Sir Terry Pratchett, renowned fantasy author, dies aged 66

RIP!!

 

Irreplaceable. RIP.

 

I'm not familiar with his works and hadn't heard of Discworld until today. What I do find very sad and troubling is that he died of Alzheimer's at 66 which isn't that old.

 

Terrible news. Sir Terry contracted a rare form of Alzheimer's that's early onset, and also fatal rather quickly (apparently). He was only 66. What a blow for fans of science fiction.

 

Well, if you've heard of Neil Gaiman... Gaiman actually mentions in the article that he once had the privilege of writing a book with Pratchett. That book was Good Omens, and it's excellent. It captures the feel of Hitchhiker's Guide, but in my estimation is better-written and better-paced.

And on the Discworld front, I actually just recently finished the PS1 game of the same name... based of course on Pratchett's Discworld, and voiced by Eric Idle from Monty Python. Also highly awesome.

I may move onto to 2nd Discworld game sooner than I was planning, in tribute.

Dang. Still can't believe it.

 

I think Terry outside of somehow beating Alzheimers, this is the way Pratchett would have wanted to go out, in close to full command of his faculties.

 

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I really like the Tweets that his family used to announce his death. If you read his books, these are pretty much perfect.

A master of Satire, I recommend the Discworld Series and Good Omens to anyone that enjoys a good laugh and entertaining characters. Once the Discworld series hits it stride, it is easy to spend a weekend binge reading through several books.


Terry Pratchett ✔ @terryandrob

-AT LAST, SIR TERRY, WE MUST WALK TOGETHER.
10:06 AM - 12 Mar 2015

Terry Pratchett ✔ @terryandrob

-Terry took Death’s arm and followed him through the doors and on to the black desert under the endless night.
10:07 AM - 12 Mar 2015

Terry Pratchett ✔ @terryandrob
-The End.
10:07 AM - 12 Mar 2015

 

****... my favorite author. i'm currently reading one of his books too.

RIP to the UK's best selling author of all time.

“It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.” - Sir Pratchett

 

RIP TP

I liked the DW novel series

 

Ouch, been offline for a few days and missed this.

Nothing to say really, he is my favorite author bar none and while I knew this was going to happen eventually, this really sucks.

Rest in Peace PTerry