Terry Pratchett's published his first story when he was only 13 years old. "The Hades Business" originally appeared in a school magazine and, two years later, it was re-published in Science Fantasy magazine, making him a professional writer at the age of 15. His first novel, THE CARPET PEOPLE, was published in 1971 and followed the adventures of a society of microscopic people living in, well, a carpet. Essentially, a children's novel in the vein of John Peterson's THE LITTLES (who, incidentally more...
Terry Pratchett's published his first story when he was only 13 years old. "The Hades Business" originally appeared in a school magazine and, two years later, it was re-published in Science Fantasy magazine, making him a professional writer at the age of 15. His first novel, THE CARPET PEOPLE, was published in 1971 and followed the adventures of a society of microscopic people living in, well, a carpet. Essentially, a children's novel in the vein of John Peterson's THE LITTLES (who, incidentally, would be giants compared to Pratchett's people) and the like, the novel paved the way for Pratchett's style of "grounded" fantasy. Many of his novels are feature fairly traditional fantasy elements in fairly traditional fantasy settings, but almost all of these settings are microcosms of the "real" world--in the case of the Discworld series, for example, all the action takes place on a flat planet that sits atop the backs of four immense elephants who, in turn, ride on the shell of an enormous turtle travelling through space. The Discworld books, which form the bulk of Pratchett's literary work and are his most well-known titles, initially began as extremely clever, and very funny, parodies of fantasy fiction and have slowly morphed into being much more. His 1989 novel, PYRAMIDS, was awarded the British Science Fiction Award and a collaboration with Neil Gaiman, GOOD OMENS, was nominated for the 1991 World Fantasy Award. A prolific author, Pratchett is a consistent best seller in England, where, according to some estimates, his fiction accounts for a little over 1% of ALL books sold in any given year.less...
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Death has an apprentice. Well everyone retires some day. Unfortunately for Death, his apprentice has some fairly pie-in-the-sky ideas about what is fair in life and death, and this causes some considerable trouble with reality.
This is the first novel in which we meet Death, as in THE Death. And he's a bit of a top bloke really. I loved this novel, as I love all the Discworld nevels in which Death is central, and if you like to see stereotypes questioned, you will probably like this too.
Dear Mr. Pratchett,
I am so terribly sorry to hear of your diagnosis. Some friends of mine are working hard to raise research money ("Voices Remember") and I hope you will have every advantage in stopping this from progressing. Be blessed, be peaceful, be healthy in all ways and continue to fruitfully (or fruitcakefully) in-lighten us, the millions of readers and writers who have drawn inspiration from your wonderful works.
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I have been reading your books since 1987 when you were an honorary member of the Grand Edinburgh Adventuring Society! There are few authors who get better with every book but you are one of them.
i adore the luggage and its relationship with rincewind and then when it meets its mate and has little luggages! i wish i knew the luggage personally,, i'm sure its a brilliant conversationalist.