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"Folks, I would have liked to keep this one quiet for a little while, but because of upcoming conventions and of course the need to keep my publishers informed, it seems to me unfair to withhold the news. I have been diagnosed with a very rare form of early onset Alzheimer's, which lay behind this year's phantom "stroke". We are taking it fairly philosophically down here and possibly with a mild optimism. For now work is continuing on the completion of Nation and the basic notes are already being laid down for Unseen Academicals. All other things being equal, I expect to meet most current and, as far as possible, future commitments but will discuss things with the various organisers. Frankly, I would prefer it if people kept things cheerful, because I think there's time for at least a few more books yet :o) Terry Pratchett PS I would just like to draw attention to everyone reading the above that this should be interpreted as 'I am not dead'. I will, of course, be dead at some future point, as will everybody else. For me, this maybe further off than you think - it's too soon to tell. I know it's a very human thing to say "Is there anything I can do", but in this case I would only entertain offers from very high-end experts in brain chemistry."

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12/12/2007 12:21:50 PM

i haven't read any of the discworld series in a couple of years, but he's great. very funny. glad to see he's keeping his sense of humor with this.

12/12/2007 12:50:31 PM

oh noes

how far is he from ending the series, or does he just write as he goes? I can't imagine anyone else finishing it for him.

12/13/2007 12:08:21 AM

wasn't there some other nerd icon who died recently without finishing his books, and all of nerdonia slit their wrists as a result?

12/13/2007 12:23:27 AM

^Wasn't that the author of the Wheel of Time series?

12/13/2007 6:42:30 AM

as far as i know (like i said, it's been probably 2 years since i picked up a discworld book) there is no story arc from book to book. each book is its own stand-alone story.

12/13/2007 9:06:05 AM

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"there is no story arc from book to book. each book is its own stand-alone story"

12/13/2007 11:07:05 AM

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"asn't there some other nerd icon who died recently without finishing his books, and all of nerdonia slit their wrists as a result?"

robert jordan.

12/13/2007 11:46:16 AM

j/k


[Edited on December 13, 2007 at 1:44 PM. Reason : wilso put a fast response]

12/13/2007 1:42:40 PM

he's not a nobody. he's the douglas adams of fantasy.

12/13/2007 1:43:52 PM