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Title details for Soul Music by Terry Pratchett - Available

Soul Music

#16 in series

by Terry Pratchett
Nigel Planer
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'Be careful what you wish for. You never know who might be listening.'
There's no getting away from it. From whichever angle, Death is a horrible, inescapable business. But someone's got to do it. So if Death decides to take a well-earned moment to uncover the meaning of life and discover himself in the process, then there is going to be a void of specific dimensions that needs to be occupied, particularly so when there is trouble brewing in Discworld. There aren't too many who are qualified to fill Death's footsteps and it certainly doesn't help the imminent cataclysm that the one person poised between the mortal and the immortal is only sixteen years old...

  • Creators

  • Series

    Discworld

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    January 4, 2007

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781407032993
      • File size: 289710 KB
      • Duration: 10:03:33

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Black humor and puns galore invade this farce about death and many mythical and made-up characters of the underworld. Susan is Death's granddaughter, slowly discovering her true nature while Discworld conspires to wreak havoc on the world. Planer skillfully navigates the numerous scene shifts, characters and plots, keeping all straight and all with their individual voices. Plot shifts every minute make the audiobook difficult to follow. M.B.K. (c) AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 2, 1995
      Nepotism is given an unusual spin in Pratchett's 14th Discworld novel, as Death's granddaughter picks up the scythe when the Grim Reaper takes a vacation. Trolls, dwarves, magicians and rock music--music played with rocks--figure in this amusing but overlong romp, which begins with the formation of a band by aspiring musician Imp y Celen (aka Buddy). Arriving in the city of Ankh-Morpork, Buddy finds a magical guitar which enables the group--a rock-playing troll, an ax-wielding dwarf and an Orangutan pianist--to drive crowds wild. But the instrument causes conflict between the motley crew and Susan, Death's granddaughter, who is just adjusting to her new post. Many of the ensuing comic situations involve Death trying to get drunk, though Pratchett's liberal application of jokes scores as many misses as hits. Extraneous plot information slows the pace as the narrative rattles to a colossal, albeit uninspired, conclusion. Science Fiction Book Club main selection.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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