Pratchett 'Flabbergasted' by knighthood

by LotusFlower | December 31, 2008 at 04:06 am

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Terry Pratchett has made his first public response to the news that he has been awarded a Knighthood in the Queen's New Year's Honours List.

Pratchett has sold over 55 million books and is a campaigner for more research into Alzheimer's disease which he also is suffering from.

Full honours list can be found in this NP story

Writer Terry Pratchett has admitted he was "flabbergasted" to receive a knighthood in the Queen's New Year Honours List.

The 60-year-old who is best known for his popular Discworld series of comic fantasy novels, received the honour for services to literature.

"I am of course delighted and honoured and, needless to say, flabbergasted" - Terry Pratchett

He has sold more than 55 million books worldwide and had his works translated into 33 languages.

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MadeleineS

at 07:13 on December 31st, 2008

Taken at Edinburgh International Book Festival August 2008. ( Enquiries about further images to madeleineshepherd@yahoo.co.uk )

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MarcoCash

at 07:40 on December 31st, 2008

Taken during the presentation of the italian translation of Moving Pictures (Stelle Cadenti), November 22th 2007 (well, better late than never), at Mondadori MultiCenter in Milan.

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Tsuki

at 08:25 on December 31st, 2008

Pratchett at the signing for Going Postal, 2006.

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djackmanson

at 09:13 on December 31st, 2008

Two photos taken at speech given by Terry Pratchett in Brisbane, Australia at Church of England Grammar School, Brisbane, Australia

tiggsybabes

at 09:35 on December 31st, 2008

Taken at the Discworld convention, 2006 (UK)

Clifford the Red

at 09:48 on December 31st, 2008

Photo dsc03389 taken at Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena, CA Oct 30, 2005, signing "Thud".

Photo taken by Clifford R. Ball.

batwrangler

at 10:06 on December 31st, 2008

DSC07605_sml: Terry Pratchett signing (Thud!) in Cambridge, MA, September 16th, 2005, sponsored by the Harvard Book Store. Photo taken by batwrangler@gmail.com

j_rho

at 11:43 on December 31st, 2008

Terry Pratchett spoke at the 2007 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. He was gracious enough to stay for an extra hour past his 2 hour signing time to make sure everyone in line could get something signed.

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moonborn

at 19:36 on December 31st, 2008

Sir Terry Pratchett meets Herbert the globetrotting rubber chicken at the 2007 launch of his book Wintersmith at Russell Square, London.

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grimesjohnny

at 10:09 on January 1st, 2009

Terry Pratchett was awarded an Honorary Doctorate for his services to Literature by Trinity College on the same day myself and my friend picked up our Masters. Very friendly and, as you might imagine, a great conversationalist!