{"product_id":"mort-9","title":"Mort","description":"\u003cb\u003eA paperback edition with the original cover art of the classic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the first book in the \u003ci\u003eDeath \u003c\/i\u003eseries, part of the \u003ci\u003eDiscworld\u003c\/i\u003e novels.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'If you're going to read just one Discworld novel, make it \u003ci\u003eMort\u003c\/i\u003e' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterful blend of wit, satire, and philosophy'\u003c\/b\u003e 5-star reader reivew\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'You cannot interfere with fate. Who are you to judge who should live and who should die?'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeath comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered him a job.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeath is the Grim Reaper of the Discworld, a black-robed skeleton with a scythe who ushers souls into the next world. He is also fond of cats and endlessly baffled by humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon Death is yearning to experience what humanity really has to offer, but to do that, he'll need to hire some help.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt'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 . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMort\u003ci\u003e is the first book in the Death series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for the \u003ci\u003eDiscworld\u003c\/i\u003e series: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'[Pratchett's] spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series \u003cb\u003eone of the perennial joys of modern fiction'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Pratchett is \u003cb\u003ea master storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of our greatest fantasists, \u003c\/b\u003eand beyond a doubt\u003cb\u003e the funniest' \u003c\/b\u003eGeorge R.R. Martin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'One of those rare writers who\u003cb\u003e appeals to everyone\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the most consistently funny writers \u003c\/b\u003earound' Ben Aaronovitch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eMasterful and brilliant\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eFantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own... he \u003cb\u003eis a satirist of enormous talent\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003cb\u003eincredibly funny\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003cb\u003ecompulsively readable'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The \u003cb\u003ebest humorous English author\u003c\/b\u003e since P.G. Wodehouse'\u003ci\u003e The Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Nothing short of \u003cb\u003emagical\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Consistently \u003cb\u003efunny\u003c\/b\u003e, consistently \u003cb\u003eclever\u003c\/b\u003e and consistently \u003cb\u003esurprising\u003c\/b\u003e in its twists and turns' \u003ci\u003eSFX\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'[Discworld is] \u003cb\u003ecompulsively readable, fantastically inventive\u003c\/b\u003e, surprisingly serious exploration in story form of just about any aspect of our world...\u003cb\u003eThere's never been anything quite like it\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**Cover may vary**\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Corgi Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67537697407208,"sku":"9780552166621","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/9539\/3512\/files\/imageloader_fee46087-cea0-43fe-a4e9-3be9c55351dc.jpg?v=1790365467","url":"https:\/\/shop.kuumba.app\/products\/mort-9","provider":"Kuumba","version":"1.0","type":"link"}