• Tema teosed on tuntud ohjeldamatu huumori ja kõige pilamise poolest. See on temast teinud Eesti viimaste aastate ühe enim müüdud autori. Üle poole tema senisest loomingust kuulub Kettamaailma sarja. Kettamaailma tuntuimad liinid on võlur Rincewindi, linnavahtide ja nõidade liinid. Samuti on Pratchett kirjutanud sarja raamatuid Noomidest. • Pratchett abiellus 1968 Lyniga ning elas temaga 1970–1993 Somersetis ja alates 1993 Wiltshire'is. Nende tütar Rhianna Pratchett, kes on samuti kirjanik, sündis 1976. • 2001. aastal külastas Pratchett Eestit. • 2007. aastal diagnoositi Pratchettil Alzheimeri tõbi, mille järel on temast saanud üks tuntumaid dementsusravi väljatöötamise eest võitlejaid ja eutanaasia legaliseerimise pooldajaid. • 31. detsembril 2008 tõsteti Pratchett aadliseisusse. Looming • "The Carpet People“ "Truckers“ "Diggers“ "Wings“ "Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate
Carry Kangur Tartu Ülikool Terry Prachett · Born 28 April, 1948 · Beaconsfield, England · Early interests: astronomy, collected tea cards about space. Which led him to science fiction! · Published his first story "The Hades Business" at the age of 13 · Left school when he was 17 to start a career as a journalist Terry Prachett · Married with Lyn in 1968 · Their daughter Rhianna is also a writer · Was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease · Was knighted in 2009 · Made himself a sword! · Has a observatory in his garden The Truckers · First published in 1988 · Between Fantasy and Sci-Fi · First book in the Bromeliad Trilogy · Children's book · Also for grown-ups · Humorous and easy to read The Truckers · Setting: Between 1980s and 1990s