{"product_id":"mort","title":"Mort","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSir Terry Pratchett \u003c\/b\u003ewas the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, \u003ci\u003eThe Colour of Magic\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books which have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood for services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was avoiding writing any.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ewww.terrypratchettbooks.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'He is screamingly funny. He is wise. He has style' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'His spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series one of the perennial joys of modern fiction' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is known as the Discworld. It is a flat planet, supported on the backs of four elephants, who in turn stand on the back of the great turtle A'Tuin as it swims majestically through space. And it is quite possibly the funniest place in all of creation...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeath comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered him a job.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter being assured that being dead was not compulsory, Mort accepted. However, he soon found that romantic longings did not mix easily with the responsibilities of being Death's apprentice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry Pratchett's hilarious fourth Discworld novel established once and for all that Death really is a laughing matter...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders can't get enough of Mort:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThis book was so good\u003c\/b\u003e that if I knew the way to Sheepridge, I'd be heading there next Hogswatch Eve hoping to be chosen as DEATH's next apprentice . . . This book is \u003cb\u003elaugh out loud\u003c\/b\u003e, want to read the funny bit to someone (anyone) funny, it is \u003cb\u003ewitty, very witty, cleverly witty,\u003c\/b\u003e it is deceptively simple, but wonderfully complex, an enigma, a dichotomy. Oh \u003cb\u003eok it is bloody good and outrageously funny, just read it\u003c\/b\u003e' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThis was the very first Discworld novel I've ever read\u003c\/b\u003e . . . It became instantly dear to me, prompting me to immediately buy the English original and reading it once again, but \u003cb\u003eI had almost forgotten just HOW GOOD this was\u003c\/b\u003e. After this re-read it is clear that \u003cb\u003eit shall remain one of my all-time favourite books\u003c\/b\u003e' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThe story itself is simple to follow\u003c\/b\u003e, what makes this book so incredible is the fantastic descriptions of the way this universe works and the different realities and places and people . . . \u003cb\u003eI didn't want to leave this world and I will definitely be returning soon!\u003c\/b\u003e' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The fourth Discworld novel is \u003cb\u003eright up there with my favourites\u003c\/b\u003e . . . it's fun to watch [Death] stretch his legs a little, witness Pratchett pushing the character in \u003cb\u003einteresting and imaginative\u003c\/b\u003e directions and without a shadow of a doubt the best conversations involve the grinning skeleton with the sparkle in his eye . . . \u003cb\u003eIf you're wondering where to start with the incredibly large body of work that makes up the Discworld then this is the one I suggest\u003c\/b\u003e' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003c\/p\u003eTerry Pratchett's hilarious fourth Discworld novel established once and for all that Death really is a laughing matter...He is screamingly funny. He is wise. He has styleA sequence of unalloyed delightHis spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series one of the perennial joys of modern fictionPratchett has a subject and a style that is very much his ownTo say that Terry Pratchett is popular is a bit like saying the Arctic Circle is a bit nippyCracking dialogue, compelling illogic and unchained whimsyMort is the book in thich this now great author moved from being simply just a witty writer to one of the premier fantasy authors of our age...now is the time to find out what all the fuss it about while enjoying this spiffy new cover","brand":"Crosswordbooks.uae","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42137580699723,"sku":"BK0002311","price":90.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/4877\/3707\/files\/getimage_face76bf-89b2-4fd2-a828-d6eaf3cd1b96.jpg?v=1770794792","url":"https:\/\/crosswordbooks.ae\/products\/mort","provider":"Crossword Dubai","version":"1.0","type":"link"}