Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered him a job. Henceforth, Death is no longer going to be the end, merely the means to an end. 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. It's a dream job - until he discovers that it can be a killer on his love life... "Pratchett is a comic genius" Daily Express "Pratchett's humour takes logic past the point of absurdity and round again, but it is his unexpected insights into human morality that make the Discworld series stand out" Times Educational Supplement "Cracking dialogue, compelling illogic and unchained whimsy... Pratchett has a subject and a style that is very much his own" The Sunday Times "He is screamingly funny. He is wise. He has style" Sunday Telegraph