Soul Music
A Discworld Novel
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4.5 • 139 Ratings
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Publisher Description
"Pratchett’s Discworld yarns . . . are comic masterpieces. This one, unfailingly amusing and sometimes hysterically funny, is recommended for anyone with the slightest trace of a sense of humor."—Kirkus Reviews
The Discworld goes rock and roll crazy for a new band with a killer sound in this witty send up from New York Times bestselling author Terry Pratchett.
Being sixteen is always difficult, but for Susan Sto Helit, it’s even more so when there’s a Death in the family. An orphan with a skeletal grandfather who rides a white horse and wields a scythe, Susan hasn’t exactly had a traditional upbringing.
When the Grim Reaper unexpectedly goes on sabbatical in this hilarious comic fantasy, running the family business falls to the schoolgirl, who shows real talent for the trade, even if everyone mistakes her for the Tooth Fairy. All goes well until she meets Imp, a boy with empty pockets and big rock-and-roll dreams who makes her heartstrings sing.
Determined to devote his life to music, Imp forms a band, acquires a magical guitar, and quicky shoots to fame thanks to the group’s addictive new sound. "Music With Rocks In." has an irresistible beat and you can dance to it. But it also changes people. And it’s taking the Discworld by storm. . . .
The Discworld novels can be read in any order, but Soul Music is the third book in the Death series. The full collection includes:
MortReaper ManSoul MusicHogfatherThief of Time
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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.
Customer Reviews
Needs some work on punctuation!
Loved the book, but whoever digitized it should have had the proofreader take another look! Several pages towards the middle were completely devoid of quotations or punctuation.
Excellent novel, typos abound.
I've been reading Terry Pratchett for over a decade now. I recently started buying iBooks for touring.
Evidently, this one was typed by a blind man using a mallet.
Ebook transfer issues
Pratchett as usual does a smashing job entertaining the reader. However this ebook transfer has lots of errors in spelling (suspect OCR issues) and spacing.
It is a little distracting, but the joy of getting Pratchett on ebook surpasses the little annoyance. But if this affects your reading pleasure, you may wish to consider.