The release date for the English version of 'Mort: The Play' by
Stephen Briggs is May 1996. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
This tale, which Stephen Briggs adapted for the stage, centers on Mort, who has been selected to be Death's apprentice. He does not even require time off for his grandmother's burial since he receives board and accommodation, as well as free use of the business horse. The trouble begins when instead of collecting the soul of a princess, he kills her would-be assassin, and changes history.