Mort notices a hazy, sizzling "Dome of Reality" steadily advancing on Keli in Sto Lat. Mort wants to confess but falters, and Death sends him out again on The Duty. Keli enlists the young wizard Cutwell to remind people that she is not dead, but people believe what they know, rather than what they see and hear. Allowed to solo, Mort prevents Princess Keli's assassination and learns that history considers her dead and that the ramifications of his action are dire. He is perplexed to be able to walk through solid walls. The first time he accompanies Death on "The Duty"-harvesting souls, Mort tries to interfere and is told that people's fates are in the hands of the gods. There he meets old Albert, Death's reclusive butler, and Ysabell, Death's unattractive, adopted daughter. Mort, an awkward, well-intentioned, and inquiring young farm boy apprentices to Death and accompanies him to his home in another dimension. Death spares his wayward apprentice and returns to work. In Death's absence, Mort prevents an assassination and needs strong magic to repair the rift in history. Mort, by Terry Pratchett, is a satirical comedy about how Death takes young Mort from the fields, teaches him to collect souls, and takes a holiday to experience human pleasures.
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