# Interesting News from Sir Pterry! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 15, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-news-from-sir-pterry/641097 "2012-11-15T16:26:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-news-from-sir-pterry/641097/1 "2012-11-15T16:26:28Z")
His daughter will[continue on with Discworld](http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2012/11/terry-pratchett-my-daughter-rhianna-will-take-over-discworld-when-im-gone) novels after he passes. Also, he had a heart attack in New York last month and nearly died. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2012, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-news-from-sir-pterry/641097/2 "2012-11-15T17:11:28Z")
I started reading the Discworld novels back in 2011 and I’m currently reading the latest book in the series, _Snuff._ I’ve enjoyed the series quite thoroughly (I haven’t read any of the YA books) and as I began to read _Snuff_ I was was saddened by the knowledge that this might very well be the final Discworld novel to be published. And as sad as it makes me feel I’d be okay with this being the last novel published. Everything comes to an end. And I think it’s better to end when you’re on top of things rather than having a period of decline. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2012, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-news-from-sir-pterry/641097/3 "2012-11-15T17:25:20Z")
I am of mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, it means the Disc goes on. On the other hand, it won’t be Pterry writing. On the gripping hand, it won’t be Pterry writing (I’ve found the last few books tedious and uninteresting at best.) We shall see. I wonder what the casting news is. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2012, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-news-from-sir-pterry/641097/4 "2012-11-15T17:49:08Z")
The books all have “Terry Pratchett” on the cover, but the cataloging information pretty much always [credits them to “Terry and Lyn Pratchett”](http://books.google.com/books?id=M_v5dSZAjTMC&pg=PP10&dq=Lyn+pratchett&hl=en&sa=X&ei=byqlUO-xFciy2wXWsIGQBQ&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false). ---
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2012, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-news-from-sir-pterry/641097/5 "2012-11-15T18:37:03Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I am of mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, it means the Disc goes on. On the other hand, it won’t be Pterry writing. On the gripping hand, it won’t be Pterry writing (I’ve found the last few books tedious and uninteresting at best.) > > We shall see. I wonder what the casting news is. I will agree with this for the most part. As long as this is not the Herbertization of the Discworld, I’m going to give it a chance. As far as the casting news, I’ve been looking around and haven’t heard anything yet. Does anyone know when this series will debut? ---
**Author:** ![WotNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@WotNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WotNot)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-news-from-sir-pterry/641097/6 "2012-11-15T18:45:17Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > The books all have “Terry Pratchett” on the cover, but the cataloging information pretty much always [credits them to “Terry and Lyn Pratchett”](http://books.google.com/books?id=M_v5dSZAjTMC&pg=PP10&dq=Lyn+pratchett&hl=en&sa=X&ei=byqlUO-xFciy2wXWsIGQBQ&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false). That’s a copyright ownership matter, though. It doesn’t have any direct bearing on the authorship. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2012, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-news-from-sir-pterry/641097/7 "2012-11-15T19:15:04Z")
**Odesio** , you’re in luck - you still have the Tiffany Aching series to look forward to. Don’t be put off by the YA label - they’re some of the best writing Sir Pterry has done. _The Amazing Maurice And His Educated Rodents_ is good, too. ---
**Author:** ![Kingspades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecae2f/32.png) [@Kingspades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kingspades)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-news-from-sir-pterry/641097/8 "2012-11-15T19:38:34Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > I haven’t read any of the YA books The Tiffany Aching books are actually the best Pterry books I’ve read in the last few years. They’re funny and interesting and could easily sit among the regular novels rather than in the YA section. Don’t miss out. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2012, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-news-from-sir-pterry/641097/9 "2012-11-15T19:43:13Z")
Only You Can Save Mankind is pretty good, too, though I don’t know how the video game aspects hold up these days. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-news-from-sir-pterry/641097/10 "2012-11-15T20:58:01Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > **Odesio** , you’re in luck - you still have the Tiffany Aching series to look forward to. Don’t be put off by the YA label - they’re some of the best writing Sir Pterry has done. Totally! “Rough Music”, chapter 2 of _I Shall Wear Midnight_, is the single best thing he’s ever written. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-news-from-sir-pterry/641097/11 "2012-11-15T21:01:11Z")
The record of children carrying on their parents literary works isn’t particularly great. But I guess you never know. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2012, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-news-from-sir-pterry/641097/12 "2012-11-15T21:27:08Z")
You know what I hope? It’s kind of morbid, but I hope that Pratchett has already written death scenes for most of his major characters, that could be collected into a set of vignettes. Pratchett’s Death is just so compassionate and, well, decent, that his death scenes almost aren’t even sad. And I’d love to see how, say, Granny Weatherwax would finally go into that long goodnight, or Carrot, or Rincewind. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2012, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-news-from-sir-pterry/641097/13 "2012-11-15T21:30:47Z")
> [@yanceylebeef](#): > > His daughter will[continue on with Discworld](http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2012/11/terry-pratchett-my-daughter-rhianna-will-take-over-discworld-when-im-gone) novels after he passes. She seems to have inherited his skill and humor, so this is good news. > [@yanceylebeef](#): > > Also, he had a heart attack in New York last month and nearly died. Damn, this sucks. If there was a just God, people of PTerry’s talent would live forever. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2012, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-news-from-sir-pterry/641097/14 "2012-11-15T21:38:15Z")
Damn ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-news-from-sir-pterry/641097/15 "2012-11-15T21:45:27Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > The record of children carrying on their parents literary works isn’t particularly great. But I guess you never know. Indeed, she surely can’t do as badly as Brian Herbert for example. ---
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-news-from-sir-pterry/641097/16 "2012-11-16T21:17:54Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > Totally! “Rough Music”, chapter 2 of _I Shall Wear Midnight_, is the single best thing he’s ever written. Agreed several times over. I’ve always been amazed how much his writing “grew up” when he started writing for kids. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-news-from-sir-pterry/641097/17 "2012-11-17T04:16:05Z")
> [@typoink](#): > > Agreed several times over. > > I’ve always been amazed how much his writing “grew up” when he started writing for kids. I’m amazed at people who say they don’t like the Tiffany Aching books. These people should just suck it up and read them - they are far too good to ignore. I’ve been trying to get my wife to read Terry, and I fear should will insist on reading them “in order” and be unimpressed by _The Color of Magic_ and not get caught up in his work. I would suggest that she start with the three Tiffany books, which have everything I love about his work, but stand alone much better than any of the other Discworld books. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-news-from-sir-pterry/641097/18 "2012-11-17T08:52:07Z")
> [@Lightnin](#): > > Damn, this sucks. If there was a just God, people of PTerry’s talent would live forever. Pretty sure Pterry would disagree with that last sentence from just about every angle, and he’s been dead against people praying for him. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-news-from-sir-pterry/641097/19 "2012-11-17T09:43:40Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > Only You Can Save Mankind is pretty good, too, though I don’t know how the video game aspects hold up these days. I like all three Johnny Maxwell books. And the Nomes trilogy (aka The Bromeliad, aka Truckers, Diggers, and Wings). ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-news-from-sir-pterry/641097/20 "2012-11-17T16:26:43Z")
Looking at the linked article, it’s not clear to me that Rhianna Pratchett actually intends to continue writing the Discworld novels. It says she’ll be co-writer of the upcoming BBC series based on the Discworld books and that PTerry would be happy for her to continue writing the books when he is no longer able to do so. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-news-from-sir-pterry/641097.md?page=2)