Reaper Man

This is the eleventh book in the Discworld series. Yes, I'm skipping around; don't judge me :D. This book follows Death and Windle Poons (wizard) through a very interesting time for Ankh-Morpork. The Auditors force Death to retire, which throws reality into chaos because whatever you believe will happen to you when you die is what will happen. Thus, things and people are dying, but no one is moving on; causing Ankh's life-force to start building up and causing strange things to materialize. In the meantime, Death's become Bill Door- a farmer.

Again, the books that follow Death are always wonderful. This one's no exception. Especially since, as a farmer, Bill Door has to kill things...something Death hates. Because Death doesn't kill things, he takes them away after they've been killed.

Favorite Quote: "It is true that the undead cannot cross running water. However, the naturally turbid river Ankh, already heavy with the mud of the plains, does not, after passing through the city (pop. 1,000,000) necessarily qualify under the term "running" or, for that matter, "water".

Sourcery

The fifth book in the Discworld series picks back up with Rincewind, who has been named the assistant librarian at Unseen University. Twoflower has gone back to the Counterweight Continent, but he's left the Luggage, a walking trunk with a mind of its own. All is well until a little boy with ridiculously amazing magical powers comes to the University and demands to be made head wizard. After stepping out of the University for a drink, Rincewind gets "kidnapped" by the thief who stole the head wizard's hat- a girl named Conina. Oh, and the hat talks, by the way.

Favorite Quote: "The Ankh-Morpork Merchants' Guild publication Wellcome to Ankh-Morporke, Citie of One Thousand Surprises describes the area of Old Morpork known as The Shades as "a folklorique network of old alleys and picturesque streets, wherre exitment and romans lurkes arounde everry corner and much may be heard the tratitinal street cries of old time also the laughing visages of the denuizens as they goe about their businesse private." In other words, you have been warned."

Mort

Fourth in the Discworld series, the book follows Mort, Death's new apprentice, as he tries to change fate and keep a princess alive. The problem is that Reality isn't listening, so even though he stops her assassination, everything keeps existing as if she's died anyway. During all of this, Mort is trying to put up with Death's annoying adopted daughter, Ysabell.

This book is funny as crap! Any scenes with Death are great, so an entire book with him is awesome. He and Mort are two of my favorite characters in the Discworld series.

Favorite Quote: "The world is a funny old place in which, metaphorically speaking, one should never be so proud as to turn down an offer of a perfectly good hot meat pie."

The Light Fantastic

The second in the Discworld series, this book is a continuation of Rincewind's travels with Twoflower the Tourist after almost getting chucked off the Disc. During this adventure, the pair are on the run from a psychotic senior wizard who wants the spell that is lodged in Rincewind's head (long story). Rincewind and Twoflower meet an interesting array of people during their travels, including a couple of heroes, and even get a couple of visits from Death himself. They travel to and from danger, all the time trying to figure out what the new red star in the sky means. Whatever it is, it can't be good...

Favorite Quote: "In much the same way that gnats appear before a thunderstorm, really heavy buildups of magic always attracted things frrom the chaotic Dungeon Dimensions-nasty Things, all misplaced organs and spittle...They won't be described, since even the pretty ones looked like the offspring of an octopus and a bicycle."

The Color of Magic

The Discworld is, as the name indicates, a world shaped like a disc. It is carried on the backs of four elephants who stand on the shell of a "Celestial Turtle." Seriously. The Color of Magic (by Terry Pratchett) follows Rincewind the (failed) Wizard as he tries to keep the Disc's first tourist from getting robbed, killed, or both at the same time. Not exactly the easiest of tasks, especially when the tourist has a walking trunk made of the Disc's most valuable material, carrying loads of the Disc's second most valuable material...

The Color of Magic is definitely a book for older readers. It has mild swearing, and there are some things that would go over kids' heads. It starts a bit slowly, but the pace picks up after a few pages. This one is the first in the Discworld series and is, as all the rest are, hilarious!

Favorite Quote: "Let's just say that if complete and utter chaos was lightning, he'd be the type to stand on a hill in a foot bath, wearing copper armour and screaming 'All Gods are bastards.'"- Rincewind