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Pratchett

/ ˈprætʃɪt /

noun

  1. Sir Terence ( David John ), known as Terry . born 1948, British writer, noted for his comic fantasy novels in the Discworld series

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Stamirowska said the name of Pathway’s architecture is inspired by the dragons in Terry Pratchett’s novel “Color of Magic,” which appear more frequently as the characters think about them.

In his memoir Dahl recalled various childhood exploits, including playing a prank with his friends on the local sweetshop owner Mrs Pratchett by putting a dead mouse in a gobstopper jar.

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Ten years ago, Sir Terry Pratchett died aged 66, eight years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

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A 20-year-old Terry Pratchett first walked into the office of the man who would become his first publisher and his agent in 1968.

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Sir Terry Pratchett must be considered to be a superb satirist, a brilliant, imaginative writer.

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