Mort
 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[4] |
| 2020-09-08 | My Hill to Die On[5] | “Are We Having Fun?” | myhilltodieon.com |
| 2021-05-26 | Fiction Fans | “A Master of Djinn & Mort” | fictionfanspodcast.com |
| 2024-02-25 | Fable FellaZ | “Mr. Samson Cat”[6] | 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedearlyTPP” - ↑ Have also done episodes containing discussions of Equal Rites, Wyrd Sisters, Guards! Guards! and Reaper Man.
- ↑ Also discusses Tamsyn Muir’s Harrow the Ninth.