Sourcery is a fantasy story set in the fantasy land of Discworld and following the adventures of Rincewind the wizard as he seeks to prevent the rise of a government of powerful magi. The title character, the Sourcerer, or source of magic, named Coin, is guided by his father's malignant spirit to seek revenge on mundane wizards. He is, however, conflicted about his nature as a fountain of magical power. In the end he is redeemed and departs Discworld forever.
Hogfather takes place in the fantasy land of Discworld. In the novel, the Hogfather- Discworld's version of Santa Claus-has disappeared, and it is up to Susan, granddaughter of Death, to find him, or else there will be terrible consequences. Unfortunately for Susan, she is up against a psychotic assassin, and due to an excess of belief in the world, new gods are being created willy-nilly. This comic novel explores themes of faith, myth, and fantasy.
Reaper Man is a novel by Terry Pratchett published in 1991 as part of the Diskworld series. The story focuses on the character Death, who is sent by the AUditors of Reality to live as "Bill Door" amongst humans, working for Miss Flitworth as a farmhand. As other species create new Death figures, the humans dawdle and dead humans pile up, causing undead uprisings, outsmarting the New Death when he arrives. The book deals with themes of death, immortality and dreams.
Small Gods is the story of the Great God Om, a deity of the fantasy land of Discworld. When Om incarnates in preparation for a wave of renewed religious fervor among his believers he finds himself instead trapped in the body of a tortoise and cut off from increasingly corrupt members of his own faith. Finding belief in the young novice Brutha, Om struggles to come to terms with the state of his religion and to become a better god in the process.