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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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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.
It was Terry's final wish we make Omens; SQUARE EYES
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.
DISCWORLD AND THE DISCIPLINES: CRITICAL APPROACHES TO THE TERRY PRATCHETT WORKS
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.
Tomb Raider's Rhianna Pratchett talks trolls and women in tech
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
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.
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
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).
Fantasy and the Real World in British Children's Literature
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.
Alton, Anne Hiebert, and William C. Spruiell, eds., Discworld and the Disciplines: Critical Approaches to the Terry Pratchett Works
"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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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).
The Long Utopia

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