The Fresh Start club and the wizards of Unseen University discover the city of Ankh-Morpork is being invaded by a parasitic lifeform that feeds on cities and hatches from eggs that resemble snow globes. After several misadventures, including being accosted by his oldest friends, he finds himself attending the Fresh Start club, an undead-rights group led by Reg Shoe. Most notable is the return of the recently deceased wizard Windle Poons, who was really looking forward to reincarnation. As a result, the life force of dead humans starts to build up this results in poltergeist activity, ghosts, and other paranormal phenomena. While every other species creates a new Death for themselves, humans need more time for their Death to be completed. Assuming the name "Bill Door", he works as a farm hand for the elderly Miss Flitworth. They send him to live like everyone else. As Death starts developing a personality the Auditors feel that he does not perform his Duty in the right way. The Auditors of Reality are beings who watch the Discworld to ensure everything obeys The Rules. Pratchett said that the title is a reference to Alex Cox's 1984 cult movie Repo Man which was itself is a pun on 'reaper man', a very ancient name for Death.
Published in 1991, it is the 11th Discworld novel and the second to focus on Death. Reaper Man is a Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett.
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