Mort (#4 Discworld / #1 Death)

Terry Pratchett

'Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered him a job.' Death is the Grim Reaper of the Discworld, a black-robed skeleton carrying a scythe who must collect a minimum number of souls in order to keep the momentum of dying, well . . . alive. He is also fond of cats and endlessly baffled by h...