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Plot Summary of Reaper Man
"DEATH IS MISSING - PRESUMED ... ER ... GONE.
Which leads to the kind of chaos you always get when an inportant public service is withdrawn.

Meanwhile, on a little farm far, far away, a tall dark stranger is turning out to be reall good with a scythe."

The Librarian, Resident Scholar

"The auditors of reality decide the Death of Discworld is becoming too alive, so they "sack" him.
In Ankh-Morpork, Windle Poons dies, but yet he lives.
And what are these little snow globes...?"

Damian Perry, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Reaper Man
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Plot
Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Plotlets: - exploring a wondrous planet or phenomena - preventing an ecological disaster
Romance Yes
Mental/magical powers focus Yes
Inner Struggle Yes
Plotlet: - fighting a personal illness/handicap - search for identity/new understanding
War or Invasion Yes
Story involving clones/duplicates? - bad clones/duplicates
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Clones Yes
Cultural problems, alien culture Yes
Culture clash- - one culture tries to impose its culture on another group

Main Character
Identity: - magical being
Profession/status: - diplomat - farmer
Age: - long lived adults
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can change shapes - can talk to animals - mind reading - clairvoyant - can see into the future - super strength - Invisibility - can read emotions
Eccentric: Yes - eccentric
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Profession/status: - government investigator
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can change shapes - mind reading - can see into the future - can fly - Invisibility - can read emotions
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Mountains - Forests
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a primitive/fantasy society - humans in a contemporary society
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death - moderately detailed references to deaths
How much dialogue? - significantly more dialog than descript
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