Sir Terry Pratchett is a publishing phenomenon. Among his many prizes
and citations are the World Fantasy Life Achievement Award, the
Carnegie
Medal, the BSFA Award, eight honorary doctorates and, of
course, a
knighthood. In 2012, he won a BAFTA for his documentary on
the subject
of assisted suicide, 'Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die'. He
is the
author of fifty bestselling books but is best known for the
globally
renowned Discworld series.
The first Discworld novel, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983, and the series is still going strong almost three decades later. Four Discworld novels - Hogfather, Going Postal, The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic
- have been adapted for television, with more to follow. His books
have
sold approximately 85 million copies worldwide (but who's
counting?),
and been translated into forty languages.
In 2007, Terry Pratchett was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's Disease. He died in 2015.