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Terry Pratchett

Born

in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, The United Kingdom

April 28, 1948

Died

March 12, 2015

Website

http://www.terrypratchett.co.uk

Genre

Fantasy & Science Fiction, Humor and Comedy, Children's

Influences

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Born Terence David John Pratchett, Sir Terry Pratchett sold his first story when he was thirteen, which earned him enough money to buy a second-hand typewriter. His first novel, a humorous fantasy entitled The Carpet People, appeared in 1971 from the publisher Colin Smythe.

Terry worked for many years as a journalist and press officer, writing in his spare time and publishing a number of novels, including his first Discworld novel, The Color of Magic, in 1983. In 1987, he turned to writing full time.

There are over 40 books in the Discworld series, of which four are written for children. The first of these, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, won the Carnegie Medal.

A non-Discworld book, Good Omens, his 1990 collaboration with Nei ...more

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A Stroke of the Pen

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	Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch 4.26 avg rating — 755,242 ratings — published 1990 — 292 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 389,820 ratings — published 1983 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mort (Discworld, #4; Death, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 247,888 ratings — published 1987 — 224 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8; City Watch, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 210,069 ratings — published 1989 — 164 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Equal Rites (Discworld, #3; Witches, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 181,153 ratings — published 1987 — 189 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Light Fantastic (Discworld, #2; Rincewind, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 153,410 ratings — published 1986 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Going Postal (Discworld, #33; Moist von Lipwig, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 124,872 ratings — published 2004 — 116 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Small Gods (Discworld, #13) 4.32 avg rating — 122,326 ratings — published 1992 — 127 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night Watch (Discworld, #29; City Watch, #6) 4.50 avg rating — 111,300 ratings — published 2002 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wyrd Sisters (Discworld, #6; Witches, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 118,676 ratings — published 1988 — 176 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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