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The play of the book.
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Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered him a job.
But when Mort is left in charge for an evening, he allows his heart to rule his head and soon the whole of causality and the future of the Discworld itself, are at risk. Along the way, Mort encounters not only Death's adopted daughter, Ysabell - who has been 16 for 35 years - and his mysterious manservant Albert - whose cooking can harden an artery at ten paces - but also an incompetent wizard with a talking doorknocker and a beautiful, but rather bad-tempered and dead, princess. He also, of course, meets Death.
On Terry Pratchett's Discworld, Death really is a 7 foot skeleton in a black hooded robe and wielding a scythe. He is also fond of cats, enjoys a good curry, and rides around the skies on a magnificent white horse called Binky.
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Format:Paperback
I had already seen this play a couple of times, really funny capturing and bringing to life the wit of Terry Pratchett. Sharing this with some of my Drama students looking at various scenes I think I might be opening up the world of Pratchett to a very willing young audience and we may even get round to staging it at some point in the future. I do hope so!!!!
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Terry Pratchett is (in my opinion) one of the best comedy writers of today, Mort is a brilliant example Terry Pratchett at his best - although I wouldn't recomend this book to people who have never read any of his other books. The best book to start on is Reaper Man, which will help you understand DEATH's charater in all the other books.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Hm... I DO wonder why the others did NOT review the play...
12 July 1998
Format:Paperback
This is a good adaption of a great book. When reading it, one has to keep in mind, that it is just that: an adaption and not an original work. You should NOT (under no circumstances!!!) read this instead of reading the novel. As with all the other adaptions of Pratchett's books, it is very true to the spirit of the novel and the discworld. Of course one might have different views what should be included in the play and what can be left out, but this is a good start... So, buy it, stage it and enjoy it...
Yours, Tom
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Teryy Pratchett has done it again!
11 July 1997
Format:Paperback
Mort is another magnificent addition to the Discworld series. With all the fun and excitment of the other novels, Mort stills shines through.
Mort is a goofy country boy who's looking for a job. So he decides to go to a local job fair. As the last in line, Mort finds a tall, dark, mysterious figure, waiting fo him. The man offers him a job he simply can't refuse.
As Death's new apprentice, Mort learns all the tricks of the trade. Like how to walk through walls, how to pull things from a 'cloak of eternity', and how to sever the very thread that binds people to the realm of the living. And he does all this, in Death's neat clothing.
However, Mort finds out that taking Death's work into his own hands doesn't please him very much. Indeed, ticking off the Master is not good at all.
Mort is a goofy country boy who's looking for a job. So he decides to go to a local job fair. As the last in line, Mort finds a tall, dark, mysterious figure, waiting fo him. The man offers him a job he simply can't refuse.
As Death's new apprentice, Mort learns all the tricks of the trade. Like how to walk through walls, how to pull things from a 'cloak of eternity', and how to sever the very thread that binds people to the realm of the living. And he does all this, in Death's neat clothing.
However, Mort finds out that taking Death's work into his own hands doesn't please him very much. Indeed, ticking off the Master is not good at all.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
A study in death, or death becommes himself.
4 Mar 1997
Format:Paperback
Mort.
A Discworld novell by Terry Pratchett.
This is a story about Death, not the state of beeing when
your life has ended, the person death.
Or, as he would pur it himself, The morphogenic
personification Death. Death has allways been facinated by
the humans. He has , quit natyrally,
a job where he meets a lot of them.
But he has never been able to fully understand them.
and when he is easy influated by them,
he decided to take on a apprentice
(noone knew whye when he is imortal,
but as said earlier, he is easy influated)
and the young man Mortimer , often called
Mort
(wich shows that faith has humor)
was, after death convincing him that death was
compulsory,hired.
This is the story about death, and for a moment, a death
called Mort.
Niklas Moser
A Discworld novell by Terry Pratchett.
This is a story about Death, not the state of beeing when
your life has ended, the person death.
Or, as he would pur it himself, The morphogenic
personification Death. Death has allways been facinated by
the humans. He has , quit natyrally,
a job where he meets a lot of them.
But he has never been able to fully understand them.
and when he is easy influated by them,
he decided to take on a apprentice
(noone knew whye when he is imortal,
but as said earlier, he is easy influated)
and the young man Mortimer , often called
Mort
(wich shows that faith has humor)
was, after death convincing him that death was
compulsory,hired.
This is the story about death, and for a moment, a death
called Mort.
Niklas Moser
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