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[[Biography|Sir Terry Pratchett]] sadly passed away in March 2015 leaving many of the drafts of new and old stories that he was working on to be left unfinished. This left {{TSC}} as the last [[Discworld]] novel and {{TLC}} as his last collaborative novel, posthumously published and finished with the aid of [[Rob Wilkins]] and [[Stephen Baxter]] respectively.  
[[Biography|Sir Terry Pratchett]] sadly passed away in March 2015 leaving many of the drafts of new and old stories that he was working on to be left unfinished. This left {{TSC}} as the last [[Discworld]] novel and {{TLCO}} as his last collaborative novel, posthumously published and finished with the aid of [[Rob Wilkins]] and [[Stephen Baxter]] respectively.  


Throughout his career Terry mentioned ideas and teased titles for potential stories and novels mainly in the Discworld series:
Throughout his career Terry mentioned ideas and teased titles for potential stories and novels mainly in the Discworld series:


*[[Book:Raising Taxes|''Raising Taxes'']]- A possible story featuring [[Moist von Lipwig]] reforming [[Ankh-Morpork]]'s tax system.
*[[Book:Raising Taxes|''Raising Taxes'']] - A possible story featuring [[Moist von Lipwig]] reforming [[Ankh-Morpork]]'s tax system.
*[[Book:Scouting for Trolls|''Scouting for Trolls'']]- A story about the formation of a scouting society in [[Ankh-Morpork]], first hinted at in the short story [[Ankh-Morpork Scouting (and possibly Urban Survival) Federation|''The Minutes of the Meeting To Form The Proposed Ankh-Morpork Federation of Scouts'']].
*[[Book:Scouting for Trolls|''Scouting for Trolls'']] - A story about the formation of a scouting society in [[Ankh-Morpork]], first hinted at in the short story [[Ankh-Morpork Scouting (and possibly Urban Survival) Federation|''The Minutes of the Meeting To Form The Proposed Ankh-Morpork Federation of Scouts'']].
*[[Book:Running Water|''Running Water'']]- Another potential story with [[Moist von Lipwig]] concerning him and the logging industry.
*[[Book:Running Water|''Running Water'']] - Another potential story with [[Moist von Lipwig]] concerning him and the logging industry.


At the end of the book {{TSC}} there is an afterword by [[Rob Wilkins]] where he mentions several unfinished works:
At the end of the book {{TSC}} there is an afterword by [[Rob Wilkins]] where he mentions several unfinished works:
*''Twilight Canyons''- A story about old folk solving a mystery about treasure and preventing the rise of a Dark Lord.
*''[[Book:Twilight Canyons|Twilight Canyons]]'' - A story about old folk solving a mystery about treasure and preventing the rise of a Dark Lord.
*''The Dark Incontinent''- Mentions the crystal cave and carnivorous plants.
*''The Dark Incontinent'' - Mentions the crystal cave and carnivorous plants.
*A 'whodunnit' among the [[goblins]] featuring [[Feeney Upshot|Constable Feeney]].
*A "whodunnit" among the [[goblins]] featuring [[Feeney Upshot|Constable Feeney]].
*A second story starring [[Maurice]] as a ships cat.
*A second story starring [[Maurice]] as a ships cat.
In 1993, responding to a suggestion that he write a Round the Disc in 80 Days story Terry [https://groups.google.com/g/alt.fan.pratchett/c/U-a7q1_w_Lg/m/weW00XBPvlwJ replied] "Oh, yes...that one's in \Pit. But it's an obvious _Rincewind_ plot."


On 25th August 2017 Rob Wilkins fulfilled one of Terry's last wishes and destroyed the hard drive of his computer under a steamroller, [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/aug/30/terry-pratchett-unfinished-novels-destroyed-streamroller Newspaper Article], resulting in the loss of these possible stories.
On 25th August 2017 Rob Wilkins fulfilled one of Terry's last wishes and destroyed the hard drive of his computer under a steamroller, [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/aug/30/terry-pratchett-unfinished-novels-destroyed-streamroller Newspaper Article], resulting in the loss of these possible stories.


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Latest revision as of 09:51, 30 March 2023

Sir Terry Pratchett sadly passed away in March 2015 leaving many of the drafts of new and old stories that he was working on to be left unfinished. This left The Shepherd's Crown as the last Discworld novel and The Long Cosmos as his last collaborative novel, posthumously published and finished with the aid of Rob Wilkins and Stephen Baxter respectively.

Throughout his career Terry mentioned ideas and teased titles for potential stories and novels mainly in the Discworld series:

At the end of the book The Shepherd's Crown there is an afterword by Rob Wilkins where he mentions several unfinished works:

  • Twilight Canyons - A story about old folk solving a mystery about treasure and preventing the rise of a Dark Lord.
  • The Dark Incontinent - Mentions the crystal cave and carnivorous plants.
  • A "whodunnit" among the goblins featuring Constable Feeney.
  • A second story starring Maurice as a ships cat.

In 1993, responding to a suggestion that he write a Round the Disc in 80 Days story Terry replied "Oh, yes...that one's in \Pit. But it's an obvious _Rincewind_ plot."

On 25th August 2017 Rob Wilkins fulfilled one of Terry's last wishes and destroyed the hard drive of his computer under a steamroller, Newspaper Article, resulting in the loss of these possible stories.