Terry Pratchett

Sir Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first title of which, The Colour of Magic, was published by Colin Smythe Ltd in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books. and collaborated on a further thirty. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, as well as being awarded a knighthood in 2009 for services to literature. Worldwide sales of his books exceed 100 million and they have been translated into forty-three languages.

Terry Pratchett spoke at the Whitefriars Club on 22nd May 1990, and quite appropriately Friar Colin Smythe was Prior of the Day on that occasion.

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