Terry Pratchett

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Terry Pratchett

English author

Also known as: Sir Terence David John Pratchett

Written by Alison Eldridge

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In full:: Sir Terence David John Pratchett

Born:: April 28, 1948, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England

Died:: March 12, 2015, near Salisbury, Wiltshire (aged 66)

Notable Works:: “Carpet People, The”; Discworld series; “Dodger”; “The Colour of Magic”; “The Long Earth”; “The Long War”; “The Shepherd’s Crown”

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Terry Pratchett (born April 28, 1948, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England—died March 12, 2015, near Salisbury, Wiltshire) was an English author, predominantly of humorous fantasy and science fiction, best known for his Discworld series. Pratchett was raised in Buckinghamshire, the son of an engineer and a secretary. He became enamoured with science fiction and fantasy at a young age and published his first story, “The Hades Business,” in a school magazine in 1961. The story was published commercially two years later in Science Fantasy magazine. At age 17 Pratchett left school in order to pursue a career in journalism. About this time ...(100 of 622 words)

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