Aged 66 and ill with early-onset Alzheimer's, English author Terry Pratchett has passed away today.
His books always make me smile.


"Only in our dreams are we free. The rest of the time we need wages." ~Terry Pratchett.
Enjoy your freedom, Terry, RIP

Ah, sorry to hear that. His fans are some of the most loyal to be found, meaning he was very special to his readers, but he was quite a unique man in general, I think, very intelligent, imaginative, and a great communicator -- a positive force in our world. I hope he felt proud of himself and knew he'd done good.

Nice collection of quotes:

http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2015/mar/12/terry-pratchett-in-quotes-15-of-the-best

My daughter is a huge fan of his books and met him at books signings a couple of times. He seemed a genuinely nice man, although I could never get 'into' his books personally.

That is very sad. I really love his books. And as good as the Discworld books are, I think I like Wee Free Men and The Bromeliad Trilogy even better.

Thanks Toni. Yes a great character.

Take a look at the last tweets from his Twitter account.... http://mashable.com/2015/03/12/author-terry-pratchett-died/?utm_cid=mash-com-Tw-main-link

How very, very moving that is.

I love his books and I even have my own collection of lines that have touched me or made me think. He will be missed. Thanks for the link to the last tweets, agony.

I also love his books. They make me laugh out loud sometimes, and that can only be a good thing. Those tweets are very touching, thank you for the link.

I must confess, I have not read any Terry Pratchett although I am well aware of his works and what they are all about. It's just that I am not a huge fan of fantasy and science fiction.

So...I was at my local second hand bookshop today and I decided I would have a try, so I bought a couple ("Going Postal" and "Nightwatch"). The copy of "Nightwatch" was a beautiful hardback edition in mint condition AND it was autographed. At only $18 AUS it was a real bargain! Am wondering if the lady in the bookshop was aware that it was autographed.

"Nightwatch" is one of my favourites, MG. I don't know if I would classify it as fantasy, except very roughly. I mean, it's set in a nonexistent place and has some fantastical creatures, but all that is merely stage setting.