jester1470 Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 very, very sad loved his stuff when i was youngerThe writer said he would continue to work on his latest bookAuthor Terry Pratchett is suffering from a rare form of early Alzheimer's disease, it has been revealed.He said in a statement that with forthcoming conventions and the need to inform his publishers it would have been "unfair to withhold the news".Discworld author Pratchett has sold more than 55 million books worldwide.The writer, 59, who gave the news on the website of Discworld artist Paul Kidby, said the condition was behind a "phantom stroke" earlier this year.He said: "I would have liked to keep this one quiet for a little while, but because of upcoming conventions and of course the need to keep my publishers informed, it seems to me unfair to withhold the news."I have been diagnosed with a very rare form of early onset Alzheimer's, which lay behind this year's 'phantom stroke'."He added: "We are taking it fairly philosophically down here and possibly with a mild optimism.The author said work was continuing on his latest book, Unseen Academicals."All other things being equal, I expect to meet most current and, as far as possible, future commitments but will discuss things with the various organisers," he said."Frankly, I would prefer it if people kept things cheerful, because I think there's time for at least a few more books yet."He told fans the statement should be interpreted as "I am not dead"."I will, of course, be dead at some future point, as will everybody else," he said."For me, this may be further off than you think. It's too soon to tell."I know it's a very human thing to say 'is there anything I can do', but in this case I would only entertain offers from very high-end experts in brain chemistry."Pratchett was made an OBE in 1998 for services to British literature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyboy Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 you can see only see 'terry pratchett has' on the front page page... i'm relieved to see he's not died o_O real shame, one of my favourite writers for a while; i think it's pretty admirable he's going to keep going with writing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain America Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Och naw. I loved his guards series of discworld books and still pick up his latest book anytime i have to fly anywhere. Always amusing and entertaining. Hope he finishes his book, and keeps going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Von Mondragon Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 According to Jack Herer, the best thing he could do, medically speaking, is to take up smoking weed morning, noon and night.MySpace.com - Jack Herer - 68 - Male - CANNABIS COUNTRY, CALIFORNIA - www.myspace.com/hempjackJack Herer - Chapter 6Jack Herer - Chapter 7Jack Herer - Chapter 10everyone should read the Emperors New Clothes, just to show the degree that the public has been lied to, and just how much politics have been played with peoples lives for the last 80 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Neutral Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Maybe his books will improve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyboy Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Maybe his books will improvecare to elaborate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Oh indeed, please do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain America Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Maybe his books will improveI wish your posts would improve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Denim.. Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 It'd be a shame to lose such a good author. Although I've not read one of his books for over 10 years now, I was right into the Discworld series back in the day and anything that got me reading was a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Neutral Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 care to elaborate?Terry Pratchett writes books in the style of Tom Clancy or vice versa whichever came first.I wish your posts would improve.LolLOLloL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyboy Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 haha, have you even read his books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Terry Pratchett writes books in the style of Tom Clancy or vice versa whichever came first.Your literature analysis leaves much to be desired Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseman Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Actually an amazing choice of author to compare stylewise with Terry Pratchett as I am hard pushed to think of an author even more unsuited to the comparison than Mr Clancy! Haver every Discworld book, amazingly consistent series and a wonderful mockery on society. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Von Mondragon Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 He has had his moments, mainly 'Small Gods' which was very good, but he is the apotheosis, the pinnacle if you will, of formulaic writing. I read one of his books of circa 5/6 years ago and it was guff, can't even remember which caracters it utilised.Still, I recommend that he gets on the weed pronto if he wants to keep his cells alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RF Scott Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 He has had his moments, mainly 'Small Gods' which was very good, but he is the apotheosis, the pinnacle if you will, of formulaic writing. I read one of his books of circa 5/6 years ago and it was guff, can't even remember which caracters it utilised.Still, I recommend that he gets on the weed pronto if he wants to keep his cells alive.Except, all that would do - if anything - is prolong the inevitable. Alzheimers doesn't just affect brain cells, his body will slowly shut down too. Though obviously, any relief from the disease is to be greatly welcomed, if it does indeed help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost Of Fudge Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 the last couple of books have been back up to standard. hurrah.i'm reading the science of the disc world II just now. it's a rather good read, if not exactly a novel, mixing up wizards with chapters discussing on quantum physics / alien lifeforms and the like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Stu Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 I loved his books, too. Very sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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