Sir Terence David John Pratchett, better known as Terry Pratchett (1948–2015), is an English writer whose books have sold over 70 million copies to date. For his literary works, Pratchett was awarded the Order of the British Empire, and in 2009 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II of England. Terry Pratchett's most important asset is that he is not just witty, he is truly smart. Perhaps you can even call him a sage. But not sadly pompous - absolutely not! His wisdom is one that evokes sincere respect - at least among intellectually developed people. Pratchett can be called the Jonathan Swift of our time: his books appropriately combine a sincere smile (at times turning into hysterical laughter), deep insight into the secrets of the human soul and the ability to empathize. Pratchett is able to understand himself and show others what lurks in the heart of an ordinary person. In general, Terry is a damn talented and smart writer, whose books can easily be re-read several times. This doesn’t happen often in genre literature. The first volume of selected works opens with a satirical fantasy about the Discworld, which brought the author the greatest popularity. Contents:— DISCWORLD (satirical fantasy) RINSWIND, COHEN AND THE WIZARDS (cycle I): The Color of Magic Mad Star Staff and HatErik Bridge of Trolls Interesting Times The Last Continent The Science of Disc of the world IThe Last HeroScience of the Discworld II: The GlobeScience of the Discworld III: Darwin's ClockThe Invisible AcademicsScience of the Discworld IV: Day of Judgment WITCHES (cycle II):SpellcastersThe Little SistersWitches AbroadLadies and GentlemenMasqueradeThe Sea and the FishGrab by the Throat!TIFFANY SICK (cycle III):Little Free PeopleWalk pa , full of skyMr. WinterMidnight-colored dressShepherd's crown