It's August in an even-numbered year. That means only one thing: time to head up the road to Birmingham airport. Not to fly, though. To attend the Discworld convention at one of the airport hotels.

Best-selling novelist Sir Terry Pratchett has been forced to pull out of this year’s Discworld convention because of health difficulties. The 66-year-old announced he had a rare form of early onset ...

Best-selling author Terry Pratchett has pulled out of a convention celebrating his novels due to take place in August in Manchester. Pratchett announced that he had early onset Alzheimer's seven years ...

Pratchett apologized profusely to fans on the website of the International Discworld Convention, where he had been set to appear as guest of honor in August. The “Embuggerance” reference harkens back ...

The late author said he was "allergic" to Hollywood, and his 70-plus novels never made it the big screen. By Alex Ritman U.K. Correspondent Fantasy author Terry Pratchett, who died March 12 after a ...

IF YOU think the woman’s name, Magrat, is a typo or if you can’t see the funny side of Death getting sick of it all and causing havoc by taking a break, then steer well clear of the Discworld ...

Novelist Terry Pratchett has been forced to withdraw from an appearance at a convention celebrating his works because of health troubles. The top-selling author, 66, was due to meet his fans at the ...

In 1987 I read my first fantasy novel, Equal Rites, laughing a lot, and went on to order the first two Discworld books, as they did not appear on bookshop shelves. I’d never heard of Terry Pratchett, ...