What is Terry Pratchett?
[[File:10.12.12TerryPratchettByLuigiNovi1.jpg|right|thumb|Terry Pratchett in 2012]] Sir '''Terry Pratchett''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] ('''Terence David John Pratchett'''; 28 April 1948 &ndash; 12 March 2015) was an [[English people|English]] author. He was known for his [[fantasy]] works, including the famous ''[[Discworld]]'' series. His first novel, ''[[The Carpet People]]'', was published in 1971. He was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s. He was born in [[Beaconsfield]], [[Buckinghamshire]], [[England]]. Pratchett died at his home in [[Broad Chalke]], [[Wiltshire]], England on 12 March 2015 from a severe chest infection with final complications from his [[Alzheimers]], aged 66.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11467688/Sir-Terry-Pratchett-dies-aged-66.html |title=Sir Terry Pratchett dies, aged 66 |first=Hannah |last=Furness |date=March 12, 2015 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |accessdate=12 March 2015}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == *[http://www.terrypratchettbooks.com/ TerryPratchettBooks.com] Official US site *[http://www.booksattransworld.co.uk/terrypratchett/ Transworld] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027135912/http://www.booksattransworld.co.uk/terrypratchett/ |date=2007-10-27 }} Official UK, Europe and Canada site *[http://www.terrypratchettbooks.org/ TerryPratchettBooks.org] Fan site {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pratchett, Terry}} [[Category:1948 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:English science fiction writers]] [[Category:English novelists]] [[Category:Writers from Buckinghamshire]]