RIP Terry Pratchett

[Gibbo]

BBC News - Fantasy author Pratchett dies aged 66

[pooley]

Was just about to post this. Very sad news. http://www.pjsmprints.com/

 

Taken from his twitter feed = Terry took Death’s arm and followed him through the doors and on to the black desert under the endless night

[Norphy]

;(

 

Easily my favourite author. No more Discworld

[Bezwick]

“No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away...”

[HarryMonkey]

Sad news but he has left a great legacy.

[localzuk]

Devastated. His books helped me through the toughest time in my life. A huge loss, one of the greatest authors of our age in my view.

[Dos_Box]

I'm very upset. He's my favorite author and the fact I'll never again be able to buy a new book by him is going to take some getting used to. I have all of his books going back to Pyramids in first editions. RIP Terry, thanks for all the good times Edited March 12, 2015 by Dos_Box

[ICTDirect_Dave]

RIP Terry! Sad news indeed!

 

Very few authors could write stories that would grip me as his did, and nobody could mix seriousness with humour nearly so well.

 

Farewell.

[Bromcom_John]

I want there to be a little sign on his coffin "I Ain'tnt dead"

 

RIP Sir Terry

[LosOjos]

Even though I knew he was ill, this still somehow came as a shock - really enjoyed the Discworld series and before I got in to those I loved the Johnny Maxwell trilogy.

 

A sad loss

[sonofsanta]

This is the very saddest of days.

 

Easily my favourite author, both the greatest satirist and the greatest storyteller of a generation.

 

As @Dos_Box says, knowing there'll never be another Discworld is a very strange (possibly turtle-shaped) sort of hole to suddenly have in my life. They have been a constant in my life; it wasn't Christmas if I didn't vanish for a day and a half after unwrapping the new Discworld book, re-appearing only once finished to open the rest of my presents.

 

I think I'll read a little more of Truckers to my boys tonight at bedtime than I need to, not for them to fall asleep, but for me to say goodbye.

[halbaradkenafin]

I'm going to re-read Pyramids, it was the first book of his I ever read and though it wasn't as good as many of his other book it got me started on them and I've never found another author who'd writing got me hooked in the same way.

[themightymrp]

Mort was the first one I ever read and he is by far my favourite author. I think I've got every book he did, including the old 'Strata', 'Dark side of the Sun' and the more recent 'The world of poo'

 

I will miss his books greatly

[elsiegee40]

Very, very sad news indeed. I have loved his writing from the start:(

[Trapper]

I do wonder whether he did take the assisted dying option

[sonofsanta]

I do wonder whether he did take the assisted dying option

 

From the article:

Despite campaigning for assisted suicide after his diagnosis, Sir Terry's publishers said he did not take his own life.

[Trapper]

Hmm saying it doesn't mean it's right. Remember anyone with him could be prosecuted...

[DMcCoy]

I'm going to re-read Pyramids, it was the first book of his I ever read and though it wasn't as good as many of his other book it got me started on them and I've never found another author who'd writing got me hooked in the same way.

 

You bastard!

[FeralAI]

Bugger- very sad may have to go and read them all again

[kearton]

I'm going to re-read Pyramids, it was the first book of his I ever read and though it wasn't as good as many of his other book it got me started on them and I've never found another author who'd writing got me hooked in the same way.

 

Pyramids has always been my favourite.

 

RIP Sir Pterry

[Gatt]

Gutted.. absolutely gutted

By far one of the best authors for a long time.

 

Only just started reading Raising Steam. And now I don't want to finish it too soon

 

AT LAST, SIR TERRY, WE MUST WALK TOGETHER

[Dos_Box]

The final tweets from Terry's account:

 

[elsiegee40]

The final tweets from Terry's account:

 

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The bit.ly link just before The End is to 127.0.0.1

[Gatt]

If anyone needs me, I'll be in L-Space

Terry will always be there...

[elsiegee40]

More quotes

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/03/12/terry-pratchett-dead-best-quotes_n_6856276.html?1426177758

 

This one's going in my sig

“Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.” - From Hogfather by Terry Pratchett