Farewell Sir Terry Pratchett

Farewell Sir Terry Pratchett, who wrote some of the funniest books I have ever read, but which like all humour contained some very serious and profound thoughts. My favourites were the ones involving the witches of Lancre, hence the name I adopted when I needed a blogger name to post on that website where Mary and I met Rebecca and Hugh back in 2004. It was the work of seconds to pounce on my favourite witch, Granny Weatherwax,who is number 2 on this Telegraph list. 

His daughter has tweeted with dignity and her father’s humour. No 1on that list is the MAIN MAN – Death. Death is one of the good guys, and he makes an appearance in every book. As Miss Pratchett wrote today: AT LAST, SIR TERRY, WE MUST WALK TOGETHER. (Death always speaks in CAPITAL LETTERS, another good reason to chose Granny Weatherwax as a name) Terry took Death’s arm and followed him through the doors and on to the black desert under the endless night.

His books brought a lot of pleasure and joy and I hope that they are what he will be remembered for.  

For those who don’t know in later books Terry Pratchett concentrated on a very young witch, Tiffany Aching who while not quite Granny Weatherwax’s apprentice is mentored by her. One of the last books, Wintersmith was the subject of a collaboration between the author and the folk band Steeleye Span. Another favourite and a memorable gig.