![]() Literary career, Pratchett published over 70 novels, but only twoĬollections of short stories and other short-form fiction, A Blink of In his final tweets he wrote: "Terry took Death's arm andįollowed him through the doors and on to the black desert under theeĮndless night." "The end." Pratchett was married to Lyn Purves from Pratchett died of complicationsįrom Alzheimer's disease in Broad Charlke, Wiltshire, on March 12,Ģ012. The illness also affected theĪbility to speak and to swallow safely. Long Mars (2014), The Long Utopia (2015), and The Long Cosmos (2016).Īfter Pratchett's condition deteriorated in 2014, he was forced toĬancel several public appearances. With Stephen Baxter he co-wrote The Long Earth sequence, which included The Long Earth (2012), The Long War (2013), The He hosted the BBC documentary Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die, aboutĪssisted suicide ‒ illegal in Great Britain. In 2009 he was knighted by the Queen.Īlthough typing at a keyboard became difficult, he remained active andĬontinued to write and attend fantasy conventions as a celebrated guest. Besides films, Discworld stories have beenĪdapted for theater, radio, graphic novel, and computer and boardĪt the end of 2007, Pratchett was diagnosed with posterior corticalĪtrophy, a form of Alzheimer's. The Light Fantastic (1986), were adapted for the TV film Terry He published over fifty books in theĭiscworld series, which has been called "the most annotated series of modern books in existence." The first two parts, The Colour of Magic and In 1987, Pratchett left the CEGB to becomeĪ full-time writer. Genre of comic fantasy, which had been often ignored by "serious" The success of his novels, Pratchett created a growing interest in the Seemingly inexhaustible source of ideas for further stories. ![]() World that is distorted version of our own, Discworld offered a Stand on the back of a gian turtle floating through space ("the onlyĬreature in the entire universe that knows exactly where it is going.") The Discworld series, introduced the concept of a flat world resting on ![]() ![]() He didn't start to write regularly until after his third Pratchett's debut novel, The Carpet People (1971), was a children'sįantasy. Responsibility for three nuclear power stations. From 1980 to 1987 he was employed by CentralĮlectricity Generating Board (CEGB) as a publicity officer, with (Since about 1982, Pratchett began using computers.) By his ownĪdmission, he was not much of a student. Of the story, Pratchett bought a second-hand Imperial 58 typewriter. It also appeared in Science Fantasy in August 1963. Published his first story 'The Hades Business', in the school magazine. Pratchett studied at High Wycombe Technical High School, where he When he got in his hands The Lord of the Rings trilogy he read it in one 24-hour sitting. HeĪlso had an unpaid Sunday job in the local library. Library became an important part of Pratchett's education. A main-belt asteroid, 127005 Pratchett, was named after him Later in life Pratchett wasĪble to fulfill his boyhood dream by building a private observatory in From early on, he was an avid reader,Įsperially interested in science fiction and astronomy. The only child of David Pratchett, an engineer, and Eileen Kearns Terry Pratchett was born in Beaconssfield, Buckinghamshire, With rheum and asteroid dust He stares fixedly at the Destination. Hydrogen frost on his ponderous limbs, his huge and ancient shell "GreatĪ'Tuin the turtle comes, swimming slowly through the interstellar gulf, Related to Alzheimer's-type dementia at the age of 66. Most of his novels were intended primarly for adults, but they also have hadĪ strong appeal to adolescent readers. Potter phenomenon, Pratchett was Britain's best-selling living author. ![]() Terry Pratchett was an English writer of comic fantasy novels, A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ![]()
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