Sir Terry Pratchett OBE ( Terence David John Pratchett ; 28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English author. He was known for his fantasy works, including the famous Discworld series. His first novel, The Carpet People , was published in 1971. He was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s. He was born in Beaconsfield , Buckinghamshire , England .

Pratchett died at his home in Broad Chalke , Wiltshire , England on 12 March 2015 from a severe chest infection with final complications from his Alzheimers , aged 66. ^[1]

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• TerryPratchettBooks.com Official US site
• Transworld Archived 2007-10-27 at the Wayback Machine Official UK, Europe and Canada site
• TerryPratchettBooks.org Fan site

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