Pratchett

Terence (David John), known as Terry. born 1948, British writer, noted for his comic fantasy novels in the Discworld series

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Rhianna Pratchett, scriptwriter, story designer and general narrative paramedic, shared her journey on Friday, the second day of the 10th Emirates Airline Festival of Literature.

Be flexible and firm, author tells aspiring gaming writers

Wyrd Sisters is based on the popular Discworld novel by the hugely-successful and hugelymissed comic fantasy author Terry Pratchett, and tells of the witches Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick.

All dressed up for a Wyrd night at the theatre

Pratchett is thought to have left 10 unfinished novels in some form, although it is not clear which were on the drive.

Terry's unfinished books destroyed; UK BULLETINS

Rob Wilkins, who manages the Pratchett estate, yesterday tweeted that the unfinished books had been destroyed.

CRUSHED; Author's unfinished works are flattened by steamroller

Critique: Delightfully insightful, and an absolute 'must' for the legions of Pratchett fans and Discworld enthusiasts, "Discworld and Philosophy" is unreservedly recommended for community, college, and university library collections.

Discworld and Philosophy

That Sir Terry Pratchett's final book, May 2015's The Shepherd's Crown, is a Tiffany Aching book suggests that Pratchett wanted to say more to his younger readers.

Fantasy and the Real World in British Children's Literature

This isn't just a great Discworld book, it's extraordinary; a proper send-off for Pratchett and this mammoth series.

The Shepherd's Crown: A Tiffany Aching Adventure

You see, I've seen the last two Pratchett plays by Monstrous Productions, Witches Abroad and Wyrd Sisters, and I loved them.

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So it was highly appropriate that after Pratchett's death at age 66 on March 12, following a long and deliberately public faceoff with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, the novelist's official Twitter account described his passing as Death gently escorting Pratchett from our rounder, less turtle-dependent world.

Death comes for Terry Pratchett: the fantasy humorist's beloved discworld novels tackled liberty, authority, and self-ownership with a devastatingly light touch

Rowling's Harry Potter series, and Tiffany Aching, main character of three Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett.

In memoriam: Terry Pratchett in Mythlore

6 Fiona, thank you, I'm so glad someone with common sense interviewed Sir Terry Pratchett before he died.

YOUR SHOUT

TEACHER Adam Birch has joined those paying tribute to the fantasy author Sir Terry Pratchett, who died from Alzheimer's disease last week.

Sir Terry Pratchett changed my life; Teacher Adam tells how late author set him on a path to help inspire others