Yesterday
Pratchett's co-author Neil Gaiman said the pair had spent years trying to turn it into a film before deciding on a TV series.
The editors of tHis volume make the bold claim that Terry
Pratchett could well be "regarded as the Chaucer of our time" for his insightful and humorous commentary on the human condition, but observe, correctly, that his choice of genre and sheer popularity make his oeuvre "not as attractive to literary critics as it might be otherwise" (8), a characteristic he shares with J.R.R.
Pratchett, daughter of acclaimed fantasy novelist Terry
Pratchett, likes to visit girls' schools to encourage the students to enter the gaming industry, which she believes is largely misunderstood.
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.
Rob Wilkins, who manages the
Pratchett estate, tweeted that the hard drive had been duly crushed at the Great Dorset Steam Fair by a vintage steamroller.
Rob Wilkins, who manages the
Pratchett estate, yesterday tweeted that the unfinished books had been destroyed.
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.
In writing about Jones's and
Pratchett's employment of wainscot fantasy, for instance, Webb explains that this concept is "a starting point for complex consideration of how humans in ordinary life remain within mental barriers generated by social forces such as religious dogma or racial prejudice" (94-95).
Weaving Futurist notions of noise with theories of childhood and children's literature, McGillis offers a thoughtful analysis of
Pratchett's wee free men that sees them as childlike characters exploring noise, literacy, and artistic creation.
"This isn't just a great Discworld book, it's extraordinary; a proper send-off for
Pratchett and this mammoth series.
You see, I've seen the last two
Pratchett plays by Monstrous Productions, Witches Abroad and Wyrd Sisters, and I loved them.
The Long Utopia is especially recommended for prior fans of Baxter and
Pratchett's 'Long Earth' series, and given
Pratchett's demise, possibly concludes the series (unless Baxter can produce more on his own).