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.
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Samuel Vimes (Fictitious character), Carrot Ironfoundersson (Fictitious character), Fred Colon (Fictitious character), Havelock Vetinari (Fictitious character), Nobby Nobbs (Fictitious character), Granny Weatherwax (Fictional character), The Librarian (Fictitious character), Death, Detritus (Troll; Fictitious character), Gaspode (Fictitious character), Lobsang, Magrat Garlick (Fictional character), Mustrum Ridcully, Nanny Ogg, Sybil Ramkin (Fictitious character), Angua von Überwald (Fictitious character), Joshua Valienté, Reg Shoe (Fictitious character), Rincewind, Rincewind (Fictitious character), Agnes Nitt (Fictional character), Albert, C.M.O.T. Dibbler (Fictitious character), Cheery Littlebottom (Fictitious character), Cohen the Barbarian (Fictitious character)Time
1990-, 1970-, 19th century, 2040, 2045, 2052, 2070-2071, Discworld, Victoria, 1837-1901, discworldID Numbers
- OLID: OL25712A
- Amazon ID: B000AQ0NN8
- BookBrainz: 7638da5d-7175-41da-b6bc-493cfcc92839
- GoodReads: 1654
- ISNI: 0000000121401960
- Integrated Authority File (GND): 119252880
- IMDb: nm0695332
- Inventaire: wd:Q46248
- Library of Congress Names: n81047837
- LibraryThing: pratchettterry
- MusicBrainz: 44f85621-f8db-45dd-93de-e9f069d28d7d
- Storygraph: 79e1fcbf-ab67-4e33-a8bd-9ecf3caf5a9c
- VIAF: 76382712
- Wikidata: Q46248
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- Pratchett Terry
- PRATCHETT TERRY
- T Pratchett
- T. Pratchett
- Terence David John Pratchett
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