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| | Terry Pratchett - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | Terence David John Pratchett OBE (known to some fans as Pterry) is an English fantasy author (born April 28, 1948, in Beaconsfield, Bucks), best known for his Discworld series. |
 | | Pratchett's first published work was the short story "The Hades Business", published in his school magazine when he was 13, and subsequently reprinted in Science Fantasy magazine in 1961, for which he was paid £14. |
 | | Aside from his distinctive writing style, Pratchett is known for the use of footnotes in his books.* Usually involving a comic departure from the narrative or commentary on the narrative, these footnotes are more numerous in his earlier work. |
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