Darklord Rooke Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 Sir Terry Pratchett, the British fantasy author, has died after eight years battling Alzheimer’s Disease. He was 66. The news of his passing was announced by Transworld Publishers, whose managing director Larry Finlay described the prolific author as “one of [the world’s] brightest, sharpest minds.” He went on to say: “In over 70 books, Terry enriched the planet like few before him. As all who read him know, Discworld was his vehicle to satirize this world: He did so brilliantly, with great skill, enormous humour and constant invention. 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. My sympathies go out to Terry’s wife Lyn, their daughter Rhianna, to his close friend Rob Wilkins, and to all closest to him.” Pratchett penned some 70 novels during his career, but is perhaps best known for his expansive fantasy series Discworld. Following the publication of his first tome, The Carpet People in 1971, in 1983 his novel The Color of Magic kickstarted the Discworld universe. A veritable assembly of genre parody tropes, the books take place within a flat world, situated on the backs of four elephants, who in turn are positioned on a giant turtle. His commitment to the chucklesome series saw him pen some additional 39 novels tied to Discworld. His work inspired many miniseries and TV movies, including Johnny And The Dead, Wyrd Sisters and Hogfather. Pratchett was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2007 after suffering what he dubbed ‘a phantom stroke.’ The author passed away at home “with his cat sleeping on his bed, surrounded by his family.” Rest in peace, Sir Pratchett. You will be missed, but your work will never be forgotten. http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/fantasy-author-terry-pratchett-dies/ A titan of the writing world, he possessed a wit which will never be replicated. RIP BookwormOtaku and sanahtlig 2 Quote
orochinagi Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 First Leonard Nimoy and now Terry Pratchett... so many great losses in such a short time Quote
Down Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 A huge disparition in the landscape of the fantasy genre. We knew since 2007 that he was doing bad, but it's still a saddening news. RIP. Quote
Bolverk Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 One of the greatest fantasy writers of our time, if not the greatest.. I am sad he has passed, but his works still stand as a monument of his accomplishments. Quote
LinovaA Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 The world of fantasy has lost a truly exceptional author. RIP Quote
sanahtlig Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 Isn't this the guy you were recommending I should study under? You have a very morbid sense of humor, my friend. Quote
Kurisu-Chan Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 Why are we losing such great people? Rest in peace friendo. Quote
BookwormOtaku Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 I can still remember the first of his books I read I picked up in my middle school library, "Hogfather" and it was every bit as entertaining as it sounded. RIP, Mr. Pratchett, and thank you. Quote
fun2novel Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 A sad day to lose such a creative and prolific author, you will be missed. Rest in piece dear friend. Quote
Abyssal Monkey Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 I'm uncultured, so I have heard the name but can't attribute any books to this man. If what everyone else is saying is true, then the fall of fantasy is nigh. Quote
Fred the Barber Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 Rest in peace, Terry Pratchett. His twitter account left me a little choked up today: https://twitter.com/terryandrob Quote
Darklord Rooke Posted March 13, 2015 Author Posted March 13, 2015 Isn't this the guy you were recommending I should study under? No. I said you should find authors you like and study what makes their prose effective. Pratchett's my idol, you gotta find your own Very sad day Quote
kyrt Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 Sir Terry has gone on to meet an old friend; he will be missed. Quote
Flutterz Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 First Leonard Nemoy passes and I haven't watched Star Trek, now Terry Pratchett passes and I haven't read any of his works. >.> RIP Quote
Zakamutt Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 Sixty-six... Have a shelf in one of my bookcases dedicated to him, man. I kinda knew he had alzheimer's, but I didn't really want to think much about it... Quote
Yeah Way Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 The twitter announcement of his death was just beautiful. I wanted to cry when I read it. There's currently a petition with almost 20,000 signatures asking for Death to give him back. :') Quote
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