# Terry Pratchett dead at 66. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 12, 2015, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-dead-at-66/714835 "2015-03-12T15:12:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Septima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-dead-at-66/714835/1 "2015-03-12T15:12:39Z")
His Facebook page announced it 2 minuttes ago, but I can’t find anything elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![zombywoof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9e8a1a/32.png) [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-dead-at-66/714835/2 "2015-03-12T15:13:47Z")
[http://www.terrypratchettbooks.com/](http://www.terrypratchettbooks.com/) seems to be down… ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-dead-at-66/714835/3 "2015-03-12T15:14:22Z")
☹ RIP, you amazing man. You gave so much to the world. You pass into legend. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-dead-at-66/714835/4 "2015-03-12T15:15:28Z")
His [twitter account appears to confirm](https://twitter.com/terryandrob). ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-dead-at-66/714835/5 "2015-03-12T15:16:28Z")
its on the BBC now ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-dead-at-66/714835/6 "2015-03-12T15:17:35Z")
Yep. Fucking fuck fuck. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-dead-at-66/714835/7 "2015-03-12T15:18:25Z")
That’s a real shame. ☹ ---
**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:** [March 12, 2015, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-dead-at-66/714835/8 "2015-03-12T15:19:30Z")
WELCOME, MY FRIEND. HAVE YOU ANY DIRECTIONS FOR ME? rip ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-dead-at-66/714835/9 "2015-03-12T15:20:32Z")
Twitter? Facebook? No thanks. I’ll remember him the old-fashioned way. Through magical, flying books in a library run by an orangutang, just like our ancestors did. ---
**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-dead-at-66/714835/10 "2015-03-12T15:21:55Z")
From his twitter feed (also linked to above): _Terry took Death’s arm and followed him through the doors and on to the black desert under the endless night._ So long, Sir Terry; a pleasure to have known you briefly all those years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-dead-at-66/714835/11 "2015-03-12T15:23:28Z")
His Facebook is also confirming. > **[Terry Pratchett Books](https://www.facebook.com/pratchett)** > > Terry Pratchett Books. 736,662 likes · 4,744 talking about this. This page celebrates the books of bestselling fantasy author Terry Pratchett. “Don’t think of it as death. Think of it as leaving early to avoid the rush.” ---
**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:** [March 12, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-dead-at-66/714835/12 "2015-03-12T15:23:29Z")
Well fuck. Rest in peace, and thank you for everything. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-dead-at-66/714835/13 "2015-03-12T15:23:56Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > WELCOME, MY FRIEND. HAVE YOU ANY DIRECTIONS FOR ME? > > rip Awww. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![TCMF-2L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tcmf-2l/32/16553_2.png) [@TCMF-2L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TCMF-2L)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-dead-at-66/714835/14 "2015-03-12T15:25:38Z")
The BBC news site link > **[Sir Terry Pratchett, renowned fantasy author, dies aged 66](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-31858156)** > > Discworld author Sir Terry Pratchett dies at his home aged 66, eight years after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. TCMF-2L ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-dead-at-66/714835/15 "2015-03-12T15:25:49Z")
He aten’t dead. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-dead-at-66/714835/16 "2015-03-12T15:25:54Z")
Well, crap. ---
**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-dead-at-66/714835/17 "2015-03-12T15:27:07Z")
Aww man… ☹ Gotta go read _Interesting Times_. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-dead-at-66/714835/18 "2015-03-12T15:32:36Z")
Damn. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-dead-at-66/714835/19 "2015-03-12T15:32:56Z")
Oh, too bad. ☹ I’ve still got lots to read, myself. Nearly finished “Feet of Clay”, and “Hogfather” is on its way to a library branch near my office! ---
**Author:** ![Neverending\_Elbow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e274bd/32.png) [@Neverending\_Elbow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neverending_Elbow)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-dead-at-66/714835/20 "2015-03-12T15:34:59Z")
WHAT IS THAT SENSE INSIDE YOUR HEAD OF WISTFUL REGRET THAT THINGS ARE THE WAY THEY ARE? ‘Sadness, master. I think. Now-’ I AM SADNESS. _Mort_ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-dead-at-66/714835.md?page=2)