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Sir Terence David John "Terry" Pratchett, OBE (born 28 April 1948) is an English author of fantasy novels, especially comical works. He is best known for the Discworld series of about 40 volumes. 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. His latest Discworld book, Snuff, was at the time of its release the third-fastest-selling hardback adult-audience novel since records began in the United Kingdom, selling 55,000 copies in the first three days.
Pratchett was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s, and has sold over 70 million books worldwide in 37 languages. He is currently the second most-read writer in the UK, and seventh most-read non-US author in the US.
Pratchett was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 and was knighted for services to literature in the 2009 New Year Honours. In 2001 he won the annual Carnegie Medal for The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents, the first Discworld book marketed for children.
In December 2007, Pratchett announced that he was suffering from early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Subsequently he made a substantial public donation to the Alzheimer's Research Trust, and filmed a programme chronicling his experiences with the disease for the BBC.
Pratchett was born in 1948 in Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire, England, the only child of David and Eileen Pratchett, of Hay-on-Wye. His family moved to Bridgwater, Somerset briefly in 1957, following which he passed his eleven plus exam in 1959, earning him a place in John Hampden Grammar School. Pratchett described himself as a "non-descript student", and in his Who's Who entry, credits his education to the Beaconsfield Public Library.
His early interests included astronomy; he collected Brooke Bond tea cards about space, owned a telescope and wanted to be an astronomer, but lacked the necessary mathematical skills. However, this led to an interest in reading British and American science fiction. In turn, this led to attending science fiction conventions from about 1963/4, which stopped when he got his first job a few years later. His early reading included the works of H. G. Wells and Arthur Conan Doyle and "every book you really ought to read" which he now regards as "getting an education".
Pratchett had his first breakthrough in 1968, when working as a journalist. He came to interview Peter Bander van Duren, co-director of a small publishing company. During the meeting, Pratchett mentioned he had written a manuscript, The Carpet People. Bander van Duren and his business partner, Colin Smythe (of Colin Smythe Ltd Publishers) published the book in 1971, with illustrations by Pratchett himself. The book received strong, if few reviews. The book was followed by the science fiction novels The Dark Side of the Sun, published in 1976, and Strata, published in 1981.
After various positions in journalism, in 1980 Pratchett became Press Officer for the Central Electricity Generating Board in an area which covered three nuclear power stations. He later joked that he had demonstrated "impeccable timing" by making this career change so soon after the Three Mile Island nuclear accident in Pennsylvania, U.S., and said he would "write a book about my experiences, if I thought anyone would believe it".
Terry Pratchett married his wife Lyn in 1968, and they moved to Rowberrow, Somerset in 1970. Their daughter Rhianna Pratchett, who is also a writer, was born there in 1976. In 1993 the family moved to a village north-west of Salisbury, Wiltshire, where they currently live. He lists his recreations as "writing, walking, computers, life". He describes himself as a humanist and is a Distinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association and an Honorary Associate of the National Secular Society. He is the patron of the Friends of High Wycombe Library.
Pratchett is well known for his penchant for wearing large, black fedora hats, as seen on the inside back covers of most of his books. His style has been described as "more that of urban cowboy than city gent."
Concern for the future of civilisation has prompted him to install five kilowatts of photovoltaic cells (for solar energy) at his house. In addition, his interest in astronomy since childhood has led him to build an observatory in his garden. An asteroid (127005 Pratchett) is named after him.
About author and audiobooks:
Discworld Series
Terry Pratchett - The Colour Of Magic (read by Nigel Planer)
Terry Pratchett - The Light Fantastic (read by Nigel Planer)
Terry Pratchett - Equal Rites (read by Celia Imrie)
Terry Pratchett - Mort (read by Nigel Planer)
Terry Pratchett - Sourcery (read by Nigel Planer)
Terry Pratchett - Wyrd Sisters (read by Celia Imrie)
Terry Pratchett - Pyramids (read by Nigel Planer)
Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! (read by Nigel Planer)
Terry Pratchett - Eric (read by Stephen Briggs)
Terry Pratchett - Moving Pictures (read by Nigel Planer)
Terry Pratchett - Reaper Man (read by Nigel Planer)
Terry Pratchett - Witches Abroad (read by Nigel Planer)
Terry Pratchett - Small Gods (read by Tony Robinson)
Terry Pratchett - Lords And Ladies (read by Nigel Planer)
Terry Pratchett - Men At Arms (read by Nigel Planer)
Terry Pratchett - Soul Music (read by Nigel Planer)
Terry Pratchett - Interesting Times (read by Nigel Planer)
Terry Pratchett - Maskerade (read by Nigel Planer)
Terry Pratchett - Feet Of Clay (read by Nigel Planer)
Terry Pratchett - Hogfather (read by Nigel Planer)
Terry Pratchett - Jingo (read by Nigel Planer)
Terry Pratchett - The Last Continent (read by Nigel Planer)
Terry Pratchett - Carpe Jugulum (read by Nigel Planer)
Terry Pratchett - The Fifth Elephant (read by Stephen Briggs)
Terry Pratchett - The Truth (read by Stephen Briggs)
Terry Pratchett - Thief Of Time (read by Tony Robinson)
Terry Pratchett - The Last Hero (read by Stephen Briggs)
Terry Pratchett - The Amazing Maurice And His Educated Rodents (read by Stephen Briggs)
Terry Pratchett - Night Watch (read by Stephen Briggs)
Terry Pratchett - The Wee Free Men (read by Stephen Briggs)
Terry Pratchett - Monstrous Regiment (read by Stephen Briggs)
Terry Pratchett - A Hat Full Of Sky (read by Stephen Briggs)
Terry Pratchett - Going Postal (read by Stephen Briggs)
Terry Pratchett - Thud! (read by Stephen Briggs)
Terry Pratchett - Wintersmith (read by Stephen Briggs)
Terry Pratchett - Making Money (read by Stephen Briggs)
Terry Pratchett - Unseen Academicals (read by Stephen Briggs)
Terry Pratchett - I Shall Wear Midnight (read by Stephen Briggs)
Terry Pratchett - Snuff (read by Stephen Briggs)
Code:
http://rapidgator.net/file/21b5d17ab8aa248ab19bb6da94541045/The_Colour_Of_Magic.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/752423a40315baacffdcf0c4ae8d690f/The_Light_Fantastic.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/dfb9a666bb93af9fb6dfb9d8a5991067/Equal_Rites.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/c96e35ff9c8e4f994e107aa7c49d8715/Mort.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/b7e354eb5bd753ae378cb3d928ce9fb9/Sourcery.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/4cc7784d045c8bae3dfd4e4039168ae0/Wyrd_Sisters.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/f6009de75d59ef7f4e1fbad3e5575dd2/Pyramids.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/3a499843ac4efecf83804fc53bdb90e2/Guards_Guards.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/37410246557a18bdd7ef88231822d44c/Eric.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/6ee435128bbedc1ba0638c8131fad940/Moving_Pictures.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/0c42ab1cbac25a3c1c0fedfb72da27c4/Reaper_Man.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/1cb36f211ef86142d054440f2c67f93c/Witches_Abroad.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/6c39bdb74c136ce1238cdedd9fe50009/Small_Gods.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/c2f0b3360e8cd6a35824348f89dd2ba7/Lords_And_Ladies.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/66a9a3d0230750ea1379a6f79bd41754/Men_At_Arms.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/fab860a3b2b2f7072c4d3b985a91f371/Soul_Music.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/4d810f7c6b00f459ff7f347f01b15a4c/Interesting_Times.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/47b2cbb5a713d467e39011fe6402ee0c/Maskerade.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/1a4163fa6d2d05bb91d45e53fff67399/Feet_Of_Clay.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/4e29377bb59c261a63b6eb3d58cf4b58/Hogfather.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/80ae5dae75ad54a56f9ee5ee1cc8b6f9/Jingo.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/24d848aeeb82f30eac746ce8aaf9398b/The_Last_Continent.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/9a63ea9f75b8633d9503effbb01e2a3a/Carpe_Jugulum.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/6fcc7d6c2ce99d6373ace2b8902c3523/The_Fifth_Elephant.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/543b730ee60f1c0108d8e0b408af66a0/The_Truth.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/5b730ba33ced5f54fc8919961fa53db3/Thief_Of_Time.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/8931f66f5af7858df970ae2cd69745cf/The_Last_Hero.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/0fd1b4a7249d851ea66ec9f2e15fc9ee/The_Amazing_Maurice_And_His_Educated_Rodents.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/2a1f136fe7f0b65dce821ed6daaf53b9/Night_Watch.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/49a64abb489818b71ac66c614d6067c6/The_Wee_Free_Men.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/215156bec7e4ee9b355253dce30ddfe9/Monstrous_Regiment.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/3d774082f984ec95fd6cc525407741d4/A_Hat_Full_Of_Sky.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/5f1377e01891adce3381493c60235bc3/Going_Postal.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/ce5d1c5af4f59a334e925b18977cdb17/Thud.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/124bd12b116cc5be551a206d377b99e3/Wintersmith.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/09a1b9548f8278f3bd62d681accf99ab/Making_Money.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/1d3886f12ce773e966621df2fc7f2a04/Unseen_Academicals.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/7a375786d8b66f3e857687ccbea2f4c3/I_Shall_Wear_Midnight.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/b6d906247cb6d3cbcdbc8881cc66cb25/Snuff.rar.html |
Bromeliad Trilogy
Terry Pratchett - Truckers
Terry Pratchett - Diggers
Terry Pratchett - Wings
Code:
http://rapidgator.net/file/b301f31180294202723231e6c891b960/Truckers.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/0a726cc71a02110cebe61e1c8508ee0a/Diggers.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/604efc141d05fd44364e1942c0e64081/Wings.rar.html |
Johnny Maxwell
Terry Pratchett - Only You Can Save Mankind (read by Richard Mitchley)
Terry Pratchett - Johnny And The Dead (read by Richard Mitchley)
Terry Pratchett - Johnny And The Bomb (read by Richard Mitchley)
Code:
http://rapidgator.net/file/c1721bf6c1c64d3b3402018b17e1ba82/Only_You_Can_Save_Mankind.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/5dbff04c41d9ea39e953f0af2a6c00ba/Johnny_And_The_Dead.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/bc5c686a1004f60ffa4b9d9ab9d189e3/Johnny_And_The_Bomb.rar.html |
Novels
Terry Pratchett - The Carpet People (read by Tony Robinson)
Terry Pratchett - Dark Side Of The Sun (read by Stephen Briggs)
Terry Pratchett - Strata (read by Stephen Briggs)
Terry Pratchett - Good Omens (read by Jack Carol)
Terry Pratchett - Nation (read by Stephen Briggs)
Terry Pratchett - The Long Earth (read by Michael Fenton-Stevens)
Terry Pratchett - Dodger (read by Stephen Briggs)
Code:
http://rapidgator.net/file/0f5c038f4134153842fe3e0b54921ba3/The_Carpet_People.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/8378d6d771d870ff9554da6271a5a2f1/Dark_Side_Of_The_Sun.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/cc5ba10c93a3a89961293136415509ae/Strata.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/c73b68ac374dfe548f8793c661d84ad6/Good_Omens.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/497d5a5477e01a2b4314383b14a922fc/Nation.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/a5855a245e38cc5ca33e88446c0a2426/The_Long_Earth.rar.html
http://rapidgator.net/file/529a04a1e580ef759b844a10ca698965/Dodger.rar.html |
Others
Terry Pratchett - The Science Of Discworld (read by Michael Fenton-Stevens and Stephen Briggs)
Code:
http://rapidgator.net/file/f9974c8e915b6ee20a390f64b980b927/The_Science_Of_Discworld__Revised_Edition.rar.html |
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