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Soul Music
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Published	May 1994
Publisher	Victor Gollancz
ISBN	0575055049
Pages	288
Series	Death Series
Main characters	Imp y Celyn, Death, Susan Sto-Helit, Glod Glodsson, Lias Bluestone
Annotations	Annotations for Soul Music
Notes	Book #16
All data relates to the UK hardback edition.

[edit] Blurb

Other children got given xylophones. Susan just had to ask her grandfather to take his vest off.

Yes. There's a Death in the family.

It's hard to grow up normally when Grandfather rides a white horse and wields a scythe – especially when you have to take over the family business, and everyone mistakes you for the Tooth Fairy.

And especially when you have to face the new and addictive music that has entered the Discworld.

It's Lawless. It changes people.

It's called Music With Rocks In.

It's got a beat and you can dance to it, but ...

It's alive.

And it won't fade away.

[edit] Characters

[edit] Main Characters

• The Band With Rocks In:
  • Imp y Celyn: Member (lead vocals & eclectric whatzit)
  • Glod Glodsson: Member (Horn)
  • Lias Bluestone: Member (Percussion)
  • The Librarian: Short-term member (Organ)
  • Asphalt: Roadie
  • CMOT Dibbler: Manager

• The Death family and associates:
  • Death
  • Susan Sto-Helit
  • Mort
  • Ysabell
  • Binky
  • Death of Rats
  • Quoth

• Ankh-Morpork Musicians Guild:
  • Mr. Clete
  • Mr. Satchelmouth Lemon
  • Grisham Frord Close Harmony Singers

• The Wizards:
  • Mustrum Ridcully
  • The Dean
  • The Bursar
  • Lecturer in Recent Runes
  • Senior Wrangler
  • Chair of Indefinite Studies
  • Ponder Stibbons
  • Adrian Turnipseed

[edit] Minor Characters

• Staff and residents of Quirm College for Young Ladies:
  • Miss Eulalie Butts
  • Miss Delacross
  • Gloria Thogsdaughter
  • Lady Sara
  • Princess Jade
• Nobby Nobbs
• Fred Colon

[edit] Cameos and Mentions

• Giamo Casanunda (mentioned)
• The Duck Man (mentioned)
• Owen Mwnyy (mentioned)
• Hogfather (mentioned)
• Mr. Hong (mentioned)
• The Soul Cake Duck (mentioned)
• C. H. Lavatory & Son (mentioned)
• Gorlick and Hammerjug (mentioned)
• Mr. Dorfl (mentioned)

• Klatchian Foreign Legion

• Other music groups:
  • Ande Supporting Bandes (Crash & Jimbo)
  • Trollz
  • Dwarfs With Altitude
  • Boyz from the Wood
  • &U

[edit] Concepts, Items, Etc.

• Books:
  • Along the Ankh with Bow, Rod and Staff with a Knob on the End
  • Blert Wheedown's Guitar Primer

• Songs:
  • "Great Fiery Balls"
  • Don't Tread On My New Blue Boots
  • Good Gracious Miss Polly
  • Sto Helit Lace
  • Pathway to Paradise
  • Something's gotten into my beard
  • There's A Great Deal Of Shaking Happening
  • Give Me That Music With Rocks In
  • Sioni Bod Da

[edit] Locations

• Ankh-Morpork
  • The Musicians' Guild
  • The Mended Drum
  • Unseen University
  • The Backs
  • Hide Park
• Llamedos
• Sto Plains
• Scrote
• Hersheba (mentioned)
• Quirm
  • Quirm College for Young Ladies
  • Three Roses Alley
• A Wandering Shop
• The Cavern Club
• Sto Lat
• Pseudopolis
• The Gritz
• Joe's Livery Stable

[edit] External links

Soul Music Annotations - The Annotated Pratchett File