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Fantasy author
Most famous for the ''[[Discworld]]'' series, but this is not his only work. Some of the other stuff he's written:
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* ''[[The Dark Side of the Sun]]'' and ''[[Strata]]'', his first two adult novels.
* The ''[[Johnny Maxwell Trilogy]]'' for children. ''Only You Can Save Mankind'' has been adapted for radio, the other two for TV.
* ''[[Good Omens]]'', a collaboration with [[Neil Gaiman]]. A mini-series
* ''[[Nation]]'', a non-''Discworld'' fantasy children's novel, released 11 September 2008.
* ''Dodger'', [[Historical Fiction]] inspired by [[Charles Dickens]]' the [[Artful Dodger]] from ''[[Oliver Twist]]'', (who is implied to have been inspired by Pratchett's title character), released 13 September 2012.
Pratchett's trademark was his sense of humor -- relying on wordplay, spoofing mythology and popular culture (though he usually
Outside of fiction, Pratchett was well-known for his sharp wit and keen awareness of human nature (and the innumerable failings thereof); one of his more popular quotes claims that the fundamental problem of the human race is that we're trying to achieve world peace 'using a language which was designed to tell one another where the best fruit was.'
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He was a trustee of the [http://www.orangutan.org.uk Orangutan Foundation], by virtue of a liking for the animal and featuring it in the ''Discworld'' series as the Librarian.
Known to have been [[One of Us]] ([[Discworld|the Luggage]], for example, was originally created for a game of ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' he played) and
In 2008, he announced that he had been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's, which he typically referred to as an "embuggerance". He
Pratchett once said that the ''[[Discworld]]'' series
In 2009 he became Sir Terry, after being included in the 2008 Christmas Honours list, and was reportedly "flabbergasted". In celebration, he [https://web.archive.org/web/20131015182519/http://www.news.com.au/technology/terry-pratchett-creates-a-sword-with-meteorites/story-e6frfro0-1225926584339 had a sword forged] from [[Thunderbolt Iron]]. As of 2010 he also became [https://web.archive.org/web/20131025232012/http://www.tcd.ie/Communications/news/pressreleases/pressRelease.php?headerID=1604&pressReleaseArchive=2011 Professor at Trinity College, Dublin].
At a Con in 2009 he announced, "I will not die of Alzheimer's. I shall make other arrangements; [[Gallows Humor|I'm going]] [[Taking You with Me|to take the disease with me.]]" Sure enough, in 2011 he began the process
In 2017, [https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/08/30/terry_pratchetts_unfinished_works_destroyed_by_steamroller/ his notes and unfinished works were destroyed], making sure nobody would ruin them by "finishing" them.
He will also be remembered for what may be the classiest, and most touching, way to [https://twitter.com/terryandrob end a Twitter feed] ever seen.
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