Terry Pratchett
28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015
234 works in the book catalog catalog
Biography
Sir Terence David John Pratchett, OBE more commonly known as Terry Pratchett, was an English novelist, known for his frequently comical work in the fantasy genre. He is best-known for his popular and long-running Discworld series of comic fantasy novels. Pratchett's first novel, *The Carpet People*, was published in 1971, and since his first Discworld novel (*The Colour of Magic*) was published in 1983, he has written two books a year on average.
Pratchett was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s, and as of December 2007 had sold more than 55 million books worldwide, with translations made into 36 languages.
He is currently the second most-read writer in the UK, and seventh most-read non-US author in the US. In 2001 he won the Carnegie Medal for his young adult novel *The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents*.
Also published as: Sir Terence David John Pratchett, Pu lai qi
Most-read books
Good Omens
4.4 · 1990 · 1.1K want to read
The Colour of Magic
4 · 1983 · 683 want to read
Mort
4.2 · 1987 · 279 want to read
Guards! Guards!
4.3 · 1989 · 257 want to read
The Light Fantastic
4 · 1986 · 177 want to read
Small Gods
4.3 · 1992 · 197 want to read
Wyrd Sisters
4 · 1988 · 168 want to read
Equal Rites
4.1 · 1987 · 157 want to read
Reaper Man
4.3 · 1991 · 140 want to read
Wintersmith
4.1 · 2006 · 178 want to read
Hogfather
4.1 · 1996 · 134 want to read
Sourcery
3.9 · 1988 · 114 want to read
Making Money
4.4 · 2007 · 137 want to read
Going Postal
4.6 · 2004 · 114 want to read
Pyramids
3.8 · 1989 · 96 want to read
The Wee Free Men
4.3 · 1994 · 147 want to read
Witches Abroad
4.1 · 1991 · 104 want to read
Night Watch
4.5 · 2002 · 114 want to read
Interesting Times
4.2 · 1994 · 114 want to read
Men at Arms
4.3 · 1993 · 76 want to read
Soul Music
4.1 · 1994 · 94 want to read
Feet of Clay
4.5 · 1996 · 89 want to read
A Hat Full of Sky
4.5 · 2004 · 106 want to read
Thief of Time
4.2 · 2001 · 82 want to read