They Say There Are Only Two Things You Can Count On. But That Was Before Death Started Pondering The Existential. Of Course, The Last Thing Anyone Needs Is A Squeamish Grim Reaper And Soon His Discworld Bosses Have Sent Him Off With Best Wishes Anda Well-earned Gold Watch. Now Deathis Having The Time Of His Life, Findinggreener Pastures Where He Can Put Hisscythe To A Whole New Use. but Like Every Cutback In An Importantpublic Service, Death's Demise Soon Leads To Chaos And Unrest--literally, For Those Whose Time Was Supposed To Be Up, Like Windle Poons. The Oldest Geezer In The Entire Faculty Of Unseen University--home Of Magic, Wizardry, And Big Dinners--windle Was Looking Forward To A Wonderful Afterlife, Not This Boring Been-there-done-that Routine. To Get The Fresh Start He Deserves, Windle And The Rest Of Ankh-morpork's Undead And Underemployed Set Off To Find Death And Save The World For The Living(and Everybody Else, Of Course).