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Recent news about Terry
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- Thursday, October 31st, 2024
- Penguin and the Pratchett Estate announce that Night Watch will be added to the Penguin Classics range. This edition of the book will include a new introduction by Rob Wilkins, and annotations written by Dr David Lloyd and Dr Darryl Jones. (TerryPratchett.com)
- Thursday, October 24th, 2024
- The production companies behind The Amazing Maurice announce that a sequel is in production, titled The Amazing Maurice 2 - The Waters of Life. It retains the same directors and producers as the first film, with a script by new writers Giles Smart and Keiron New. It’s expected to release in 2027, and will be distributed internationally by Epsilon Film. (Animation Magazine)
- Thursday, October 24th, 2024
- Amazon Prime Video and the Pratchett Estate announce that the third season of the Good Omens adaptation will now be made as a 90-minute television film. Neil Gaiman will not be directly involved in the production, though he has contributed writing to it. (TerryPratchett.com)
- Tuesday, October 15th, 2024
- The crowdfunding campaign for Modiphius's roleplaying game Terry Pratchett’s Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork launches on Kickstarter. As of November 1st, it had reached more than £1.6 million, beyond an initial goal of £100,000. (kickstarter.com)
- Friday, May 10th, 2024
- The Terry Pratchett estate reveals that an additional “lost” story written by Terry has been found: “Arnold, the Bominable Snowman”. This story will appear in the paperback edition of A Stroke of the Pen, due out in September, but will also be published free online so those who bought the hardcover or trade paperback edition won’t miss out. Penguin Books also held a competition for fans to get their illustration of Arnold published in the book. (TerryPratchett.com; terrypratchettbooks.com)
- Friday, May 3rd, 2024
- The Terry Pratchett estate announces Designing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld, a behind the scenes look at Paul Kidby’s long creative partnership with Terry Pratchett as the official Discworld illustrator. It will be published on 7 November 2024 by Transworld. (TerryPratchett.com)
Significant Pratchett Events
- Tuesday, April 28th, 2020
- Narrativia announces an exclusive deal with Motive Pictures and Endeavour Content to produce "definitive" and "absolutely faithful" Discworld adaptations for the screen. No specific productions are announced. The full text of the announcement is available on the Narrativia web site.
- Saturday, September 16th, 2017
- Opening of the Terry Pratchett HisWorld Exhibition at the Salisbury Museum, Wiltshire. HisWorld Website Salisbury Museum Website
- Wednesday, August 30th, 2017
- In accordance with his final wishes Sir Terry Pratchett's unfinished novels are destroyed using a steamroller. News Article
- Saturday, February 11th, 2017
- The BBC broadcasts the biographical documentary Terry Pratchett: Back in Black. (Non-UK viewers may be able to watch it [here])
- Thursday, August 27th, 2015
- Publication of the final Discworld novel, The Shepherd's Crown.
- Thursday, March 12th, 2015
- Sir Terry Pratchett died at home in Wiltshire following a long battle with Alzheimer's. BBC report, 3:26pm GMT
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Latest and Upcoming Publications and Events by or about Terry Pratchett
- 7 November 2024
- Publication of Designing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld by Penguin (Transworld).
- 28 April 2024
- Terry Pratchett Day 2024, with the theme "The Wrong Place to Start".
- 25 April 2024
- Publication of a Collector’s Library hardback edition of Dodger.
- 29 February 2024
- Publication of new paperback edition of The Last Hero from Gollancz, matching the 50 Years of Terry Penguin editions.
- 7 December 2023
- Publication of new paperback editions of The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, Wintersmith, I Shall Wear Midnight and The Shepherd's Crown, the final books released as part of 50 Years of Terry.
- 9 November 2023
- Publication of Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being a Witch by Rhianna Pratchett and Gabrielle Kent, illustrated by Paul Kidby, celebrating the 20th anniversary of Tiffany Aching.
- 5 October 2023
- Publication of A Stroke of the Pen, a collection of previously uncollected “lost” early stories written by Pratchett for newspapers under pseudonyms.
- 28 July 2023
- Season two of Good Omens premieres on Amazon Prime Video.
- 15 June 2023
- Publication of new audiobook editions of The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, Wintersmith, I Shall Wear Midnight and The Shepherd's Crown as part of 50 Years of Terry.
- 25 May 2023
- Publication of new audiobook and paperback editions of Guards! Guards!, Men at Arms, Feet of Clay, Jingo, The Fifth Elephant, Night Watch, Thud! and Snuff as part of 50 Years of Terry.
- 18 May 2023
- Publication of new audiobook and paperback edition of Moving Pictures as part of 50 Years of Terry.
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