Terry Pratchett, beloved author dies - Page 1
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author: daqq
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 12, 2015, 05:11:42 pm
content: A beloved author, father to a great, flat world dies at the age of 66:http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31858156To whom ever has not read his books yet, I advise you pick one up.

author: Balaur
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 12, 2015, 05:45:30 pm
content: I absolutely love the Discworld from Terry Pratchett and the Culture series from Iain M. Banks.And we lost both of them prematurely. It's really regrettable!Code:AT LAST, SIR TERRY, WE MUST WALK TOGETHER.Terry took Death’s arm and followed him through the doors and on to the black desert under the endless night.The End.(Last tweets from Pratchett's Twitter account)

author: Mechanical Menace
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 12, 2015, 05:57:03 pm
content: I haven't been this upset since 1992

author: Neilm
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 12, 2015, 07:03:39 pm
content: A spokesperson for the librarians association issued a statement. He said "OOK"

author: rolycat
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 12, 2015, 08:22:55 pm
content: Clutching my Holy Anorankh in search of comfort...+++Divide By Cucumber Error. Please Reinstall Universe And Reboot +++

author: dexters_lab
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 12, 2015, 08:39:06 pm
content: a very sad loss, but what a wonderful legacy to leave behind

author: JoeN
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 12, 2015, 08:40:41 pm
content: Quote from: Mechanical Menace on March 12, 2015, 05:57:03 pmDouglas Adams died in 2001.

author: Mechanical Menace
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 12, 2015, 10:02:02 pm
content: Quote from: JoeN on March 12, 2015, 08:40:41 pmTrue, but didn't get to me as much as Asimov.

author: rolycat
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 12, 2015, 10:37:34 pm
content: Quote from: Mechanical Menace on March 12, 2015, 10:02:02 pmBut Arthur C. Clarke didn't die until 2008, and he was the best science fiction writer in the world - it must be true, because Asimovsaid soI think Pterry may have been the best fantasy writer in the world in terms of sheer enjoyment - his supposedly light comedies had philosophical depth and brilliant characterisation that makes them more pleasurable to re-read than any other books I know.His science fiction was excellent as well - particularly Strata.Quote from: Terry Pratchett

author: Mechanical Menace
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 12, 2015, 10:55:21 pm
content: Quote from: rolycat on March 12, 2015, 10:37:34 pmI'm not denying anyone's greatness lol, and if you're going on pure hardness of the hard sci-fi Clarke wins. But I find Asimov's writing style and characters more personable. I'm not saying I'm right and everyone else is wrong but to me Clarke may have been the better sci-fi writer but Asimov was the better writer...And limericks, I love limericksEDIT: And bad puns.

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 12, 2015, 11:13:58 pm
content: The Turtle keeps on moving.

author: rolycat
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 12, 2015, 11:31:11 pm
content: Quote from: Mechanical Menace link=topic=44431.msg628253#msg628253Well, here's one (not lecherous, I'm afraid):Many writers have gone to their rest- Terry Pratchett was one of the best.With dwarfs, trolls and elvesHe showed us ourselvesWith fabulous wit and true zest.Quote from: Terry Pratchett

author: BillyD
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 13, 2015, 12:11:56 am
content: And on the same day in Ireland, legendary old-school DJ and all round gentleman Tony Fenton also passed away.Two great losses. RIP.

author: Sigmoid
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 13, 2015, 02:29:22 pm
content: If you don't know which book to pick up first, my bids are onGoing Postal.It's one of his best in a general artistic / storytelling sense, and has a pretty cool information technology and corporate drama storyline.

author: AdShea
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 13, 2015, 02:58:41 pm
content: Going Postal is a good start. The reddit has made a nice map of where the storylines go and what good starting places are.

author: BillyD
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 13, 2015, 04:25:27 pm
content: Wow that's a lot of books, didn't realise there were so many, although personally I felt some of them were becoming a little repetitive as you move from left to right.I don't see Strata on that map, it's a very clever science fiction rendition of the disk world and it's relation to Earth thousands of years into the future. Well recommended.

author: rolycat
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 13, 2015, 04:32:09 pm
content: Quote from: BillyD on March 13, 2015, 04:25:27 pmStrata isn't a Discworld novel - it was written a couple of years before The Colour of Magic, the first of the Discworld books. Pterry re-used the idea of a flat world in his fantasy work.

author: Mechanical Menace
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 13, 2015, 04:33:02 pm
content: Quote from: BillyD on March 13, 2015, 04:25:27 pmI found that with the Rincewind ones after Eric.QuoteAh, well you see while Strata is set upon a disc shaped world, it isn't in the Discworld.

author: Dave Turner
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 13, 2015, 09:18:17 pm
content: I bought all his books from the start. I've even had to repurchase some due to non-returns,some due to over reading so that pages fell out due to the grotty glue and lack of stitching pages.Not all of the books were up to his best, as he alluded to to himself, but even they were a good read.He will be sorely missed not only by his family, but also by his fans and those who were lucky enough to meet him in person.