Gnu Terry Pratchett

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The Shepherd's Crown by Terry Pratchett | Waterstones.com

The Shepherd's Crown by Terry Pratchett | Waterstones.com

sirterrypratchett:

So the final Discworld title has been announced; it is going to be The Shepherd's Crown and will be the fifth installment in the Tiffany Aching series.

While I am delighted at another foray into Tiffany's life, I am also heartbroken that this will be the last new words we will get to read.

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I have been informed...

Today is, apparently, Sir Terry Pratchett day. In honour of the man, the magic, and his writing, I’ve decided to celebrate with one of my favourite quotes. It says so very much about the human condition. And it was in a footnote.

Every society needs a cry like [”Remember Koom Valley“], but only in a very few do they come out with the complete, unvarnished version, which is ‘Remember-the-atrocity-committed-against-us-last-time-that-will-excuse-the-atrocity-that-we’re-about-to-commit-today! And so on! Hurrah!’ —Sir Terry Pratchett,

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sundayswiththeilluminati:Sir Terry Pratchett awakens. A skeleton stands at his bedside, wearing a long black robe. He sits up. "Well, hang...

sundayswiththeilluminati:

Sir Terry Pratchett awakens. A skeleton stands at his bedside, wearing a long black robe. He sits up. “Well, hang on, let me get my hat,” he tells it.

The skeleton reaches into its robe. From abyssal depths it produces a heavy book bound in sheets of lead and night. It is the kind of book that gets stolen by a rugged adventurer from a temple with more spike-traps than the average house of worship contains. It is the kind of

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