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He "enriched the planet like few before him" and through Discworld satirised the world "with great skill, enormous humour and constant invention," said Mr Finlay. His legacy will endure for decades to come. The announcement of his death was made on Sir Terry's Twitter account on Thursday afternoon, with Rhianna later writing: "Many thanks for all the kind words about my dad.

Those last few tweets were sent with shaking hands and tear-filled eyes. Despite campaigning for assisted suicide after his diagnosis, Sir Terry's publishers said he did not take his own life.

BBC News correspondent Nick Higham said: "I was told by the publishers his death was entirely natural and unassisted, even though he had said in the past he wanted to go at a time of his own choosing.

Fellow author and friend Neil Gaiman was among those paying tribute to Sir Terry, writing on his website : "There was nobody like him. I was fortunate to have written a book with him, when we were younger, which taught me so much.

Gaiman added: "I will miss you, Terry, so much. Actor Sir Tony Robinson described his friend as a "bit of a contradiction", saying: "He was incredibly flamboyant with his black hat and urban cowboy clothes.

Prime Minster David Cameron said : "Sad to hear of Sir Terry Pratchett's death, his books fired the imagination of millions and he fearlessly campaigned for dementia awareness. The Discworld series - which started in - was based in a flat world perched on the backs of four elephants which, in turn, stand on the back of a giant turtle.

The plot revolves around an island-born boy and shipwrecked girl, from very different cultures, trying to survive a natural disaster. He accepted the award in a videotaped message from a slightly disheveled, book-filled office with a large cat perched on the desk. Pratchett, who was knighted in , never won a major U. He was born April 28, , in Beaconsfield about 25 miles from London. He left school at 17 to take a job as a reporter on a small newspaper, writing fiction in his spare time.

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