Terry Pratchett (1948–2015)
Author of Good Omens
About the Author
Terry Pratchett was on born April 28, 1948 in Beaconsfield, United Kingdom. He left school at the age of 17 to work on his local paper, the Bucks Free Press. While with the Press, he took the National Council for the Training of Journalists proficiency class. He also worked for the Western Daily show more Press and the Bath Chronicle. He produced a series of cartoons for the monthly journal, Psychic Researcher, describing the goings-on at the government's fictional paranormal research establishment, Warlock Hall. In 1980, he was appointed publicity officer for the Central Electricity Generating Board with responsibility for three nuclear power stations. His first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971. His first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. He became a full-time author in 1987. He wrote more than 70 books during his lifetime including The Dark Side of the Sun, Strata, The Light Fantastic, Equal Rites, Mort, Sourcery, Truckers, Diggers, Wings, Dodger, Raising Steam, Dragons at Crumbling Castle: And Other Tales, and The Shephard's Crown. He was diagnosis with early onset Alzheimer's disease in 2007. He was knighted for services to literature in 2009 and received the World Fantasy award for life achievement in 2010. He died on March 12, 2015 at the age of 66. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Utopiales festival in Nantes, France, November 2003
Series
Works by Terry Pratchett
The Streets of Ankh-Morpork: Being a concise and possibly even accurate Mapp of the Great City of the Discworld (1993) 1,051 copies
Mrs Bradshaw's Handbook: To Travelling Upon the Ankh-Morpork & Sto Plains Hygenic Railway (2014) 347 copies
The Compleat Discworld Atlas: Of General & Descriptive Geography Which Together With New Maps and Gazetteer Forms a… (2015) 284 copies
The Long Earth Series 5 Books Collection Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter Box Set (2017) 37 copies
Pratchett 8 Book Set: Night Watch / Truth / Carpe Jugulum / Color of Magic / Fifth Elephant / Light Fantastic / Equal… (2003) 19 copies
Narren, Diebe und Vampire: Das Beste aus zehn Jahren Schweibenwelt-Kalendern - Mit Illustrationen von Paul Kidby (2012) 15 copies
Tiffany Aching 4-Book Collection: A Hat Full of Sky, The Wee Free Men, Wintersmith, I Shall Wear Midnight (2014) 13 copies
Unspecified Books 11 copies
Terry Pratchett Discworld Collection 7 Books Set (Unseen Academicals, the Colour ofMagic, GoingPostal, Making Money,… (2011) 8 copies
Terry Pratchett's Disc World Series #11, 12, 14 and 15:[[Reaper Man; Witches Abroad; Lords and Ladies and Men at Arms]] (2013) 7 copies
Terry Pratchett's Johnny and the Bomb: A Time-tickingly Tremendous Musical (A & C Black Musicals) (Collins… (2012) 5 copies
Terry Pratchett Collection: Nation, A Hat Full of Sky, Wintersmith, The Wee Free Men (2011) 4 copies
Terry pratchett discworld novel series 1 :1 to 5 books collection set (the colour of magic, the light fantastic, equal… (2017) 3 copies
Legends 3 copies
Terry Pratchett Discworld Novels Series 5 Books Collection Box Set (The Colour Of Magic, Equal Rites, Mort, Guards!… (2023) 2 copies
The arts of falconrie and hawking : a begginners [sic] guide — Foreword — 2 copies
Nur du kannst die Menschheit retten 2 copies
Folio 2 copies
Unti Fiction 4 2 copies
The Computer Who Believed in Santa 2 copies
Incubust 2 copies
Ode to Multiple Universes 2 copies
Terry Pratchett Discworld Novels Series 1 - 5 Books Collection Set (The Colour Of Magic, The Light Fantastic, Equal… (2023) 1 copy
Tæppefolket 1 copy
Görünmez Akademisyenler 1 copy
Son Kahraman 1 copy
Turtle Recall: The Discworld Companion... So Far by Terence David John Pratchett (April 08,2014) 1 copy
The Little Green Book 1 copy
terry pratchett 3 books collection set - the witch's vacuum cleaner and other stories, dragons at crumbling castle… (2017) 1 copy
Безумная звезда 1 copy
Pénzcsináló 1 copy
Láthatatlan akadémikusok 1 copy
Wyrd Sisters (Extract) 1 copy
Uberwald Nights 1 copy
Terry Pratchett's Disc World Series #2-5: [[The Light Fantastic; Equal Rites; Mort; Sourcery]] (2013) 1 copy
The Great Speck 1 copy
The Light Fantastic #4 1 copy
The Light Fantastic #3 1 copy
The Light Fantastic #1 1 copy
Truckers, Wings 1 copy
Final Reward 1 copy
TPmobis 1 copy
Pohyblivé obrázky Erik 1 copy
Terry Pratchett 1 copy
Verhalen van de Schijfwereld 1 copy
Terry Pratchett 2017 Blue 1 copy
Terry Pratchett 2016 Black 1 copy
Mr Bunnsy Has An Adventure 1 copy
Hollywood Chickens 1 copy
The Amazing Maurice 1 copy
Eric: Ein Scheibenwelt-Roman 1 copy
Associated Works
Legends: Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy, Vol. 3 (of 3) (1998) — Contributor — 559 copies
Legends: Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy, Vol. A (of 2) (1998) — Contributor — 260 copies
Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Chucklers: Level 19: Bovine Espionage and Other Stories (2014) — Contributor, some editions — 5 copies
Johnny and the Bomb [2006 TV mini series] — Writer — 4 copies
Monolith 003 : Almanah Znanstveno-fantasticne Knjizevnosti (Monolith, No. 003) (2000) — Contributor — 3 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Pratchett, Terence David John
- Other names
- Kearns, Patrick (pseudonym)
- Birthdate
- 1948-04-28
- Date of death
- 2015-03-12
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Country (for map)
- England, UK
- Birthplace
- Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
- Place of death
- Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, England, UK
- Cause of death
- Alzheimer's disease
- Places of residence
- Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Rowberrow, Somerset, England, UK
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK - Education
- John Hampden Grammar School
- Occupations
- journalist
press officer
novelist - Relationships
- Pratchett, Rhianna (daughter)
Pratchett, Lyn (née Purves) (wife) - Organizations
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
British Humanist Association (Distinguished Supporter)
Society of Authors (chairman)
Orangutan Foundation
British Science Fiction Association
Central Electricity Generating Board (show all 8)
Alzheimer's Research UK
Alzheimer's Research Trust - Awards and honors
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire (1998)
The Bookseller Services to Bookselling Award (2000)
Honorary Doctorate, University of Warwick (1999)
Honorary Doctorate, University of Portsmouth (2001)
Honorary Doctorate, University of Bath (2003)
Honorary Doctorate, University of Bristol (2004) (show all 18)
Guest of Honor, World Science Fiction Convention (2004)
Honorary Brownie (2008)
Knight Bachelor (2009)
Margaret A. Edwards Award (2011)
Carnegie Medal (2001)
World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement (2010)
Skylark Award (2009)
British Science Fiction Award (1989)
Locus Award (2008)
Prometheus Award (2003)
Andre Norton Award (2010)
Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award (2016) - Agent
- Colin Smythe Ltd.
- Short biography
- Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English humorist, satirist, and author of fantasy novels, especially comical works. He is best known for his Discworld series of 41 novels.
Pratchett's first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971. The first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983, after which Pratchett wrote an average of two books a year. His 2011 Discworld novel Snuff became the third-fastest-selling hardback adult-readership novel since records began in the UK, selling 55,000 copies in the first three days. The final Discworld novel, The Shepherd's Crown, was published in August 2015, five months after his death.
Pratchett, with more than 85 million books sold worldwide in 37 languages, was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 and was knighted for services to literature in the 2009 New Year Honours. In 2001 he won the annual Carnegie Medal for The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents, the first Discworld book marketed for children. He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2010.
In December 2007, Pratchett announced that he had been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. He later made a substantial public donation to the Alzheimer's Research Trust, filmed a television programme chronicling his experiences with the condition for the BBC, and became a patron for Alzheimer's Research UK. Pratchett died on 12 March 2015, aged 66.
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OT - Blackwell's Terry Pratchett Collector's Edition in Folio Society Devotees (October 2023)
new article from the Guardian in All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans (October 2023)
New Short Stories found in All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans (March 2023)
The Shepherd's Crown in All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans (November 2022)
Science Fiction/Teleportation/Interplanetary Travel? in Name that Book (November 2020)
BRITISH AUTHOR CHALLENGE - FEBRUARY 2017 - MARY STEWART & TERRY PRATCHETT in 75 Books Challenge for 2017 (June 2017)
Terry Pratchett - group read in 75 Books Challenge for 2015 (April 2015)
Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett in Librarything Railroad (The LTR) (October 2014)
Reading Long Earth by Pratchett & Baxter in Science Fiction Fans (May 2014)
Discworld December in 75 Books Challenge for 2013 (December 2013)
Raising steam.. .. in All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans (November 2013)
A Blink of the Screen in All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans (August 2013)
Diskworld - where to start and is it worth it? in FantasyFans (July 2013)
The New Book - Snuff in All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans (April 2012)
Snuff: The Spoiler Thread in All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans (April 2012)
I Shall Wear Midnight (Tiffany Aching 4) in All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans (September 2011)
Book Discussion: Good Omens - SPOILER FREE thread in The Green Dragon (June 2011)
Book Discussion: Good Omens - CONTAINS SPOILERS! in The Green Dragon (July 2010)
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- Rating
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