Author: Terry Pratchett
Alternate names: Pratchett Terry; PRATCHETT TERRY; T Pratchett; T. Pratchett; Terence David John Pratchett; Pu lai qi (Pratchett, Terry); terry pratchett; TERRY PRATCHETT
Title: Sir
Born: 28 April 1948
Died: 12 March 2015
Bio: 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*.