Terry Pratchett






Terry Pratchett

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born
April 28, 1948

gender
male

place of birth
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, The United Kingdom

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genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Humor

influences
P. G. Wodehouse, G. K. Chesterton, Lloyd Alexander


about this author

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, and has not looked back since. To date there are a total of 36 books in the Discworld series, of which four (so far) 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 coll...more




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Good Omens: The Nice and Accur... Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
by Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman (Goodreads author)
avg rating 4.27 — 18,867 ratings — published 1990
36 editions
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The Color of Magic The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1)
by Terry Pratchett
avg rating 3.72 — 7,598 ratings — published 1983
53 editions
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Mort Mort (Discworld, #4)
by Terry Pratchett
avg rating 4.00 — 6,287 ratings — published 1987
47 editions
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Guards! Guards! Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8)
by Terry Pratchett
avg rating 4.14 — 5,868 ratings — published 1989
41 editions
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Wyrd Sisters Wyrd Sisters (Discworld, #6)
by Terry Pratchett
avg rating 3.95 — 5,819 ratings — published 1988
31 editions
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The Light Fantastic The Light Fantastic (Discworld, #2)
by Terry Pratchett
avg rating 3.71 — 6,153 ratings — published 1986
44 editions
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Small Gods Small Gods (Discworld, #13)
by Terry Pratchett
avg rating 4.13 — 5,282 ratings — published 1992
25 editions
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Night Watch Night Watch (Discworld, #27)
by Terry Pratchett
avg rating 4.32 — 5,020 ratings — published 2002
24 editions
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Going Postal Going Postal (Discworld, #29)
by Terry Pratchett
avg rating 4.21 — 5,110 ratings — published 2004
22 editions
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Equal Rites Equal Rites (Discworld, #3)
by Terry Pratchett
avg rating 3.76 — 5,372 ratings — published 1987
35 editions
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"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."
Terry Pratchett (Diggers)
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"Give a man a fire and he's warm for the day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life."
Terry Pratchett (Jingo)
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"Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry."
Terry Pratchett (Thief of Time)
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