Mort - Playtext Av Stephen Briggs, Terry Pratchett

<p><b>The play script adaptation of the classic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the first book in the <i>Death </i>series, part of the <i>Discworld</i> novels.</b><br><br><b>''Incredibly funny, compulsively readable'' </b><i>The Times</i><br><br><b>‘A masterful blend of wit, satire, and philosophy’</b> 5-star reader reivew<br><br><i>''You cannot interfere with fate. Who are you to judge who should live and who should die?''</i><br><br><b>Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered him a job.</b><br><br>Death 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.<br><br>Soon Death is yearning to experience what humanity really has to offer, but to do that, he''ll need to hire some help.<br><br>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.<br><br><b>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 . . .</b><br><br>Mort<i> is the first book in the Death series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.</i><br><br><u>Praise for the <i>Discworld</i> series:</u><br><br>''[Pratchett’s] spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series <b>one of the perennial joys of modern fiction''</b> <i>Mail on Sunday</i><br><br>‘Pratchett is <b>a master storyteller</b>’ <i>Guardian</i><br><br><b>''One of our greatest fantasists, </b>and beyond a doubt<b> the funniest'' </b>George R.R. Martin<br><br>''One of those rare writers who<b> appeals to everyone</b>’ <i>Daily Express</i><br><br><b>‘One of the most consistently funny writers </b>around’ Ben Aaronovitch<br><br>‘<b>Masterful and brilliant</b>’ <i>Fantasy & Science Fiction</i><br><br>‘Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own… he <b>is a satirist of enormous talent</b> ... <b>incredibly funny</b> ... <b>compulsively readable''</b> <i>The Times</i><br><br>‘The <b>best humorous English author</b> since P.G. Wodehouse''<i> The Sunday Telegraph</i><br><br>‘Nothing short of <b>magical</b>’ <i>Chicago Tribune</i><br><br>''Consistently <b>funny</b>, consistently <b>clever</b> and consistently <b>surprising</b> in its twists and turns'' <i>SFX</i><br><br>‘[Discworld is] <b>compulsively readable, fantastically inventive</b>, surprisingly serious exploration in story form of just about any aspect of our world…<b>There''s never been anything quite like it</b>’ <i>Evening Standard</i></p>