Fantasy Literature

Glassunion

(10,201 posts) Thu Mar 12, 2015, 03:43 PM Mar 2015

Sadly, Sir Terry Pratchett is no longer with us...

Excellent send off...
https://twitter.com/terryandrob/status/576036726046646272

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Sadly, Sir Terry Pratchett is no longer with us... (Original Post) Glassunion Mar 2015 OP

That was a lovely remark, indeed. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2015 #1

got the notice in the email :( PatrynXX Mar 2015 #2

All the little angel rise up, rise up pscot Mar 2015 #3

Don't forget to wear a sprig of lilac on the 25th of May Hekate Mar 2015 #7

I'll wear it in my hat band pscot Mar 2015 #8

Very sad catchnrelease Mar 2015 #4

Have you tried Wyrd Sisters? pscot Mar 2015 #5

No catchnrelease Mar 2015 #6

I love the witches. nt yellowdogintexas Mar 2015 #9

dixiegrrrrl

(60,175 posts)

1. That was a lovely remark, indeed.

Reply to Glassunion (Original post)

Thu Mar 12, 2015, 03:58 PM

Mar 2015

Very sad he has left us.
very good there is such a body of work to remember him by.

PatrynXX

(5,668 posts)

2. got the notice in the email :(

Reply to Glassunion (Original post)

Thu Mar 12, 2015, 04:03 PM

Mar 2015

but Far be it for Sir Terry to want us to be all sad like. we need a good party and Hogfather and The Color of Magic to be on blu ray !!!or bugger it!!!

pscot

(21,044 posts)

3. All the little angel rise up, rise up

Reply to Glassunion (Original post)

Thu Mar 12, 2015, 04:10 PM

Mar 2015

All the little angels rise up high

Hekate

(100,133 posts)

7. Don't forget to wear a sprig of lilac on the 25th of May

Reply to pscot (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 13, 2015, 04:17 AM

Mar 2015

Oh, bugrit

He will be so missed.

pscot

(21,044 posts)

8. I'll wear it in my hat band

Reply to Hekate (Reply #7)

Fri Mar 13, 2015, 12:04 PM

Mar 2015

catchnrelease

(2,164 posts)

4. Very sad

Reply to Glassunion (Original post)

Thu Mar 12, 2015, 04:21 PM

Mar 2015

I couldn't get into the disc world books much, but I loved the Wee Free Men series. Had hoped he would write more of them. A great loss.

pscot

(21,044 posts)

5. Have you tried Wyrd Sisters?

Reply to catchnrelease (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 12, 2015, 08:24 PM

Mar 2015

Sir Terry's witches are pretty wonderful.

catchnrelease

(2,164 posts)

6. No

Reply to pscot (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 12, 2015, 08:41 PM

Mar 2015

I know there were several of his witches in the WFM books, and yes, they are really fun. I'll have to check that one out. Thanks!

yellowdogintexas

(23,757 posts)

9. I love the witches. nt

Reply to catchnrelease (Reply #6)

Sun Mar 15, 2015, 10:15 PM

Mar 2015

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