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Managing Death (2011)

by Trent Jamieson(Favorite Author)

3.87 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0316077984 (ISBN13: 9780316077989)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Orbit

series

Death Works Trilogy

review 1: Steven is a Pomp; the souls of the dead pass through him on their way to whereever souls go. This is the second book in the trilogy and it didn't hold my attention as well as the first one. Steven is now the Regional Manager (RM) of Australia and there is a meeting called a Death Moot occurring which he is required to organize. Then there's a lot of political stuff with other RMs and then I lost interest. Don't think I'll go on to the third, but I think a lot of other paranormal fans will like this series.
review 2: Book two of the Death Works Series and Stephen de Selby continues to have a hell of a time. Having ended up, without ever intending to, as regional manager for Australia of Mortmax his luck at doing or getting what he would actually like remains... more dismal. Part is his own fault. He keeps whining about his bad luck rather than try do something and be pro-cative. All right he ended up dead at the end of last book but how bad can that be when it means you have become DEATH HIMSELF or at least 1/13th of HIM? Well, actually quite bad because someone still wants to kill him - what even more dead? - and managing even the thirteenth part of the business of DEATH is rather a nightmare really. Still that doesn't excuse blundering about like a bumbling nitwit; or does it? Managing Death remains as funny as the first instalment and as original and fresh. Beyond that, Trent Jamieson is pulling off a Pratchett in making you feel rather sorry for DEATH ... when you don't want to kick him in the butt, that is. But that's a common feeling for the reader and probably every other character Mr de Selby meets. less

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