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Terry Pratchett
1948–2015·British
Sir Terry Pratchett was a British author born in 1948 who became one of the best-selling fantasy writers of his generation. He is best known for the Discworld series, a sprawling collection of satirical novels set on a flat world balanced on the backs of four elephants atop a giant turtle. Pratchett wrote over 40 Discworld novels before his death in 2015, blending sharp wit with imaginative worldbuilding to earn a devoted global readership.
