Prolific author of the hilarious Discworld fantasy novels Terry Pratchett has died.
“Death” is a prominent character in many of Pratchett’s novels and even played a role in announcing the author’s passing via Twitter.
AT LAST, SIR TERRY, WE MUST WALK TOGETHER.
— Terry Pratchett (@terryandrob) March 12, 2015
Terry took Death’s arm and followed him through the doors and on to the black desert under the endless night.
— Terry Pratchett (@terryandrob) March 12, 2015
— Terry Pratchett (@terryandrob) March 12, 2015
The End.
— Terry Pratchett (@terryandrob) March 12, 2015
The official death notice tells us that Pratchett passed away from Alzheimer’s
Terry passed away in his home, with his cat sleeping on his bed surrounded by his family on 12th March 2015. Diagnosed with PCA in 2007, he battled the progressive disease with his trademark determination and creativity, and continued to write. He completed his last book, a new Discworld novel, in the summer of 2014, before succumbing to the final stages of the disease.
Stories of the imagination tend to upset those without one. – Terry Pratchett. http://t.co/5U0I5loZX4
— Joe Hill (@joe_hill) March 12, 2015
Terry Pratchett and 'Discworld': An appreciation: http://t.co/5jju816me9 pic.twitter.com/avMiXBbuOF
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) March 12, 2015
LOOK! NEW BLOG ENTRY Terry Pratchett: posted by Neil Gaiman
I woke up and my email was al… http://t.co/XfZltPMbiT WARNING:Contains me
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) March 12, 2015
RIP terry pratchett, I owe my love of books to you, growing up, your Discworld was my favorite place to be.
— Robert Kazinsky (@RobertKazinsky) March 12, 2015
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Oh dear. It's being reported that Terry Pratchett has passed away. http://t.co/M9aI4zigGH
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) March 12, 2015
Death said it best but I imagine you're already bored of listening to him talk by now. RIP Terry Pratchett. pic.twitter.com/UP2QDRpzya
— ??? ????????? (@JoshLBarnett) March 12, 2015
"Imagination, not intelligence, made us human." – Terry Pratchett. pic.twitter.com/NUyUfFvHBz
— SYFY AUSTRALIA (@syfyAU) March 12, 2015
Terry Pratchett: such a loss. I admired him very much, and I was proud to feature on his T-shirt.
— Philip Pullman (@PhilipPullman) March 12, 2015
“Read with the mind-set of a carpenter looking at trees.” —Terry Pratchett http://t.co/Sms5aiP83E pic.twitter.com/uCfyfrypJa
— The Paris Review (@parisreview) March 12, 2015
When Terry Pratchett was knighted, he forged his own sword out of meteorite http://t.co/xwj1XYL3Nz pic.twitter.com/wDmuPoyxcR
— The Independent (@Independent) March 12, 2015
'If you don't turn your life into a story, you just become a part of someone else's story.' Terry Pratchett
— Laura Swainbank (@Laura_Swainbank) March 12, 2015
+BOAR RT @bspeed8: Happiest picture I've ever seen MT @TheIndyPeople http://t.co/N1fE0GBx0K pic.twitter.com/uMrMF0zJMS
— Mark Pesce (@mpesce) March 12, 2015
Vale Terry Pratchett. No doubt talking at length, with enormous curiosity and erudition to one of his own great characters, Death.
— Garth Nix (@garthnix) March 12, 2015
‘No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away.’ — Terry Pratchett
— ÆMarling (@AEMarling) March 12, 2015
https://twitter.com/halelaus/status/576128780957265921
In a gesture that could be a scene from one of the Discworld novels, an online petition asking Death to “reinstate” Terry Pratchett has been gaining signatures.
Petition to reinstate Terry Pratchett: https://t.co/gfmfh7Q2MO #BringBackPratchett
— fleetstreetfox (@fleetstreetfox) March 12, 2015
@fleetstreetfox he would have loved this.
— Dario Vacca (@dariquo1) March 12, 2015
#TerryPratchett's last interview with @jonsnowc4 – "A wise man thinks of death as a friend." https://t.co/XLjYT4v1wb
— Jonathan Miller (@millerC4) March 12, 2015
Terry Pratchett brought more joy to my life than any other author.
If you need me, I'll be hiding in my blanket fort for a while.
— Pat Rothfuss (@PatrickRothfuss) March 12, 2015
Rest in peace.
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