First published 1992
Death takes a long-overdue vacation, leaving the Discworld's dying in limbo. Elderly wizard Windle Poons finds his afterlife on hold as a ragtag group of undead must race to track down the missing reaper before the world descends into pandemonium. In this darkly comedic adventure, Terry Pratchett blends trademark wit with a poignant meditation on mortality and the unexpected.
Genres: fiction, fantasy, comedy, dark-fantasy
Vibes: darkly-comedic, thought-provoking, whimsical
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Ankh-Morpork
336 pages · Paperback · Harper Paperbacks