Terry Pratchett passes away, age 66

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**reds8n**

Via FB

It is with immeasurable sadness that we announce that author Sir Terry Pratchett has died.

The world has lost one of its brightest, sharpest minds. Rest in peace Sir Terry Pratchett

Breaking on the BBC :

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-31858156

Simply dreadful news, his books were a delight.

**Hulksmash**

Haven't read his stuff in years but that sucks. I remember them fondly from my youth

**Paradigm**

Truly tragic news. One of the finest minds in literary history, a simply quite brilliant man.

RIP.

**marv335**

Deeply depressing news.
A truly sad day.
The world is a little darker with his passing.

**Ouze**

Oh man, that sucks.

**jreilly89**

Never read his books, but heard he was a great guy.

**Tyr13**

Damn... I knew it would happen eventually, but still... he was a great man. Cant even remember how often I read and reread his books. :(
RIP

**Ashiraya**

First Nimoy, now Pratchett?

**ProtoClone**

Truly a sad day indeed.

I hope they bury him with his sword.

**Pete Melvin**

We all knew it wasnt so far away and yet it still is a shock.

Rest well knowing you made the world a better place.

**Wolfstan**

Hopefully the Nightwatch will report for duty a little bit early tonight so that they can raise a glass / tankard to his passing

**Skinnereal**

marv335 wrote:
Deeply depressing news.
A truly sad day.
The world is a little darker with his passing.

It helps that his work is left to brighten it up.

There's always one of his books at the side of the bed.

**kronk**

I've never read any of his books, but I've heard good things.

**Skullhammer**

"What happens now?" He asks
"THATS UPTO YOU" death replies in leaden tones.

a very sad day indeed.

**Ratius**

RIP.
His books really were inspiring. Created such a vibrant, engrossing and downright fun world.

**Knight**

Sadness. His writing style was one of a kind.

**Tannhauser42**

Sad news, but not wholly unexpected. I think I have almost every book he's written, but have not read more than a quarter of them. I hope Death made room for him on Binky.

**Mr. Burning**

Wolfstan wrote:
Hopefully the Nightwatch will report for duty a little bit early tonight so that they can raise a glass / tankard to his passing

No more pertinent remarks from Nobby Nobbs.

Or quotables by Vetinari.

'As they say, "If you would seek war, prepare for war."'
'I believe, my lord, the saying is "If you would seek peace, prepare for war,"' Leonard ventured.
Vetinari put his head on one side and his lips moved as he repeated the phrase to himself. Finally he said, 'No, no. I just don't see that one at all.'

**Soladrin**

Aww man, rule of three is doing it's thing again isn't it?

**Wyzilla**

Well, it's not so sad for him. He had Alzheimer's, and dying before that monstrosity sets in is a release more then anything else.

Sir Terry Pratchett died as Sir Terry Pratchett, and not as an empty husk of flesh devoid of complex thought or emotions.

**Co'tor Shas**

I just heard about this a minute ago. I'm still sort of in shock. He was, without a doubt in my mind, the best modern-day author there was or will be.

Let us just hope his death spoke in capital letters.

**Paradigm**

Co'tor Shas wrote:
I just heard about this a minute ago. I'm still sort of in shock. He was, without a doubt in my mind, the best modern-day author there was or will be.

Let us just hope his death spoke in capital letters.

It would appear it did. The announcement on Twitter:

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.

**Compel**

Paradigm wrote:

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.

That's twice now that I've been relatively sanguine about a passing, until I read someone's last tweets. - Then it starts to get to me.

**Ketara**

**Jazzhands**

Gutted. Can't bring myself to say any more except be at peace you wonderful man

**infinite_array**

Wyzilla wrote:
Well, it's not so sad for him. He had Alzheimer's, and dying before that monstrosity sets in is a release more then anything else.

Sir Terry Pratchett died as Sir Terry Pratchett, and not as an empty husk of flesh devoid of complex thought or emotions.

As devastating as his passing is for the literary world, I have to agree. Better for him to go out while he is still in control of his own faculties.

I found Pratchett's work in my late teens, and I'm still expanding my collection of his books. It's a shame the world will never get another Discworld novel right from the mind of the original author.

**Co'tor Shas**

This is really the first time that the death of someone I haven't personlly known has brought me to tears.

**lord_blackfang**

So the Game of Thrones will be left unfinished?

So long, and thanks for all the fish :(

**Redbeard**

I met him at a few book signings in the early 00s. At the time, Discworld still wasn't big in the US, and there weren't many of us at what were often small bookshops.

The last time, though, must have been after he 'broke through' - it was at Borders, and there was quite a line. He still remembered the few of us that had been at the smaller shops.

I remember, as a teenager, pestering my UK relatives to send me his books, because we couldn't buy them easily in the US.

I'm glad that, by all appearances, he got to choose how he went.

**SilverMK2**

Sad times. I have enjoyed his work over the course of pretty much my entire life.