- Mort (allthetropes.org)
Fourth Discworld book and the first to really develop the character of Death, going from the sadistic murderer of the earlier books to the complex sympathetic-to-humans figure who does his Duty. However, it did build upon themes raised in a brief foray to Death’s house in The Light Fantastic.
“It would seem that you have no useful skill or talent whatsoever,” he said. “Have you thought of going into teaching?”
Terry Pratchett, Mort“You’re dead,” he said. Keli waited. She couldn’t think of any suitable reply. “I’m not” lacked a certain style, while “Is it serious?” seemed somehow too frivolous.
Terry Pratchett, Mort
- Mort (Wikipedia)
Mort is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett. Published in 1987, it is the fourth Discworld novel and the first to focus on the character Death, who only appeared as a side character in the previous novels. The title is the name of its main character, and is also a play on words: in French and Catalan, mort means “death”. The French language edition is titled Mortimer, and the Catalan language edition is titled Morth.