Terry Pratchett appreciation thread

Baneposting and good writing are natural opposites

You should remove the menhir you have up your ass, it'll help you understand

I recently (well, kinda, past six months) had the pleasure of reading Carpet People.

The version I read (I don't know if it's every version or a reprint) claimed to be a collaboration between Terry Prachett, 16, and Sir Terry Prachett, 40. I also found it remarkably good for a rather small-scale and woolly setting.

Goddamn, I miss him.

Oh, and pretty clearly a spiritual precursor to Nation, I think.

I wrote to him on World Book Day back when I was 12 and lived in England. He gave a personal reply and a signed photo, which I still have well over a decade later.
I absolutely love his books. One day I hope to read The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents to my kids.
Night Watch has to be the book I've read more than any other. If anyone's getting into the Discworld novels and is enjoying them then I highly recommend the City Watch sub-series.

pic related. Nevertheless, as good as Pratchett is, I'm not sure if an appreciation thread for a novelist qualifies as Veeky Forums related.

Are those teardrops on the photo?

Guards, guards!

His passing was not taken lightly in this household.

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