Terry Pratchett
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| − | '''Sir Terry Pratchett'''<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7805143.stm Knighted New Year 2009]</ref> is a British fantasy writer and humorist/satirist. His best known books revolve around Discworld<sup>©</sup>, a world controlled by numerous gods where magic is real. Discworld is supported in space on the backs of four elephants, which in turn stand on the back of the Great A'Tuin, a gigantic turtle swimming through the vastness of space. Starting with ''The Colour of Magic'', the series features such characters as a scythe-carrying Death and a deadly piece of luggage with legs. Unseen University is where wizards receive their training (a takeoff on the name for university courses operated by correspondence, local tutorials and broadcasts on the BBC in Britain and available world wide).
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| − | It is not impossible that the Discworld series was one of the influences absorbed by the author of the popular Harry Potter series.
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| − | Among his other notable works is the series of [[popular science]] ''[[Science of Discworld]]'' books (written in collaboration with Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen), based on explaining common scientific principles by contrasting the real world with Discworld<sup>©</sup>.
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| − | He is also a figurehead of a campaign to save the Orang Outan. The librarian of the Unseen University is a wizard who was changed into an orangutan in one of the accidents that frequently take place among the careless and somewhat incompetent university wizards.
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| − | News was released on 12 Dec 2007 that he is suffering from Early Onset Alzheimers.
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| − | He received an Order of the British Empire (Commander) on New Year's Day, 2009.
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| − | Sir Terrence is a confirmed atheist.
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| − | Pratchett is incredible. I mean, seriously, the man is amazing.
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| − | ==See Also==
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| − | *[[Science fiction]]
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| − | *[[Fun:Scientific Geoterrapinism]]
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| − | *[[Pascal's Wager]]
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| − | == Footnotes==
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| − | {{DEFAULTSORT:Prachett, Terry}}
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| − | [[Category:Authors]][[Category:Science fiction]]
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Revision as of 20:27, 18 August 2009
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