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TERRY PRATCHETT’S FINAL Discworld novel is set to be published at the end of the summer, his publisher has announced.
The novel, which will be called ‘The Shepherd’s Crown’, is the 41st Discworld novel and will feature the character Tiffany Aching, who made her debut in 2003′s ‘The Wee Free Men’.
The book will be published by Transworld Books – which is a subsidiary of Penguin Random House – and is available to pre-order now and will be released in hardback, e-book and audio formats on 10 September.
Transworld Books / TwitterThis September PRH publishes The Shepherd's Crown, Terry Pratchett's final Discworld novel http://t.co/80C3ZJsuKY pic.twitter.com/Za7G2G50UJ
— Transworld Books (@TransworldBooks) April 7, 2015
The book was completed last summer by the author. Pratchett passed away in March at the age of 66 after being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. He sold 85 million books worldwide and was best known for the Discworld fantasy novels.
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Is it possible to be excited and saddened by the same piece of news? TP was a genius.
If this isn’t a number one best seller I’ll cut my own throat!
A heartbreaking thought.. The *last* Discworld novel..
Soooo cannot wait but don’t like the thought of it being THE END!
I just love the idea that he’s still producing books from beyond the grave.
DEATH LOVES IT TOO!
Fair Play to Terry for speaking out about poisonous mercury fillings
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/feb/15/mercury-fillings-alzheimers
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