The Magic Of Terry Pratchett is the first full biography of Sir Terry Pratchett ever written. Sir Terry was Britain's best-selling living author, and before his death in 2015 had sold more than 85 million copies of his books worldwide. Best known for the Discworld series, his work has been translated into 37 languages and performed as plays on every continent in the world, including Antarctica.
Journalist, comedian and Pratchett fan Marc Burrows delves into the back story of one of UK's most enduring and beloved authors, from his childhood in the Chiltern Hills to his time as a journalist, and the journey that would take him - via more than sixty best-selling books - to an OBE, a knighthood and national treasure status.
The Magic Of Terry Pratchett is the result of painstaking archival research alongside interviews with friends and contemporaries who knew the real man under the famous black hat, helping to piece together the full story of one of British literature's most remarkable and beloved figures for the very first time.
I have weirdly mixed feelings about this book. On the one hand, it is lovely to learn more about Terry, who was a completely fascinating person. There are some great stories here that I really enjoyed.
On the other hand, it's very technical in spots. I didn't really need to know which book company bought the book company who used to publish Terry's books. The Kidby/Kirby bits were interesting at least. I'd heard a lot of the information here in bits and pieces before, but it's nice to have it collected here in chronological order, and the pictures at the back are really interesting.
Overall it's really good and I really want to start a reread now. The only question is, which one to start with?
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