Book Review: Sir Terry Pratchett’s Reaper Man
They say there are only two things you can count on, but that was before DEATH discovered the sands running out of his own timer. Seems he’s developing, ahem, a personality.
They say there are only two things you can count on, but that was before DEATH discovered the sands running out of his own timer. Seems he’s developing, ahem, a personality.
A slew of short and even shorter stories in this fanciful anthology, some touch on Discworld, some make fun of it, and some are…just for the fun of it.
Strange things happen to nice people in Discworld. People like Brutha tending his melon patch. Then he hears the voice of a god calling his name. A small god and bossy as Hell.
It’s all about the truth behind the magic of Holy Wood and why it…lures you in.
I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: the library Guards! Guards!by Sir Terry PratchettIt is part of the , series and is a fantasy, satire in Paperback edition that was published by Random House on 1990 and has 317 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Wee Free Men, The Color of Magic, A Hat Full of Sky, Wintersmith, I Shall Wear Midnight, The Light Fantastic, Sourcery, Eric, Equal Rites, Mort, The Shepherd’s Crown, Wyrd Sisters, Pyramids, Moving Pictures, Small Gods, A Blink of the Screen, Reaper ManEighth in the overall Discworld fantasy series and the first in the Ankh-Morpork City Watch — I suspect the Watch are gonna be fun to watch! “‘Don’t you worry about Thieves’ Guilds. This is all you have to do, you walk along the Streets at Night, shouting, “It’s Twelve O’clock and All’s Well.”‘ ‘What if it is not all well…’ ‘You bloody well find another street.’” My Take Oh, lord! Pratchett is having way too much fun poking away at idiots […]
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