Terry Pratchett
Born 28 April 1948 · Died 12 March 2015
From Beaconsfield, England, United Kingdom · Nationality: United Kingdom · Writes fiction and nonfiction
Sir Terence David John Pratchett, OBE more commonly known as Terry Pratchett, was an English novelist, known for his frequently comical work in the fantasy genre. He is best-known for his popular and long-running Discworld series of comic fantasy novels. Pratchett's first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971, and since his first Discworld novel (The Colour of Magic) was published in 1983, he has written two books a year on average.
Pratchett was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s, and as of December 2007 had sold more than 55 million books worldwide, with translations made into 36 languages.
He is currently the second most-read writer in the UK, and seventh most-read non-US author in the US. In 2001 he won the Carnegie Medal for his young adult novel The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents.
Quotes
“Imagination, not intelligence, made us human.”
General sources “Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.”
Reaper Man “It is well known that a vital ingredient of success is not knowing that what you’re attempting can’t be done.”
Equal Rites “I think that sick people in Ankh-Morpork generally go to a vet. It’s generally a better bet. There’s more pressure on a vet to get it right.”
Usenet “Most armies are in fact run by their sergeants — the officers are there just to give things a bit of tone and prevent warfare from becoming a mere lower-class brawl.”
The Carpet People
Quotes from Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Books by Terry Pratchett in order
Books by Terry Pratchett in the order they were published, from The Colour of Magic (1983) to Making Money (2007).
- 1The Colour of Magic
The Colour of Magic1983 - 2The Light Fantastic
The Light Fantastic1986 - 3Equal Rites
Equal Rites1987 - 4Mort
Mort1987 - 5Sourcery
Sourcery1988 - 6Wyrd Sisters
Wyrd Sisters1988 - 7Guards! Guards!
Guards! Guards!1989 - 8Pyramids
Pyramids1989 - 9Good Omens
Good Omens1990 - 10Reaper Man
Reaper Man1991 - 11Witches Abroad
Witches Abroad1991 - 12Small Gods
Small Gods1992 - 13Men at Arms
Men at Arms1993 - 14Interesting Times
Interesting Times1994 - 15Soul Music
Soul Music1994 - 16The Wee Free Men
The Wee Free Men1994 - 17Feet of Clay
Feet of Clay1996 - 18Hogfather
Hogfather1996 - 19Thief of Time
Thief of Time2001 - 20Night Watch
Night Watch2002 - 21A Hat Full of Sky
A Hat Full of Sky2004 - 22Going Postal
Going Postal2004 - 23Wintersmith
Wintersmith2006 - 24Making Money
Making Money2007