Reaper Man

作者: Terry Pratchett （特里·普拉切特）著

出版社: HarperCollins

出版时间: 2008-04

ISBN: 9780061020629

定价: 62.90

装帧: 平装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 384页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>文学

"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). SirTerryPratchettisoneoftheworld'smostpopularauthors.hisnovelsaboutthefantasticalflatplanetDiscworldhavesoldmorethan65millioncopies,andin2009hewasknightedfor"servicestoliterature."

SirTerry'shighlypraisednovelsforchildrenhavewonsuchhonorsastheBostonGlobe–HornBookAward,theLosAngelesTimesBookprizeforYoungAdultLiterature,aPrintzHonor,andBritain'sprestigiousCarnegieMedal.

HelivesinEnglandwithhiswifeandmanycats.
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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