Williamsburg Regional Library

The magic of Terry Pratchett, Marc Burrows

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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The magic of Terry Pratchett

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Marc Burrows

The Magic Of Terry Pratchett is the first full biography of Sir Terry Pratchett ever written. Sir Terry was Britain's best-selling living author*, and before his death in 2015 had sold more than 85 million copies of his books worldwide. Best known for the Discworld series, his work has been translated into 37 languages, and performed as plays on every continent in the world, including Antarctica. Journalist, comedian and Pratchett fan Marc Burrows delves into the back story of one of UK's most enduring and beloved authors, from his childhood in the Chiltern Hills, to his time as a journalist, and the journey that would take him - via more than sixty best-selling books - to an OBE, a knighthood and national treasure status. The Magic Of Terry Pratchett is the result of painstaking archival research alongside interviews with friends and contemporaries who knew the real man under the famous black hat, helping to piece together the full story of one of British literature's most remarkable and beloved figures for the very first time. * Now disqualified on both counts

Once upon a time -- The young writer -- The journalist's apprentice -- The Carpet people and other stories -- There and back again -- Dark sides and Disc worlds -- The Colour of magic -- Tripping the light fantastic -- Going overground -- When shall we three meet again? -- The children's writer -- The Satanic Verses : the making of a cult classic -- We need to talk about Kevins -- The nineties and Discworld mania -- A little respect -- Rats, cats, chalk and cheese -- The embuggerance -- The knight's tale -- Ever after -- Epilogue: cigarettes

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