Sad news for Discworld fans.

[darklingscribe]

From: http://www.paulkidby.com/news/index.html

 

AN EMBUGGERANCE

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.

 

I debated about whether posting this or not, having no idea how many Terry Pratchett readers there are on the boards. It really saddens me, it seems like every comedic author I've ever "discovered" dies or gets ill within a couple of years of me reading their books, First Douglas Adams and now Terry Pratchett. I only hope that the Alzheimer's progression can be slowed.

 

I know how disheartening it can be. Watching my grandfather die of this disease slowly over a period of twenty years was hard. My Heart goes out to his family and loved ones.

[Mozart67]

That's sad. I discovered Pratchett through the Discworld game series on the Playstation, which were funny, but not really games, per se. I havent located any of his books here in dreary Conn., but he seems like a very gifted wit.

 

Scott