A Slip of a Keyboard—Terry's non-fiction anthology, with an introduction by Neil Gaiman that lifts the lid on the myth that Terry was a jolly old elf. In the most respectful, but nail chewingly truthful way, Neil describes the anger that powered the engine that drove Discworld. Without that introduction I couldn't have written A Life With Footnotes and I want everyone to experience the heart-wrenching moment when you first read the line, "At the imminent loss of my friend…" So incredibly truthful and so incredibly powerful. Is there a book you would most want to read again for the first time?

Fond, funny and conveys a pitch-perfect sense of how Pratchett managed to take the elements of his 1950s working-class childhood . . . and turn it into a universe of limitless richness and invention. Mail on SundayYet we had no clear idea how long we had. One year? Two years? We had more time than we knew, in fact; it would be seven years before Terry’s last day at work. Yet, when it came down to it, the priority was always the novels – first Nation, the book Terry was working on at the time of the diagnosis, and then Unseen Academicals, I Shall Wear Midnight, Snuff, Dodger, Raising Steam, The Shepherd’s Crown … All through this period he was chasing to get those stories down. But Sir Terry unashamedly enjoyed his commercial success. He would answer thanks from fans with, “Thank you for the money,” and when asked by a friend what he would do with the vast tract of land he had just bought, replied: “Walk on each bit of it and say, ‘I own you, I own you, I own you…’” Saurio interviews Terry Pratchett". laideafija.com.ar. 2002. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012 . Retrieved 19 November 2011. So. I have gone. There were days when I felt I had already gone and so all I wish for now is a cool, quiet room and some peace to gather my addled thoughts. I think I was good, although I could have been better, but Terry Pratchett is dead and there are no more words. a b c "Sir Terry Pratchett: Author's Discworld series of novels sold millions and faced early-onset Alzheimer's with courage and wit". The Independent. 13 March 2015.

Heyne Covers". colinsmythe.co.uk. 25 May 2005. Archived from the original on 20 October 2007 . Retrieved 15 March 2008. At the time of his death in 2015, award-winning and bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett was working on his finest story yet - his own.

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Pratchett's earliest Discworld novels were written largely to parody classic sword-and-sorcery fiction (and occasionally science fiction); [189] as the series progressed, Pratchett dispensed with parody almost entirely, and the Discworld series evolved into straightforward (though still comedic) satire. [190] Williams, Martin (2 February 2010). "A death worth dying for". The Herald. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010 . Retrieved 2 February 2010. a b c d "Terry Pratchett and his Works". Colinsmythe.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017 . Retrieved 4 May 2016. Interview with Terry Pratchett". Sffworld.com. 18 December 2002. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008 . Retrieved 17 February 2008.

Dalya Alberge (4 July 2020). " "The untold story of how Terry Pratchett met Roald Dahl". The Telegraph . Retrieved 26 October 2021. Saunders, Tristram Fane (8 January 2016). "Terry Pratchett's Discworld colour Octarine could join the periodic table". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Yes! Of course! Terry was—and I use this word with extreme caution—a genius and he casts a huge literary shadow across everything I do, but that intimidation keeps my pencil sharp and having Terry Pratchett looking over your shoulder can be no bad thing. When and for how long did you work for Sir Terry as his Personal Assistant? Pratchett was made an adjunct Professor in the School of English at Trinity College Dublin in 2010, with a role in postgraduate education in creative writing and popular literature. [149] [150] Winchester University awards honorary degree". University of Winchester. 14 October 2009. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018 . Retrieved 11 November 2009.Pratchett said that to write, you must read extensively, both inside and outside your chosen genre [178] and to the point of "overflow". [26] He advised that writing is hard work, and that writers must "make grammar, punctuation and spelling a part of your life." [26] However, Pratchett enjoyed writing, regarding its monetary rewards as "an unavoidable consequence" rather than the reason for writing. [179] Fantasy genre [ edit ] Pratchett's first two adult novels, The Dark Side of the Sun (1976) and Strata (1981), were both science fiction, the latter taking place partly on a disc-shaped world. Subsequent to these, Pratchett mostly concentrated on his Discworld series and novels for children, with two exceptions: Good Omens (1990), a collaboration with Neil Gaiman (which was nominated for both Locus and World Fantasy Awards in 1991 [37]), a humorous story about the Apocalypse set on Earth, and Nation (2008), a book for young adults. Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Terry Pratchett Pratchett drinking Irish stout shortly after receiving an honorary degree from Trinity College Dublin, in 2008 Eric Molinsky (April 2023). "Entering Discworld Population". Imaginary Worlds . Retrieved 13 April 2023. When I learned of his death it is the only time I’ve cried for the loss of someone outside my immediate family. I miss him and his angry rhetoric, and lament that my collection of books isn’t going to get any bigger.

Power, Levin (3 September 2022). "Terry Pratchett: A Life with Footnotes – fan's-eye view misses the big questions". Irish Independent . Retrieved 5 April 2023. Why is he so underestimated? The world he created was brilliantly absurd – elephants all the way down – and strangely convincing. I remember arriving by car in Palermo, in Sicily, one day and one of my children saying “we’re on holiday in Ankh-Morpork”. Unlike any other fantasy world, Discworld constantly responds to our own. You’ve only got to look at the titles of the books ( Reaper Man, The Fifth Elephant) – parodies of films. Discworld is the laboratory where Pratchett carried out thought experiments on everything from social class and transport policy to the nature of time and death. Discworld, like Middle-earth, is immersive in a way that tempts people to dress up, draw street maps, tabulate its rules and pretend they live thereYes! Motorcycle workshop manuals, describing in great detail how to make my two-wheeled machines fly even faster! Is there a book you've faked reading?