Discworld/Mort/YMMV


 * Fridge Brilliance: At first the ending of the book seems like However, it makes perfect sense if you're willing to accept Death as a Magnificent Bastard. Ysabell had said earlier in the novel that  Having secured Mort, Death gave him just enough responsibility to  More of a Batman Gambit, since it could have gone either way, but things things turn out suspiciously well for Death despite his apparently laid-back attitude.
 * In fact, once we read Soul Music it turns out this is most definitely the case:
 * Growing the Beard: many fans consider this book to be when the Discworld books started getting really good.
 * Magnificent Bastard: We don't get to see him much, but it's pretty well implied that the Duke of Sto Helit is one. Certainly given that when he arranged King Olerve's assassination, Olerve can only admire the elegance of his method...
 * Stealth Pun: Cripple Wa is dicing with Death. (Probably a Type 2.)