It is being reported on several news sites including the BBC and his homepage (which has crashed) that British fantasy author and satirist Terry Pratchett, creator of the Discworld, has died at age 66.
So far there are no details as to the actual cause of death, namely if it was natural causes brought on by Alzheimer's Disease or if it was his long stated desire to die on his own terms at his own time by suicide because of its affects.
Terry Pratchett was one of my favorite authors since I discovered his books back in college in the late 80s and I will miss his incisive wit and keen perception.
http://www.bbc.com/...
8:47 AM PT: Update: Rec list? Thank you. I'm going to take that as a tribute to Pterrry rather than myself.
I'm going to be in a meeting for the next two hours but when I get back I will update with any more information that comes available.
11:24 AM PT: Back from my meeting. I've corrected the link above to the actual article.
It appears that Pterry died in bed of the disease. The final tweets on his Twitter from his family are in the BBC article and are very moving.
A fundraising website for Alzheimer's research has been set up in his name.
https://www.justgiving.com/...