To me, Terry Pratchett’s words have always gone hand and hand with Josh Kirby’s vivid illustrations.
Sir Terry Pratchett died this Thursday at the age of 66. He was best known for his Discworld series.
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I've been reading the adventures of this planet –a flat world atop four elephants atop a giant turtle swimming through the cosmos– ever since I was a little girl, nabbing novels on my father's bookshelves.
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The first Discworld books' covers are the most beautiful covers I have ever seen, all genres considered.
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Terry Pratchett had a magical way with words, only matched by illustrator Josh Kirby's magical way with pencils. Kirby drew breathtaking illustrations for the British and French editions.
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