Far Horizons: Tales of Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror. Issue #13 April 2015 | Page 8

I didn’t go to the talk, because I knew it would
be too sad, but I know people who did. One of
them told me afterwards, in tears, that it was “like
watching a dragon dying.”
A great talent has left the world, and because of his
absence it is a sadder, greyer place. He may have left
us, but he’s left us with a massive legacy. A set of
books that have become old friends, that have seen me
through dark times, kept me company whilst I was ill,
gave me good cheer when sometimes good cheer was
lacking.
And if it is true that “A man’s not dead while his
name’s still spoken” (Going Postal), then Sir Terry
Pratchett won’t die, not whilst we have an internet, as
GNU Terry Pratchett now exists - http://www.gnuter-

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rypratchett.com/
So long Pterry & thanks for all the fish!

Terry Pratchett 1948-2015