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Well. I've misread the thread title as "Terry Pratchett's dead" for months already, so I guess I was subconsciously expecting it. But still, drat. First Douglas Adams, now him, two of the formative authors of my teenage years (and on). I remember having read Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, then discovering Pratchett, and thinking "wow, this is like Douglas Adams, only much better!". I guess Rhianna Pratchett almost slipped up a couple of weeks ago when she tweeted something like "he may be gone but his books will live forever", and suddenly had to explain to everyone that, no, he aitnt dead. Well now he is. Bummer.
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Is Rhianna Pratchett a writer?
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 20:06 |
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Kurtofan posted:Is Rhianna Pratchett a writer? Yes, she wrote the most recent Tomb Raider game, a bunch of comics, and other stuff.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 20:07 |
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RIP Terry
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 20:07 |
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Kesper North posted:Yes, she wrote the most recent Tomb Raider game, a bunch of comics, and other stuff. I wouldn't mind if she wrote a few Discworld novels, it won't be the same but it would made me feel a bit.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 20:10 |
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DON’T THINK OF IT AS DYING, JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH. And I just started a reread of the whole Discworld series, too...
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 20:17 |
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They'd discussed it and I think the consensus was that they would collaborate on things like 'The Watch' TV series but she wouldn't want to write Discworld solo
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 20:19 |
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Oh precious katana posted:Well. I've misread the thread title as "Terry Pratchett's dead" for months already, so I guess I was subconsciously expecting it. But still, drat. First Douglas Adams, now him, two of the formative authors of my teenage years (and on). I remember having read Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, then discovering Pratchett, and thinking "wow, this is like Douglas Adams, only much better!". Good point. Can we have someone make really, really SURE that he's not holding a sign that says "I ATEN'T DEAD"?
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 20:25 |
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Total Meatlove posted:They'd discussed it and I think the consensus was that they would collaborate on things like 'The Watch' TV series but she wouldn't want to write Discworld solo Yeah. She's said she doesn't consider her writing good enough to do it justice.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 20:35 |
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"Admittedly we do err... but given where we started from, which was crawling up some beach somewhere... we actually haven't done that badly. And I would much rather be a rising ape than a falling angel."
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 20:47 |
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'When he announced the inaugural Terry Pratchett research fellowship in 2010, he insisted on a single word to be engraved on the trophy: 'strive'.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 20:52 |
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Really sad. Cannot deal.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 21:08 |
I just got the first book of the discworld series yesterday
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 21:16 |
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Damnit.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 21:17 |
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thatbastardken posted:Cannot deal.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 21:19 |
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GreyPowerVan posted:I just got the first book of the discworld series yesterday Enjoy the ride.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 21:19 |
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Mokinokaro posted:Yeah. She's said she doesn't consider her writing good enough to do it justice. Frankly she's right. Then again, there aren't many writers who could do it justice. Gaiman, perhaps.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 21:20 |
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Terry Pratchett was my absolute favourite author ever. It's not even close. Him and P.G. Wodehouse were the only authors whose books -- for lack of a better term -- made my brain tingle. I'd feel some kind of primal joy from their wordplay and turn of phrases that no other author has been able to achieve. Thanks for the thousands of laughs, Sir Terry, and rest in peace.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 21:21 |
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Just heard. I guess this means no cameo in CSI: Ankh-Morpork.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 21:28 |
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Jedit posted:A Little Advice For Life This is brilliant. When's it from?
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 21:30 |
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He should have lived into his loving nineties. A terrible loss.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 21:34 |
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This is very sad. My parents got me the first few Discworld book, and Truckers, for Christmas 1991. I was eleven years old. Since then, I've bought every one as soon as they came out. I used to wait until they were in paperback, then when I had a bit more cash, I bought them in hardback. He signed Soul Music for me, in Waterstones in Cardiff in 1995, I think it was. Rest in Peace, Pterry, and thanks for everything.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 21:36 |
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Jedit posted:A Little Advice For Life
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 21:37 |
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RIP you brilliant genius
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 21:38 |
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p0stal b0b posted:DON’T THINK OF IT AS DYING, JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH. That's from Good Omens. Don't forget to re-read that too.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 21:48 |
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Megazver posted:Frankly she's right. I really don't like this, even for crap authors, finish an unfinished work, fine. New books, no, stop, gently caress off, do your own thing. Rhianna seems like she gets it though, and I hope the watch series is good and does well.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 21:55 |
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Lake Effect posted:That's from Good Omens. Don't forget to re-read that too. The recent bbc radio play is pitch perfect, easily the best non-book pratchett
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 21:57 |
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RIP Terry, you'll be missed.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 21:58 |
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RIP He will be missed, but live on through his work. I will see to it that children do not forget him.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 21:58 |
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Discworld is great, and he was the better half of Good Omens. Sad day.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 22:38 |
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Gambrinus posted:This is brilliant. When's it from? When Pterry realised he would not be able to attend the 2014 Discworld Convention due to his failing health, he compiled a small book as a gift for the attendees. The book contains a dedication, a poem, two small fragments, an essay about Pterry by his PA Rob Wilkins, and the essay I typed here. You will not find one of these books for sale anywhere, or you should not, because all Pterry asked for in return for the gift was that we not sell them. Each book is individually numbered and there is a master list of who each one belongs to, so if one of them turns up on eBay we will know whose it is. However, I feel that what Pterry wrote deserves to be shared with more than the few hundred of us who were there. Jedit fucked around with this message at 10:14 on Mar 13, 2015 |
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"Wen considered the nature of time and understood that the universe is, instant by instant, re-created anew. Therefore, he understood, there is, in truth, no Past, only a memory of the Past. Blink your eyes, and the world you see next did not exist when you closed them. Therefore, he said, the only appropriate state of the mind is surprise. The only appropriate state of the heart is joy. The sky you see now, you have never seen before. The perfect moment is now. Be glad of it." - Thief of Time
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 22:41 |
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I'm going to start another Pterry book today. I'm thinking A Blink of the Screen.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 22:42 |
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Rest in peace Terry Thanks for all the beautiful words and sentiments
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 22:59 |
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Tonight I will light a candle, in the sure and certain knowledge that it will go out and the darkness return. But while it burns, I will remember.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 22:59 |
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I'll read his books again. Maybe give them away for someone else to discover. Then buy them over again fresh. Or leave the shelf space open for one of the many, many capable writers he has inspired. And I'll certainly strive. Thanks, Terry. It's been an honour.
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 23:03 |
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And I was thinking of reading one of his books again this morning. I burst in tears like I hadn't in year. RIP Terry Pratchett. Iceclaw fucked around with this message at 23:47 on Mar 12, 2015 |
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Jedit posted:When Pterry realised he would not be able to attend the 2014 Discworld Convention due to his failing health, he compiled a small book as a gift for the attendees. The book contains a dedication, a poem, two small fragments, an essay about Pterry by his PA Rob Milkins, and the essay I typed here. Would you mind sharing more?
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# ? Mar 12, 2015 23:20 |
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drat. Terry's books were a huge part of my life growing up. They still are, but at the time they were so different than anything else I had ever read. His books are funny, witty, and clever. They reveal so much about people. And they make you think! So here are two of my favorite quotes from Men at Arms. "Pride is all very well, but a sausage is a sausage." "It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness.”
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I saw the news, and I've been trying to think of something clever to say, the perfect quote, but I have nothing. All I can do is thank him for his writing. He's helped me through hard times, and made me a little bit better as a person besides. RIP Terry.
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