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Mort, by Terry Pratchett, is a satirical comedy about how Death takes young Mort from the fields, teaches him to collect souls, and takes a holiday to experience human pleasures. In Death's absence, Mort prevents an assassination and needs strong magic to repair the rift in history. Death spares his wayward apprentice and returns to work.

Mort, an awkward, well-intentioned, and inquiring young farm boy apprentices to Death and accompanies him to his home in another dimension. There he meets old Albert, Death's reclusive butler, and Ysabell, Death's unattractive, adopted daughter. The first time he accompanies Death on "The Duty"—harvesting souls, Mort tries to interfere and is told that people's fates are in the hands of the gods. He is perplexed to be able to walk through solid walls. Allowed to solo, Mort prevents Princess Keli's assassination and learns that history considers her dead and that the ramifications of his...
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