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Sir Terry Pratchett OBE was a prodigous writer, and the author of over fifty bestselling books. Discworld ‘I guess you could say that the history of the Discworld is my own history as a writer.’
The Discworld is the fictional setting of Terry Pratchett’s most iconic series. All the Discworld novels take place on a flat, circular world which sits on the back of four elephants, which stand on the back of a giant star turtle. Although this world may look and sound completely different to our own, the Discworld novels explore a multitude ...
Terry Pratchett. 28th April 1948 – 12th March 2015. Terence David John Pratchett was born to David and Eileen Pratchett on the 28th April 1948, at Minellan Nursing Home in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. He grew up to become the UK’s best-selling author of the 1990’s and is known globally as the creator of the Discworld fantasy novels, a ...
Terry Pratchett was born in 1948 and had his first story published when he was just thirteen. After leaving school at seventeen to become a journalist he continued writing, publishing his first novel, The Carpet People, in 1971 and going on to produce the phenomenally successful Discworld series. Terry proved early critics wrong and became one ...
Oct 1, 2022 · Terry Pratchett. Professor Sir Terry Pratchett OBE was the creator of the hugely successful Discworld series of novels, and became Britain’s best-selling author of adult fiction, writing over fifty wildly successful titles in his lifetime. Here we chronicle Terry’s life and highlight some exciting facts you may not have known about this ...
Explore the world of Terry Pratchett. Discworld. Standalones. Younger Readers. The Long Earth. Short Stories. Dramatisations. Nothing less than everything. Here lies the complete and definitive list of author Sir Terry Pratchett's books and series in alphabetical order.
Jan 13, 2024 · The beloved British author Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) sold millions of copies of his 41-book Discworld series. But he also wrote standalone novels, children's stories, and shorter fantasy series—all works of comic genius that drew from his polymathic knowledge and omnivorous reading habits.
