Reaper Man
 2012 paperback cover; art by Josh Kirby | |
| Author | Terry Pratchett |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Tony Robinson (Corgi) Nigel Planer (Isis) Sian Clifford (Penguin) |
| Cover artist | Josh Kirby |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Series | Discworld |
Release number | 11 |
| Sub-series | Death |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Gollancz/Corgi |
Publication date | 1991-05-23 |
| Preceded by | Moving Pictures |
| Followed by | Witches Abroad |
Reaper Man is the eleventh Discworld book, and the second to feature Death as a main protagonist, though none of the major characters from Mort reappear except, briefly, Albert. It also features the wizards in a storyline only loosely linked to Death’s.
Blurb
‘Death has to happen. That's 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. Death is missing – presumed...er...gone (and on a little farm far, far away, a tall dark stranger is turning out to be really good with a scythe). Which leads to the kind of chaos you always get when an important public service is withdrawn. 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...
Podcast episodes
Major appearances
These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing this book.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-25 | Radio Morpork | “Death Comes to Life” | radiomorpork.wordpress.com |
| 2018-09-08 | Pratchat | “At Bill's Door” | pratchatpodcast.com |
| 2019-08-15 | The Death of Podcasts | “Reaper Man” | aalgar.com |
| 2019-12-28 | Wyrd Sisters | “Reaper Man” | wyrdsisters.podbean.com |
| 2020-10-27 | The Compleat Discography | “Reaper Man” | compleatdiscography.page |
| 2020-11-02 | The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret | “Come Into A Bit Of Snowglobe” (1/3) | thetruthshallmakeyefret.com |
| 2020-11-09 | The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret | “Semi-Detached Wolf” (2/3) | thetruthshallmakeyefret.com |
| 2020-11-16 | The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret | “YES” (3/3) | thetruthshallmakeyefret.com |
| 2020-11-08 | Who Watches the Watch | “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Academia” (1/3) | pinecast.co |
| 2020-11-13 | Who Watches the Watch | “The Sincere Episode” (2/3) | pinecast.co |
| 2020-11-22 | Who Watches the Watch | “No Self November” (3/3) | pinecast.co |
| 2020-11-22 | Desert Island Discworld | “Bethany Black and Reaper Man” | desertislanddiscworld.com |
| 2022-01-09 | Disc Coverers | “Reaper Man” | anchor.fm |
| 2022-01-19 | Nanny Ogg's Book Club | “Reaper Man” | fireside.fm |
| 2022-06-13 | Unseen Academicals | “Reaper Man - Part 1” (1/2) | anchor.fm |
| 2022-07-06 | Unseen Academicals | “Reaper Man - Part 2” (2/2) | anchor.fm |
| 2022-09-07 | The Disc-Course | “Ultra Instinct Poons” (1/6) | acast.com |
| 2022-09-21 | The Disc-Course | “Terry’s Bones” (2/6) | acast.com |
| 2022-10-06 | The Disc-Course | “Death's Slut Era” (3/6) | acast.com |
| 2022-10-26 | The Disc-Course | “Happy Spooky Season” (4/6) | acast.com |
| 2022-11-16 | The Disc-Course | “Release Bill Door” (5/6) | acast.com |
| 2022-11-30 | The Disc-Course | “Mr. Death Goes to Oblivion” (6/6) | acast.com |
| 2023-03-21 | Beyond the Bindings | “Reaper Man - Discworld 11” | buzzsprout.com |
| 2023-08-05 | I’ve Never Read Discworld | “Book 11. Reaper Man” | spotify.com |
| 2023-10-29 | Trash or Treasure? | “Terry Pratchett’s ‘Reaper Man’” | buzzsprout.com |
| 2024-10-27 | Dining Table Discworld | “Reaper Man” | podbean.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-11 | Fiction Fans | “The Salvage Crew & Reaper Man” | fictionfanspodcast.com |
| 2024-03-28 | My Hill to Die On | “Get to Know Death More” | myhilltodieon.com |
Adaptations
- There have been three audiobook editions of Reaper Man: the Corgi abridged version read by Tony Robinson, an unabridged version from Isis read by Nigel Planer, and the Penguin audiobook, also unabridged, narrated by Sian Clifford, with Peter Serafinowicz as Death and Bill Nighy reading the footnotes.
External links
- Reaper Man at the L-Space Wiki
- Reaper Man on Wikipedia