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news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7805143.stm


Author Terry Pratchett, jazz star Courtney Pine and singer Robert Plant are among the entertainment figures in the New Year Honours list.

Sir Terry, 60, said he was "flabbergasted" to be knighted for his services to literature.
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Hahaha, cool. :D We can debate the justifications for knighthood elsewhere, but I like Terry Pratchett. (Was terrible to hear he's been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimers, although a rare and apparently less severe form.)

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At least the Brits give proper respect to fantasy authors....
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Awesome! And about time Robert Plant was knighted too! :)
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Yes, I hope Pratchett will go on to live a full life and continue entertaining the world with his great novels. I had the joy of reading "Interesting Times" for my sci-fi class and will one day delve into his other works.
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Hahaha, one of my favourite. :D But don't delay on getting into the others. I've got 28 of his Discworld novels, and a few of the others. The discworld books just get better and better. Apart from anything else, (like their hilarious satire), it's an amazing study in character development.

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Yeah, I don't think I've ever read a bad discworld book (and Good Omens with Gaiman is outstanding). My favorites are Thief of Time and probably Reaper Man.
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Think mine is Night Watch. And that storyline (of the Watch) has become my favourite, though it wasn't at first.

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