Author: Terry Pratchett
Series: Discworld #4
Mort is a clumsy, rather oblivious young man, so he isn't surprised when no one chooses him as an apprentice. Until, of course, one last position opens up, and Mort is chosen as the apprentice of Death.
Once again Pratchett manages to make a very serious issue lighthearted and approachable as Mort and his ragtag collection of friends attempt to thwart fate and escape the inevitable while Death, the only one truly of his trade, decides to take a break and retire to a nice cafe full of cats. That is, if the world can handle it.
Thoughtful and adventurous and laugh-out-loud funny, Mort is no exception to what is quickly becoming a blanket policy of "recommend all Discworld books." Death's characterization by the end seemed a little incongruous, but Mort, Ysabell, Keli, Cutwell, and Albert more than made up for it. Absolutely worth a read.
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