Talk:1498: Terry Pratchett

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Many were the books of Terry Pratchet... and I haven't read any of them. RIP Sir Terry. 108.162.249.187 08:22, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

RIP Sir Terry :'( 141.101.106.149 10:17, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

It is so sad. He was ill with early onset Alzheimer's the last eight years, and he still continued to write about a new book each year, and also four in the The Long Earth series together with Stephen Baxter. I have read almost all his books, only waiting for the latest books to come out in paper back. His Discworld series is monumental, and almost all of the 40 books are worth reading, and most of the times the series just got better and better from book to book. Might just begin reading them all again, once I have gotten hold of and read the last published book Raising Steam. (One last(?) book will be out in the fall, as will the last of the Long Earth series. But here another author are there to finish any loose ends). You will be missed, and thanks to Randall for making this comic. RIP. --Kynde (talk) 10:23, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

I hadnt seen the news but the moment i saw the Title i knew what had prompted this xkcd. RIP and thank you. Plm-qaz snr (talk) 12:07, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

There was a comic that included a speculation on how much shelf space to leave for Terry Pratchett books, but I can't remember which one. Can anyone else remember and add a link? Jasqm (talk) 13:44, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

It seems to be http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/625:_Collections -boB (talk) 14:33, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

Not sure if it has been mentioned, but there is an optical illusion in this strip; the corners between frames look like they have dark circles in them. Kirdneh (talk) 15:28, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

The thing about Terry Pratchett's books, especially his Discworld series, is that you don't know how much you've read until you look at the series as a whole. I mean, I've *only* read all the Rincewind books, the City Watch books, most of the Weatherwax witch books, a couple of the one-shots, the Moist von Lipwig books, the Death books, etc. You don't realize how far you've come until you stop and turn around to look at where you've been. RIP Sir Terry Pratchett.--108.162.216.80 15:32, 13 March 2015 (UTC)