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Portals Navigate here to browse through the articles Bibliography: Books and other material written by Terry Pratchett Characters: Pratchett characters Places: Agatea to Zambingo, even a Place Where The Sun Does Not Shine Discworld Stuff: Anything belonging to the Discworld or Terry Pratchett's writings in general Annotations: Comments by readers relating to Pratchett books. About Terry Pratchett Fandom: About or produced by people who read Terry Pratchett's books Podcasts: Audio shows which discuss the books Categories: A directory of major categories for articles on this wiki Reading suggestions: There's a life beyond Pratchett, and after triple-reading every book and map this is where you start that life A meeting place: The Mended Drum To discuss non-content matters (what do we do with content disputes, vandalism, etc, what do we want to do with this wiki, and so on), use this location: Discworld & Pratchett Wiki:Mended Drum See the talk page for more ideas on what should be in this wiki, as well as discussions on languages etc. Are you new to wikis and want to try out how it works? On the Sandbox you can edit as much as you like and get used to working with a wiki. Recent news about Terry For older news, see the News Archive. Thursday, January 30th, 2025 In an update on Kickstarter, the Pratchett Estate state that "in light of new articles and allegations" the Good Omens graphic novel project will now be controlled solely by the Estate, and that Neil Gaiman will have no financial interest or involvement. They have also opened a new window for refunds which will last until 27 February, and add a way for backers to opt out of certain rewards. (Kickstarter update) 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; The Bookseller) 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 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) 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

Featured Article Please, help to maintain the excellent standard of the articles in this wiki. Regularly a key article will be chosen which should be the focus of contributors. Alphabetical list of characters in the works of Terry Pratchett When including characters, please also add them to the Pratchett characters category. This popular page is fourth in views after the Main Page but it has not been updated regularly. Discuss Featured articles | Also in need of editing | Empty pages 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. Did you know that... ...the motto carved above the doors of Unseen University means Now you see it, now you don't? ...there are only six references to Harry Potter on this entire Wiki? ...Sto Lat is a Polish song, the expression meaning "may you live a hundred years"? ...someone has actually made a Discworld cake? ...the article Multiple exclamation marks has attracted more than 50,000 views?!!! And that was on the old Wiki: even allowing for the shiny new-ness of this new home, "M.E.M." has attracted over 36,000 viewings while many popular characters and books haven't reached 10,000. What is it about this page? A picture says more than a thousand words... If you have any artwork to contribute, go to the Upload page. As with all content, make sure you are allowed to post the image here. If you're not the copyright holder, check the license and whether it's compatible with the license used on this site. The upload link can also be found in the Toolbox in the left sidebar.

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