This novel is really good. Having read the other 3 previous novels, I can say that this is rivals the Light Fantastic in terms of quality and characters. Some of the scenes weren't described so well(ie. I only discovered Mort's age a little bit too late in my opinion) and it's too short, doesn't cover ALL of the things that could've happened with the idea (Which I won't spoil it for you)But other than that, a great Discworld novel, much better than Equal Rites (Which I was disapointed with)

No, not THAT first time! My first time at visiting the hilarious, wild, thought provoking and wonderful Discworld. Since this book I have read all but the most recent of Terry's Discworld series and with a couple of rare exceptions (Intreresting Times being one) they are truly the pepperoni slices on the pizza of literature! Mort will forever remain my favorite, closely followed by Guards, Guards, as we follow the misadventures of Mort in his apprenticship to DEATH (just having DEATH 'speak' in capitals is funny). And who knew that HE liked the odd curry and hated people who were cruel to cats. No series of books has made me laugh out loud so much, and NO humorous book has made me care about its characters to such an extent that the climatic fight leaves me not wanting to read on, but having to! Science Fiction, Fantasy call it what you will. Me, I call it a great book and a great read.

Strata & The Colour of Magic were beautifully funny and I highly recommend them. BUT everything after those first two in the discworld series is trash. Too stupid. Like monte python. Slap stick. Not funny at all.IT'S LIKE THE BOOKS BEAT THEMSELVES TO DEATH! I am quitting the discworld series and going on to try some of his other works.

When Death offers Mort the chance of a lifetime to be his apprentice, Mort realizes that this will be a big chance to prove to his father that he is worth something. But Mort realizes that this job could be killer on his love life and that by defying the rules of reality for love he had just messed things up big time. A story full of Death, love, Death, accion, Death, hourglasses of life, Death, magic, Death, scythes and of coarse DEATH.I loved this book alot. We got to see a big side of Death, WHO ALWAYS SPEAKS IN CAPITAL LETTERS. Mort remindes me of me, and there is nothing better then finding a character in a discworld novel that reminds you of you. My only problem with the book was that the book seemed to drag on sometimes and it could have been a little funnier. Overall, it was one of my favorites.I recomend this book much more for Teens of all ages.

If your an old Prachett fan and you like DEATH, then read this book. If your a new prachett fan, or you've never read him, my god try it. I laughed out loud so many times reading this book, my whole Litature class thinks I'm crazy. It's a mad crazy rush, and a lot of fun.

Terry Pratchett's Discworld series tend to be about the same level of quality because he follows the same formula throughout (at least as far as the first eight books are concerned, which I have read). This one though is slightly better than most. I think the main character Mort should make return appearances in future books and to my knowledge he hasn't.Basically Mort becomes Death's apprentice. I don't want to say anymore but I have a feeling that this part of the series contributes significantly to Death's ongoing stories as the most recurring character in teh Discworld series. If you want to get into Discworld but, for some reason don't want to start at the very beginning, this is a good sampler.