Terry Pratchett

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Gender	Male
Death	9 years ago
Date of birth	April 28,1948
Zodiac sign	Taurus
Born	Beaconsfield
	United Kingdom
Date of died	March 12,2015
Died	Broad Chalke
	United Kingdom
Genres	Comic Fantasy
Movies/Shows	Hogfather
	The Colour of Magic
	Going Postal
	Wyrd Sisters
	Soul Music
	Johnny and the Dead
	Terry Pratchett's Unseen Academicals
	Troll Bridge
	Mastermind (2003)
	The Watch
Spouse	Lyn Pratchett
Children	Rhianna Pratchett
Parents	Eileen Pratchett
	David Pratchett
Books	The Colour of Magic
	Mort
	Good Omens
	Small Gods
Nominations	Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
Influences	G. K. Chesterton
	P. G. Wodehouse
	Jack Vance
	Lloyd Alexander
Date of Reg.	2019-02-13 12:39:43
Date of Upd.	2023-11-09 16:38:33
ID	411942

Carnegie Medal
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
Andre Norton Award
Edward E. Smith Memorial Award
Goodreads Choice Awards Best Science Fiction
Prometheus Award for Best Novel
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature
British Academy Television Award for Best Single Documentary
BSFA award for best novel
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature
Geffen Award for Best Translated Fantasy Novel
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction and Poetry

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Terry Pratchett Life story

Sir Terence David John Pratchett OBE was an English humorist, satirist, and author of fantasy novels, especially comical works. He is best known for his Discworld series of 41 novels. Pratchett's first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971.

Sir Terry Pratchett: Short stories to be published after being found by fans

Feb 27,2023 12:31 pm

...By Helen BushbyEntertainment reporterA collection of 20 recently rediscovered short stories by late fantasy author Sir Terry Pratchett is to be published later this year...

Take a look behind the 'small doors to imaginary spaces' within bookshelves

Feb 16,2020 9:25 am

... When I was thinking about this, I was thinking about the world of Terry Pratchett s books, medieval, full of magic and humour...

'Why should I stop working just because I have dementia?'

Feb 16,2020 6:37 am

... Many of those it affects, like 59-year-old Doug - and Terry Pratchett, the fantasy author who died in 2015 at the age of 66 - are diagnosed at a relatively young age...