Well deserved!
Link:
Arise Sir Terry
I know there's loads of Pratchett fans on here so thought you might be interested.
Cheers,
James
[Edited on 18/2/09 by James]
Thats nice to see and not before time.
Excellent
Well deserved!
If her had kicked a football about he would have got one years ago.
Well deserved award, and about time!!
Way way WAY past time.
Yeah, he's a good bloke, and well done to him.
- Have been watching his alzheimer's programs on iplayer. Not really read his books other than the knome trilogy as a kid, but a lot of respect
non the less.
Daniel
...and if he was a corrupt political party donor or incompetent financial regulator, he would have got one DECADES ago. 
Better late than never, I suppose. It may be relatively little comfort in the circumstances, but then what would? I'm sure his family must be
very proud.
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If her had kicked a football about he would have got one years ago.
Well deserved award, and about time!!
If you read past the slapstick, he is probably the greatest writer/commentator on society and the human condition since Jonathan Swift.
Well deserved recognition and not before time.
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Not really read his books other than the knome trilogy as a kid, but a lot of respect non the less.
Daniel
bizarrely, despite having a vast collection of scifi books, i have nothing by pratchett. Might look on ebay for a few!
Although they fantasy-based, they are VERY firmly based on real life experience!
They can also be extremely funny, in a warped and cynical way (which is why I find them funny).
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My personal favourites are the stories about the City Guards.
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They're worth reading now, the Discworld are perfectly ok for adults.
My personal favourites are the stories about the City Guards.
The first one of these is: Guards Guards!
The 2nd (Men at Arms) being even better but the intro for the main characters is in Guards Guards.