This is yet another great Discworld novel, and like the best entries in the series, it manages to be funny, riveting, and thoughtful all at the same time. This is the second "Death" novel, the first being Mort, and while this one may be slightly less funny, it more than makes up for that with sharper satire and deeper meaning.

Half the fun in these books is seeing how the plot unfolds, so I won't give anything away. If you are interested in checking out some of the Discworld books (and you should be), this is maybe not the best intro novel, but it does stand well on it's own. I'd start off with either Mort or maybe Guards! Guards!, or if you really want to start at the beginning, The Color of Magic is a good fantasy parody but a bit weak compared to the rest of the series. You really can't go wrong with any of them, though.