Discworld author Terry Pratchett at Trinity College Dublin in 2008
Terry faced his Alzheimer’s disease (an ’embuggerance’, as he called it) publicly and bravely. Over the last few years, it was his writing that sustained him. His legacy will endure for decades to come.
Terry Pratchett dead: Author died after struggle with Alzheimer’s (UKIndependent)
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This makes me very, very sad. He was a wonderful author and he took on Alzheimer’s with great bravery and humour.
RIP.
+1…My favourite author in my teens…I must revisit him…sad…
Did any of you nerds play the Discworld computer games?
Throwing rocks from afar: Terry Pratchett.
:(
TIME TO GO, SIR TERRY.
Great man, respect.
What a marvellous excuse to start reading the books again.
“DON’T THINK OF IT AS DYING, said Death. JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH.”
RIP
+1
My favourite author since I was about 10, hope he got to go out on his own terms.
Arrah shite!
Respect indeed. RIP.
never understood why he accepted the knighthood after all his calls for socialism.
To be fair you don’t strike me as someone capable of complex thought.
Ah poor Terry, what a legend!
That is very very sad. Loved his books and how he handled his diagnosis. Mmf.
Great Writer
Never understood why henever sued Jk Rowling for the direct rip of the Unseen University
Humour, good-natured gentleness and an intimate understanding of the creative process?
I can’t remember the name of the book but there was one I read when I was about 8 that is way more similar than anything Terry Pratchett wrote. It was basically the first book in the series
The same reason Neil Gaimen doesn’t sue her for using a glasses wearing orphan that becomes a wizard – they’re common storytelling tropes.
+Yo-Yo.
This is a sad day indeed.
Say hello to good old Bill Door, Terry!
Nice reference!
RIP Sir Terry.
“The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to the presence of those who think they’ve found it.” – from Monstrous Regiment
Magic just became a little less colourful. RIP.
The last tweets on his official page are pretty sad.
RIP Mr Pratchett!
Inspirational man. Reading Neil Gaiman talking about how Pratchett was to work with makes me understand what a treasure he was. Rest in peace.
Good Omens! I’d never heard of Neil Gaiman, but bought the book because of TP. Great book.
and a great radio drama too. Pratchett and Gaiman cameo in the first episode as the two police officers who attempt to pursue Crowley in his car (I think the officers are even named as Terry and Neil).
I’ll make a point to read one of his Death books as they’re my favourite.
I recommend Reaper Man, so. It really goes into what death means in the circle of life. Fitting, I think
“Until the clock wound up winds down, until the wine she made has finished its ferment, until the crop they planted is harvested. The span of someone’s life is only the core of their actual existence.”
Ankh-Morpork will never be the same again :-(
Go inta’it laughing Terry lad
You will be missed.
R.I.P.
Wasnt really getting pratchett, all goblins and elves and so on, that is until i read the line “DARK IN HERE ISNT IT ?”
Pmsl and havent stopped, very sad news, the world will be a much greyer place without him,
Godspeed terry you wanted out when your memories finally left you but you beat them to it…. Rip
Profoundly Sad. His books made a massive impression on me growing up. He’ll be very missed.
his books are my comfort when everything’s gone butts-up. so long, old friend.
R.I.P.
Can’t even… Fedora off to you, my long time friend.