书目

Reaper Man

内容简介

"Theysaythereareonlytwothingsyoucancounton..."ButthatwasbeforeDEATHstartedponderingtheexistential.Ofcourse,thelastthinganyoneneedsisasqueamishGrimReaperandsoonhisDiscworldbosseshavesenthimoffwithbestwishesandawell-earnedgoldwatch.NowDEATHishavingthetimeofhislife,findinggreenerpastureswherehecanputhisscythetoawholenewuse.Butlikeeverycutbackinanimportantpublicservice,DEATH'sdemisesoonleadstochaosandunrest--literally,forthosewhosetimewassupposedtobeup,likeWindlePoons.TheoldestgeezerintheentirefacultyofUnseenUniversity--homeofmagic,wizardry,andbigdinners--Windlewaslookingforwardtoawonderfulafterlife,notthisboringbeen-there-done-thatroutine.Togetthefreshstarthedeserves,WindleandtherestofAnkh-Morpork'sundeadandunderemployedsetofftofindDEATHandsavetheworldfortheliving(andeverybodyelse,ofcourse).

作者简介

SirTerryPratchettisoneoftheworld'smostpopularauthors.hisnovelsaboutthefantasticalflatplanetDiscworldhavesoldmorethan65millioncopies,andin2009hewasknightedfor"servicestoliterature."SirTerry'shighlypraisednovelsforchildrenhavewonsuchhonorsastheBostonGlobe–HornBookAward,theLosAngelesTimesBookprizeforYoungAdultLiterature,aPrintzHonor,andBritain'sprestigiousCarnegieMedal.HelivesinEnglandwithhiswifeandmanycats.

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