r/bookclub • u/fixtheblue Read, ergo sum | 🐫🐉🥈||🧠🥈 • Dec 04 '25

Author Profile - Terry Pratchett [Schedule] Author Profile - Terry Pratchett: The Magic of Terry Pratchett and Nation

Hello fantasy fans, Our next Author Profile takes us in to the wacky whimsy and mystical magic of one of Britain's best selling authors of the 1990s with 100 million books sold worldwide and which have been translated into more than 43 languages! First we will learn about the man himself with Marc Burrows' biography The Magic of Terry Pratchett then after we will dive in to one of his novels (not Discworld just yet so don't worry you aren't committing to a million bonus books by checking out this novel) Nation.

Feel free to join for one, the other, or both.

Discussion Schedule

The Marginalia for both reads can be found here

The Magic of Terry Pratchett by Marc Burrows

Nation by Terry Pratchett

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u/ShariBrick Dec 04 '25

How did I just stumble on this subreddit to immediately be met with a Terry Pratchett profile?? Can’t wait to see what people have to say about this legend. 

Read Nation a while ago and it really stuck with me, so that’s good. 

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u/fixtheblue Read, ergo sum | 🐫🐉🥈||🧠🥈 Dec 04 '25

That's great. Have you read the biography The Magic of Terry Pratchett?

Also welcome!!

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u/ShariBrick Dec 04 '25

Thank you! I haven’t, but I’ve read every fictional novel of his I’ve come across. Not a huge fan of non fiction generally, but I might make an exception for him. 

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u/Previous_Injury_8664 I Like Big Books and I Cannot Lie Dec 05 '25

I’m hoping to join in for Nation, but I’ll have to do it with a paper copy. I’ll probably pass on the bio this time.

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u/GoonDocks1632 FOMO Reader Dec 05 '25

I think I'll join for Nation. I can't believe I've never read a Terry Pratchett given my love of fantasy. Let's go, 2026!

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u/lazylittlelady Poetry Patron Dec 05 '25

I Have to finish Poe first but will definitely join in ASAP!

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u/fixtheblue Read, ergo sum | 🐫🐉🥈||🧠🥈 Dec 05 '25

Both Poe's give me the side eye from my bookstack everytime I pick up something else.....one day!