ragernok2002 Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Some terrible news for fans of Discworld creator Terry Pratchett has been diagnosed with Alzheimers. From his website Folks, 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". We are taking it fairly philosophically down here and possibly with a mild optimism. For now work is continuing on the completion of Nation and the basic notes are already being laid down for 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. Frankly, I would prefer it if people kept things cheerful, because I think there's time for at least a few more books yet ) PS I would just like to draw attention to everyone reading the above that this should be interpreted as 'I am not dead'. I will, of course, be dead at some future point, as will everybody else. For me, this maybe 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. http://www.pjsmprints.com/news/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 I've never been able to get into a Discworld book I tried Mort recently and I thought that might be the book for me but I was bored to tears after 25 pages or so. Good Omens, with Gaiman, I consider a modern masterpiece. Regardless, this is terribly sad news and I hope that his illness is as kind to him as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragernok2002 Posted December 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 I have a signed copy of Eric from him. Dread you should give the Nightwatch books a try and some of the early rincewind books as well. I have found that not all of the books are for everyone, I don't like Wierd Sisters or Pyramids but love the Nightwatch books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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