpork.wordpress.com]
| 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]
|-
| 2017-12-08 || {{PC}} || “Murdering a Curry” || [https://pratchatpodcast.com/2017/12/08/episode-2-murdering-a-curry/ pratchatpodcast.com]
|-
| 2019-02-15 || {{DOP}} || “Mort” || [https://sites.google.com/view/aalgarcom/content/death-of-podcasts#h.p_DFu_6FAoNWEs aalgar.com]
|-
| 2019-04-28 || {{WSP}} || “Mort” || [https://wyrdsisters.podbean.com/e/wyrd-sisters-mort/ wyrdsisters.podbean.com]
|-
| 2020-03-09 || {{MYF}} || “Schrödinger’s Canapé” (1/3) || [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2020/03/09/e14-schrodingers-canape-2/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com]
|-
| 2020-03-16 || {{MYF}} || “State Of Mind: Eggs” (2/3) || [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2020/03/16/e15-state-of-mind-eggs-3/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com]
|-
| 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]
|-
| 2020-03-24 || {{TCD}} || “Mort” || [https://compleatdiscography.page/episode/150d3c9c/mort compleatdiscography.page]
|-
| 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]
|-
|-
| 2017-12-08 || {{PC}} || "[[Murdering a Curry]]" || [https://pratchatpodcast.com/2017/12/08/episode-2-murdering-a-curry/ pratchatpodcast.com]
| 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]
|-
|-
| 2019-02-15 || {{DOP}} || [[DOP 04]] || [https://sites.google.com/view/aalgarcom/content/death-of-podcasts#h.p_DFu_6FAoNWEs aalgar.com]
| 2020-08-02 || {{DID}} || “Tiernan Douieb and Mort” || [https://www.desertislanddiscworld.com/episodes/3-1-tiernan-douieb-and-mort/ desertislanddiscworld.com]
|-
|-
| 2019-04-28 || {{WSP}} || [[WSP 04]] || [https://wyrdsisters.podbean.com/e/wyrd-sisters-mort/ wyrdsisters.podbean.com]
| 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]
|-
|-
| 2020-03-09 || {{MYF}} || "[[Schrödinger’s Canapé]]" (1/3) || [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2020/03/09/e14-schrodingers-canape-2/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com]
| 2021-01-20 || {{TDC}} || “Erotic Biographies” (2/4) || [https://shows.acast.com/the-disc-course/episodes/episode-14-erotic-biographies shows.acast.com]
|-
|-
| 2020-03-16 || {{MYF}} || "[[State Of Mind: Eggs]]" (2/3) || [https://thetruthshallmakeyefret.com/2020/03/16/e15-state-of-mind-eggs-3/ thetruthshallmakeyefret.com]
| 2021-02-03 || {{TDC}} || “Commotion Lotion” (3/4) || [https://shows.acast.com/the-disc-course/episodes/episode-15-commotion-lotion shows.acast.com]
|-
|-
| 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]
| 2021-02-17 || {{TDC}} || “Disctale” (4/4) || [https://shows.acast.com/the-disc-course/episodes/episode-16-disctale shows.acast.com]
|-
|-
| 2020-03-24 || {{TCD}} || [[TCD 05]] || [https://www.compleatdiscography.page/episodes/mort compleatdiscography.page]
| 2021-02-15 || {{SOA}} || “Discworld Book Four” || [https://stuckonarrakis.buzzsprout.com/209222/8204424-discworld-book-four-mort-by-terry-pratchett buzzsprout.com]
|-
|-
| 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]
| 2021-03-29 || {{DCP}} || “Mort” || [https://anchor.fm/discpod/episodes/04-Mort-eto3b4 anchor.fm]
|-
|-
| 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]
| 2021-09-29 || {{NOBC}} || “Mort” || [https://nannyoggsbookclub.fireside.fm/1 fireside.fm]
|-
|-
| 2020-08-02 || {{DID}} || [[Tiernan Douieb and Mort]] || [https://www.desertislanddiscworld.com/episodes/3-1-tiernan-douieb-and-mort/ desertislanddiscworld.com]
| 2022-05-07 || {{UAP}} || “Mort” || [https://anchor.fm/unseenacademicals/episodes/8--Mort-e1sutp4 anchor.fm]
|-
|-
| 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]
| 2022-12-17 || {{NRD}} || “Book 4. Mort” || [https://anchor.fm/iveneverreaddiscworld/episodes/Book-4--MORT-e1sc99v anchor.fm]
|-
|-
| 2021-01-20 || {{TDC}} || "[[Erotic Biographies]]" (2/4) || [https://shows.acast.com/the-disc-course/episodes/episode-14-erotic-biographies shows.acast.com]
| 2023-05-11 || {{JDRB}} || “Mort” || [https://redcircle.com/shows/c9a89ab2-0f6c-4812-892b-86feb0b24759/ep/53b4c324-6320-4f83-b86e-f858b547bda4 redcircle.com]
|-
|-
| 2021-02-03 || {{TDC}} || "[[Commotion Lotion]]" (3/4) || [https://shows.acast.com/the-disc-course/episodes/episode-15-commotion-lotion shows.acast.com]
| 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]
|-
|-
| 2021-02-17 || {{TDC}} || "[[Disctale]]" (4/4) || [https://shows.acast.com/the-disc-course/episodes/episode-16-disctale shows.acast.com]
| 2024-02-19 || {{DTD}} || {{M|ep}} || [https://diningtablediscworld.podbean.com/e/dining-table-discworld-mort/ podbean.com]
|-
|-
| 2021-02-15 || {{SOA}} || "Discworld Book Four" || [https://stuckonarrakis.buzzsprout.com/209222/8204424-discworld-book-four-mort-by-terry-pratchett buzzsprout.com]
| 2024-06-12 || {{SI}} || {{M|ep}} || [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/derek-w-bown/episodes/Mort---Terry-Pratchett-e2kqc13 spotify.com]
|-
|-
| 2021-03-29 || {{DCP}} || [[DCP 04]] || [https://anchor.fm/discpod/episodes/04-Mort-eto3b4 anchor.fm]
| 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]
|-
|-
| 2021-09-29 || {{NOBC}} || [[NOBC 01]] || [https://nannyoggsbookclub.fireside.fm/1 fireside.fm]
| 2024-08-09 || ''[https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/bros-before-prose Bros Before Prose]'' || “"Mort" (Discworld) by Terry Pratchett” || [https://brosbeforeprose.substack.com/p/mort substack.com]
|-
|-
| 2022-05-07 || {{UAP}} || [[UAP 08]] || [https://unseenacademicals.sounder.fm/episode/8-mort sounder.fm]
| 2024-09-01 || {{DWO}} || “E03 - Mort” || [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/discworld-order/episodes/E03---Mort-e2ns4uj spotify.com]
|}
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| 2012-08-05 || {{TPP}} || [[TPP 10]] || [https://thepratchettpodcast.wordpress.com/2012/08/05/the-pratchett-podcast-episode-10/ thepratchettpodcast.wordpress.com]<ref>Post with info only; audio no longer available.</ref>
| 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>
|-
| 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"/>
|-
| 2021-05-26 || {{FF}} || “A Master of Djinn & Mort” || [https://www.fictionfanspodcast.com/episodes/episode/4b97304f/a-master-of-djinn-and-mort fictionfanspodcast.com]
|-
|-
| 2021-05-26 || {{FF}} || ''A Master of Djinn'' & ''Mort'' || [https://www.fictionfanspodcast.com/episodes/episode/4b97304f/a-master-of-djinn-and-mort fictionfanspodcast.com]
| 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]
|}
|}


Latest revision as of 21:10, 28 October 2024

Mort
2012 paperback cover; art by Josh Kirby
AuthorTerry Pratchett
Audio read byTony Robinson (Corgi);
Nigel Planer (Isis)
Sian Clifford (Penguin)
Cover artistJosh Kirby
CountryUK
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDiscworld
Release number
4
Sub-seriesDeath
GenreFantasy
PublisherGollancz/Corgi
Publication date
1987-11-12
Preceded byEqual Rites 
Followed bySourcery 

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.

Date Show Episode External link
2004-07-04 Bookclub “Terry Pratchett”[1] bbc.co.uk
2015-09-15 Radio Morpork “Death is a Family Business” radiomorpork.wordpress.com
2017-01-23 Dragon Babies “Mort, by Terry Pratchett” dragonbabiespodcast.com
2017-12-08 Pratchat “Murdering a Curry” pratchatpodcast.com
2019-02-15 The Death of Podcasts “Mort” aalgar.com
2019-04-28 Wyrd Sisters “Mort” wyrdsisters.podbean.com
2020-03-09 The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret “Schrödinger’s Canapé” (1/3) thetruthshallmakeyefret.com
2020-03-16 The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret “State Of Mind: Eggs” (2/3) thetruthshallmakeyefret.com
2020-03-23 The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret “Horse In My Zen Garden” (3/3) thetruthshallmakeyefret.com
2020-03-24 The Compleat Discography “Mort” compleatdiscography.page
2020-07-22 Who Watches the Watch “Deathy Seinfeld” (1/2) who-watches-the-watch.pinecast.co
2020-07-29 Who Watches the Watch “Discworld the Anime vs Historical Predestination” (2/2) who-watches-the-watch.pinecast.co
2020-08-02 Desert Island Discworld “Tiernan Douieb and Mort” desertislanddiscworld.com
2021-01-06 The Disc-Course “Callout Post for Death” (1/4) shows.acast.com
2021-01-20 The Disc-Course “Erotic Biographies” (2/4) shows.acast.com
2021-02-03 The Disc-Course “Commotion Lotion” (3/4) shows.acast.com
2021-02-17 The Disc-Course “Disctale” (4/4) shows.acast.com
2021-02-15 Stuck on Arrakis “Discworld Book Four” buzzsprout.com
2021-03-29 Disc Coverers “Mort” anchor.fm
2021-09-29 Nanny Ogg's Book Club “Mort” fireside.fm
2022-05-07 Unseen Academicals “Mort” anchor.fm
2022-12-17 I’ve Never Read Discworld “Book 4. Mort” anchor.fm
2023-05-11 Just Dads Reading Books “Mort” redcircle.com
2023-06-21 Books w/ Bitches “Unhinged Bonus Episode 2 MORT” spotify.com
2024-02-19 Dining Table Discworld “Mort” podbean.com
2024-06-12 Spilled Inklings “Mort” spotify.com
2024-04-29 SUMthing Good “EP. 4 Mort” simplecast.com
2024-08-09 Bros Before Prose “"Mort" (Discworld) by Terry Pratchett” substack.com
2024-09-01 Discworld Order “E03 - Mort” spotify.com

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
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

  • Mort at the L-Space Wiki
  • Mort on Wikipedia

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Post with info only; audio no longer available.
  3. ↑ This episode includes co-host Rhys giving his thoughts on the book, having missed the deadline to read it for the previous episode.
  4. ↑ Also discusses Tamsyn Muir’s Harrow the Ninth.
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