Towards the end of his life, Terry Pratchett became increasingly angered by his disease, according to his assistant. Books to give you hope: Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett. Read more. Sir Terry Pratchett remembered by his daughter, Rhianna Pratchett. Reuse this content. Sir Terry wrote more than 70 books during his career and completed his final book last summer.
He "enriched the planet like few before him" and through Discworld satirised the world "with great skill, enormous humour and constant invention," said Mr Finlay. His legacy will endure for decades to come.
The announcement of his death was made on Sir Terry's Twitter account on Thursday afternoon, with Rhianna later writing: "Many thanks for all the kind words about my dad. Those last few tweets were sent with shaking hands and tear-filled eyes.
Despite campaigning for assisted suicide after his diagnosis, Sir Terry's publishers said he did not take his own life. BBC News correspondent Nick Higham said: "I was told by the publishers his death was entirely natural and unassisted, even though he had said in the past he wanted to go at a time of his own choosing. Fellow author and friend Neil Gaiman was among those paying tribute to Sir Terry, writing on his website : "There was nobody like him.
I was fortunate to have written a book with him, when we were younger, which taught me so much. Gaiman added: "I will miss you, Terry, so much. Actor Sir Tony Robinson described his friend as a "bit of a contradiction", saying: "He was incredibly flamboyant with his black hat and urban cowboy clothes. Prime Minster David Cameron said : "Sad to hear of Sir Terry Pratchett's death, his books fired the imagination of millions and he fearlessly campaigned for dementia awareness.
Pratchett appealed to people to "keep things cheerful", and proclaimed that "we are taking it fairly philosophically down here and possibly with a mild optimism. Pratchett said: "I am, along with many others, scrabbling to stay ahead long enough to be there when the Cure comes along. In April , the BBC began working with Pratchett to make a documentary series based on his illness. He also made an appearance on The One Show on 15 May , talking about his condition.
He was the subject and interviewee of the 20 May edition of On the Ropes Radio 4 , discussing Alzheimer's and how it had affected his life. Pratchett started to use computers for writing as soon as they were available to him. Pratchett was one of the first authors to routinely use the Internet to communicate with fans, and has been a contributor to the Usenet newsgroup alt. However, he does not consider the Internet as a hobby, just another "thing to use".
In Pratchett firmly reinforced his credentials as one of Britain's most loved authors, by joining Charles Dickens as one of the only two authors with five books in the BBC 's Big Read 'Top ' four of which were Discworld novels. Pratchett was also the author with the most novels in the 'Top ' fifteen. The first three Discworld novels centring on the Tiffany Aching 'trainee witch' character have each received the Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book in , and Pratchett's Discworld novels have led to dedicated conventions, the first in Manchester in , then worldwide, often with the author as guest of honour.
Publication of a new novel may also accompanied by an international book signing tour; queues have been known to stretch outside the bookshop and the author has continued to sign books well after the intended finishing time.
Terry Pratchett at Worldcon in Glasgow , August Pratchett has said that to write, you must read extensively, both inside and outside your chosen genre and to the point of "overflow". Although in the past he has written in the sci-fi and horror genres, Pratchett now focuses almost entirely on fantasy, explaining "it is easier to bend the universe around the story".
In the same speech, he also acknowledged benefits of these works for the genre. Rowling, commenting that certain members of the media seemed to think that "the continued elevation of J. Rowling can only be achieved at the expense of other writers". Characters, place names and titles in Pratchett's books often contain puns, allusions and culture references.
Some characters are parodies of well-known characters: for example, Pratchett's character Genghis Cohen the Barbarian is a parody of Conan the Barbarian and Genghis Khan , and his character Leonard of Quirm is a parody of Leonardo da Vinci. Another hallmark of his writing is the use of capitalised dialogue without quotation marks, used to indicate the character of Death communicating telepathically into a character's mind.
Pratchett also made up a new colour, octarine , a 'fluorescent greenish-yellow-purple', which is the eighth colour in the Discworld spectrum - the colour of magic. Pratchett made no secret of outside influences on his work: they are a major source of his humour. He imports numerous characters from classic literature, popular culture and ancient history, always adding an unexpected twist. Pratchett is a crime novel fan, which is reflected in frequent appearances of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch in the Discworld series.
Pratchett's Discworld series is a humorous and often satirical sequence of stories set in the colourful fantasy world of Discworld.
The series contains various ' story arcs ' or 'sub-series' , and a number of free-standing stories. All are set in an abundance of locations in the same detailed and unified world, such as the Unseen University and 'The Mended Drum' pub in the twin city Ankh-Morpork, or places in the various continents, regions and countries on the Disc.
Characters and locations reappear throughout the series, variously taking major and minor roles. The Discworld itself is described as a large disc resting on the backs of four giant elephants, all supported by the giant turtle Great A'Tuin as it swims its way through space. The books are essentially in chronological order,. The subject of many of the novels in Pratchett's Discworld series is a parody of a real-world subject such as film making , newspaper publishing, rock and roll music, religion , philosophy , Egyptian history , Australia , university politics, trade unions , and the financial world.
Pratchett has also included further parody as a feature within the stories, including such subjects as Ingmar Bergman films, numerous fiction, science fiction and fantasy characters, and various bureaucratic and ruling systems.
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