18 books like Mort

What to read after Mort — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Hogfather Terry Pratchett · 1996 · ★ 4.3 · 414p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Who would want to harm Discworld's most beloved icon? Very few things are held sacred in this twisted, corrupt, heartless -- and oddly familiar -- universe, but the Hogfather is one of them. Yet here it is, Hogswatchnight, that most joyous and acquisitive of times, and the jolly old, red-suited gift-giver has vanished without a trace. And there's something shady going on involving an uncommonly… Shares: Discworld, Literature and fiction, Satire, Death

Interesting Times Terry Pratchett · 1994 · ★ 4.2 · 412p · ≈ 13h · Moderate "May you live in interesting times" is the worst thing one can wish on a citizen of Discworld -- especially on the distinctly unmagical sorcerer Rincewind, who has had far too much perilous excitement in his life. But when a request for a "Great Wizzard" arrives in Ankh-Morpork via carrier albatross from the faraway Counterweight Continent, it's he who's sent as emissary. Chaos threatens to… Shares: Disque-monde, Discworld, Fantasy fiction, Science Fiction

Pyramids Terry Pratchett · 1989 · ★ 3.9 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate It's bad enough being new on the job, but Teppic hasn't a clue as to what a pharaoh is supposed to do. After all, he's been trained at Ankh-Morpork's famed assassins' school, across the sea from the Kingdom of the Sun.First, there's the monumental task of building a suitable resting place for Dad -- a pyramid to end all pyramids. Then there are the myriad administrative duties, such as dealing… Shares: Discworld, Literature and fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Reaper Man Terry Pratchett · 1991 · ★ 4.3 · 316p · ≈ 10h · Moderate They say there are only two things you can count on ...But that was before DEATH started pondering the existential. Of course, the last thing anyone needs is a squeamish Grim Reaper and soon his Discworld bosses have sent him off with best wishes and a well-earned gold watch. Now DEATH is having the time of his life, finding greener pastures where he can put his scythe to a whole new use.But like… Shares: Discworld, Death, Fantasy

Soul Music Terry Pratchett · 1994 · ★ 4.1 · 389p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Death goes walk-about and tries everything, including joining the French Foreign Legion, to forget a tragic carriage accident at dead man's curve. His independent-minded teen granddaughter has to surreptitiously take over the reaping biz. Three guys invent music with rocks in it or did the magick in this music invent them? Is time changing or - déjà vu all over again- is it rushing to a new… Shares: Discworld, Satire, Death, Humor

Wyrd Sisters Terry Pratchett · 1988 · ★ 4.2 · 263p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and Maigrat have fairy godmother-dom thrust upon them. Shares: Discworld, Literature and fiction, Satire, Humor

Carpe Jugulum Terry Pratchett · 1998 · ★ 4.2 · 378p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Carpe Jugulum (Latin for "seize the throat", cf. Carpe diem) is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the twenty-third in the Discworld series. It was first published in 1998. In Carpe Jugulum, Terry Pratchett pastiches the traditions of vampire literature, playing with the mythic archetypes and featuring a tongue-in-cheek reversal of 'vampyre' subculture with young vampires who wear bright… Shares: Disque-monde, Discworld, Fantasy fiction, Science Fiction

Small Gods Terry Pratchett · 1992 · ★ 4.3 · 390p · ≈ 13h · Moderate In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was: "Hey, you!" For Brutha the novice is the Chosen One. He wants peace and justice and brotherly love. He also wants the Inquisition to stop torturing him now, please... Shares: Discworld, Fantasy fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Lords and Ladies Terry Pratchett · 1992 · ★ 4.5 · 380p · ≈ 12h · Moderate The fairies are back - but this time they don't just want your teeth... Granny Weatherwax and her tiny coven are up against real elves. It's Midsummer Night. No times for dreaming... With full supporting cast of dwarfs, wizards, trolls, Morris dancers and one orang-utan. And lots of hey-nonny-nonny and blood all over the place. Shares: Discworld, Literature and fiction, Fantasy

Equal Rites Terry Pratchett · 1987 · ★ 4.1 · 243p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels, consistent number one bestsellers in England, have garnered him a revered position in the halls of parody along with Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen.In Equal Rites, a dying wizard tries to pass on his powers to an eighth son of an eighth son, who is just at that moment being born. The fact that the son is actually a… Shares: Discworld, Literature and fiction, Fantasy fiction, Science Fiction

The Light Fantastic Terry Pratchett · 1986 · ★ 4.0 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate From the back cover: In The Light Fantastic only one individual can save the world from a disastrous collision. Unfortunately, the hero happens to be the singularly inept wizard Rincewind, who was last seen falling off the edge of the world.... Shares: Discworld, Literature and fiction, Fantasy

Sourcery Terry Pratchett · 1988 · ★ 3.9 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate When last seen, the singularly inept wizard Rincewind had fallen off the edge of the world. Now magically, he's turned up again, and this time he's brought the Luggage.But that's not all...Once upon a time, there was an eighth son of an eighth son who was, of course, a wizard. As if that wasn't complicated enough, said wizard then had seven sons. And then he had an eighth son -- a wizard squared… Shares: Discworld, Literature and fiction, Fantasy

The Darkness That Comes Before R. Scott Bakker · 2003 · ★ 4.0 · 589p · ≈ 19h · Moderate Strikingly original in its conception, ambitious in scope, with characters engrossingly and vividly drawn, the first book in R. Scott Bakker's Prince of Nothing series creates a remarkable world from whole cloth—it's language and classes of people, its cities, religions, mysteries, taboos, and rituals—the kind of all-embracing universe that has thrilled readers of Stephen R Donaldson and George… Shares: Fantasy fiction, Science Fiction

The Blade Itself Joe Abercrombie · 2001 · ★ 4.3 · 531p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. Caught in one feud too many, he’s on the verge of becoming a dead barbarian – leaving nothing behind him but bad songs, dead friends, and a lot of happy enemies. Nobleman Captain Jezal dan Luthar, dashing officer, and paragon of selfishness, has nothing more dangerous in mind than fleecing his friends at cards and dreaming of… Shares: Fantasy fiction, Fantasy

Das NEINhorn Marc-Uwe Kling · 2019 · ★ 4.5 · 48p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Im Herzwald kommt ein kleines, schnickeldischnuckeliges Einhorn zur Welt. Aber obwohl alle ganz lilalieb zu ihm sind und es ständig mit gezuckertem Glücksklee füttern, benimmt sich das Tierchen ganz und gar nicht einhornmäßig. Es sagt einfach immer Nein, sodass seine Familie es bald nur noch NEINhorn nennt. Eines Tages bricht das NEINhorn aus seiner Zuckerwattewelt aus. Es trifft einen… Shares: Humor

Making Money Terry Pratchett · 2007 · ★ 4.3 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate The Ankh-Morpork Post Office is running like . . . well, not at all like a government office. The mail is delivered promptly; meetings start and end on time; five out of six letters relegated to the Blind Letter Office ultimately wend their way to the correct addresses. Postmaster General Moist von Lipwig, former arch-swindler and confidence man, has exceeded all expectations—including his own.… Shares: Discworld, Humor, Science Fiction

Catch-22 Joseph Heller · 1961 · ★ 4.0 · 372p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Catch-22 is like no other novel. It has its own rationale, its own extraordinary character. It moves back and forth from hilarity to horror. It is outrageously funny and strangely affecting. It is totally original. Set in the closing months of World War II in an American bomber squadron off Italy, Catch-22 is the story of a bombardier named Yossarian, who is frantic and furious because thousands… Shares: Literature and fiction, Satire

Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury · 1953 · ★ 4.0 · 185p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Fahrenheit 451 is a 1953 dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury. Often regarded as one of his best works, the novel presents a future American society where books are outlawed and "firemen" burn any that are found. The book's tagline explains the title as "'the temperature at which book paper catches fire, and burns": the autoignition temperature of paper. The lead character, Guy Montag,… Shares: Satire, Science Fiction

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