Terry Pratchett passes away at 66

[QuintonB]

Discworld author Terry Pratchett passes away

Fantasy writer Terry Pratchett, creator of the “Discworld” series and author of more than 70 books, has died at the age of 66.

 

[Park@82]

I think Gary was a big fan.

RIP

 

[absynth]

A great Author moved on.You will be missed.

 

[Jase]

RIP. Thank you for your humour Terry. You filled many of my hours with it.

 

[LazyLion]

I think Gary was a big fan.

RIP

Myself, Ponder, The Librarian, ... there's a bunch of fans on this forum!

 

[Solitude]

RIP Terry. You enriched the world with your books.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Rip...

He will be sorely missed and his view on reality made many a day a more enjoyable experience.

 

[KleinBoontjie]

RIP, I was also a big fan. Have a big collection of his books.

 

[Compton_effect]

Aw ****. RIP Sir Terry. The world has lost a great man.

I still remember the first day I picked up one of his books - Pyramids. I read it one sitting, went back to the library before closing and took out 4 more.

 

[Compton_effect]

He was suffering from a very specialized form of Alzheimers that was affecting his visual cortex.
He could still see, but not recognize things. Imagine turning around and looking at your desk, and not being able to distinguish between your coffee cup and your laptop.

 

[MisterFortySomething]

RIP you wonderful, magical man.

The last three tweets from his twitter account couldn't have been more apt or sadder:

First tweet:

AT LAST, SIR TERRY, WE MUST WALK TOGETHER.

Second tweet:

Terry took Death’s arm and followed him through the doors and on to the black desert under the endless night.

Third tweet:

The End.

http://www.channel24.co.za/News/International/This-is-how-Terry-Pratchetts-death-was-announced-on-his-Twitter-account-20150312

 

[Sinbad]

RIP you wonderful, magical man.

The last three tweets from his twitter account couldn't have been more apt or sadder:

First tweet:

AT LAST, SIR TERRY, WE MUST WALK TOGETHER.

Second tweet:

Terry took Death’s arm and followed him through the doors and on to the black desert under the endless night.

Third tweet:

The End.

http://www.channel24.co.za/News/International/This-is-how-Terry-Pratchetts-death-was-announced-on-his-Twitter-account-20150312

Fck. That set me off. :'(

 

[Arzy]

Not ashamed to admit, I actually cried reading the tweets. The world has lost something special today. There were so many stories still to be told...

 

[Compton_effect]

'I would have preferred the Death of Rats actually.'
'I KNOW. BUT THE CAT WAS A BIT OF A BOTHER...'
'Ah. I understand. Now - are you sure Mustard can't come to the other side?'
'YES. MUSTARD IS FROM... SOMEWHERE ELSE. BUT GOOD BEER DOES COME OVER.'
'And Brandy?'
'JUST FOR YOU TERRY. JUST FOR YOU.'

 

[MisterFortySomething]

I just had to call my 80 year old mother and tell her that her favourite author passed away.
She's actually handling it better than I am.

 

[Compton_effect]

"No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away."

-Terry Pratchett, "Reaper Man"

My daughter is almost old enough to read the Bromeliad Trilogy on her own.
I think I'll start reading it to her tonight.

 

[Compton_effect]

The sun goes down upon the Ankh,
And slowly, softly fades -
Across the Drum; the Royal Bank;
The River-Gate; the Shades.

A stony circle's closed to elves;
And here, where lines are blurred,
Between the stacks of books on shelves,
A quiet 'Ook' is heard.

A copper steps the city-street
On paths he's often passed;
The final march; the final beat;
The time to rest at last.

He gives his badge a final shine,
And sadly shakes his head -
While Granny lies beneath a sign
That says: 'I aten't dead.'

The Luggage shifts in sleep and dreams;
It's now. The time's at hand.
For where it's always night, it seems,
A timer clears of sand.

And so it is that Death arrives,
When all the time has gone...
But dreams endure, and hope survives,
And Discworld carries on.

Ok. I just lost it after reading this on Reddit

 

[bruce_the_loon]

Ook!

*Lights to a banana to chase away the sudden darkness*

 

[Suspect99]

no more Ook

 

[Nick333]

RIP.

Time to start with Colour of Magic and read them all again. Again.