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![]() ![]() ![]() He’d later rewrite this book, re-releasing it in 1992, stating that it was ‘two authors’, both being him at different stages in his life. Starting out with the comic fantasy novel The Carpet People published in 1971, Pratchett would set the template for a lot of what was to come. He would also come to be a pioneer in many different fields, including films and video-games, often creating his own content for the latter, favouring games with ‘depth’, such as ‘Skyrim’ and ‘Oblivion’, which he’d create his own content for. This would prove to be hugely successful over the course of his long and illustrious career, selling over eighty-five million books and counting across thirty-seven languages worldwide. Not just settling for a post-modern parody of the format though, he’d take it into new and previously unexplored territory, using it as satire to reflect the modern absurdities of real-life. Best known for his Discworld series of novels, he’d take the genre of fantasy and turn it on its head, using its many well worn tropes and cliches in a fun and knowing manner. As an Amazon Associate I earn money from qualifying purchasesĬhanging the face of fantasy literature forever, British writer and humorist Terry Pratchett would come to be regarded as a literary institution during his lifetime. ![]()
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