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- The Reaper Man (Discworld series), Terry Pratchett
The Reaper Man is the 11th novel in the Discworld series -a humorous fantasy series- by Terry Pratchett; but Discworld really isn't the kind of series you have to read in a particular order! And I've heard The Reaper Man is a great way to begin reading the series!!
Death is one of my, if not my most, favourite Discworld characters! He is a seven foot tall skeleton in a black robe and carries a very sharp scythe. He likes cats and he only talks in booming CAPITAL LETTERS (he technically has no voice, so what he says directly enters people's minds, without ever being spoken!) Death is never portrayed as cruel or ruthless, just very efficient.
In The Reaper Man, Death is suspended from his duty, as he is beginning to develop a personality. He then begins a mortal life on a farm, calling himself Mr. Bill Door (he isn't very creative when it comes to names!) As there is now no Grim Reaper, there is no place for the dead to go! This results in a very chaotic turn of events on the Disc; a lot of dead people just seem to hang around on the Disc as walking dead bodies! In the end, of course, it all turns out fine: but you'll have to read the book to know how :)
27 comments:
Interesting teaser! Here is my teaser for this week.
Great teaser! My boyfriend is reading the discworld books and he wants me to read them too.
Terry Pratchett! Discworld! Death! Death is my favourite character from the series and his books are fantastic xD
Thanks for dropping by my blog =)
I love Terry Pratchett's Discworld... Death is one of my fav characters.
Here's mine:
http://tfwalsh.wordpress.com/2011/05/10/teaser-tuesday-thyla/
This is hilarious! I've heard of the Discworld series but never delved into it.
Great teaser!
Jules
A great teaser!
Mine is here.. http://obsessionwithbooks.blogspot.com
Have a nice week :)
great teaser.
It sparked my curiosity.
Have a great day
Kyanara
Haha, I can't decide whether this is funny or totally creepy! ;O)
LOL I thought that was a pretty funny teaser :) I have to check out the Discworld series, I've heard nothing but good about it.
What an eery teaser!
http://readawaytheday.blogspot.com/2011/05/teaser-tuesday-2.html
Fascinating teaser...love the book cover!
Here's MY TT POST
I haven't heard of this series yet, but it sounds quite interesting. :D
Carina
these books sound really cool ive never heard of them before. i'm gonna have to check them out. great teaser!
Great teaser! After Rincewind, Death has got to be my second favourite character (with Corporal Nobby coming in third).
http://bibrary.blogspot.com/2011/05/teaser-tuesday-last-continent-by-terry.html
very scary and great teaser
http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2011/05/teaser-tuesday.html
@Iwriteinbooks - I'd say, it's more funny!!
@Sally Sapphire - Rincewind is pretty awesome too, yes!!
That is hilarious! I still haven't read Terry Pratchett. Gotta get around to that someday! I love the simple layout of your blog. Here's my teaser. Happy reading!
I really HAVE to get these books! This teaser is great! And it's Terry Pratchett, which makes it a no-brainer to place on the to-buy list!
Ah, you have some scary creepy ones on your list! And a bunch of them I don't know, but want to read about!
How interesting, I love that concept. I may have to have a look at that series :)
Sounds funny! Great teaser. If you get a chance, mine is here.
What a teaser!! Another novel to check out?!. I really like teaser tuesdays!
Here is my Teaser Tuesday: Before I Go To Sleep by S J Watson post!
@Lady Q - Terry Pratchett is definitely worth a try!! And thanks :)
@Suey - I think you commented on the wrong post ;) But thanks, anyway, for stopping by!!
Squeeee!!! I LOVE Terry Pratchett, and DEATH is about my favorite character (closely followed by Susan, and Vimes)
Have fun reading the books :)
Im so glad you visited my teaser - that quote perked my day up.
Great teaser...tho I can't not stop imagining Binky as a wombat (a blogger friend of my pet'sblog )
Thank you for visiting my teaser (at bokunosekai.wordpress),I am now using my pet's blog because your form has no option for name and url.
@Deepali - I love Discworld :D Susan's awesome too, but Death is like my all-time favourite!
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