Mort‘s long wait at the annual hiring fair pays off when Death finally shows up looking for an apprentice. They go back together to Death’s…oddly-black land…until such a time when Death decides it’s about time to teach the boy about helping the dead die.

From then on, it’s all downhill. The daughter of the dead man sees Mort, Death goes on vacation thinking he can trust Mort, and Mort begins to resemble Death more and more although his actions threaten all of the land that is the Discworld.

If you know anything about Terry Pratchett, you know his writing was always sharp, witty and knowing. Pratchett mastered the art of comedic-subtlety, creating stories that left the reader pondering while laughing. Mort is one such story (dare I say it’s my favorite Discworld story so far?), so go get a copy and read Mort!