Folks,
I would have liked to keep this one quiet for a little while, but because of
upcoming conventions and of course the need to keep my publishers informed, it
seems to me unfair to withhold the news. I have been diagnosed with a very rare
form of early onset Alzheimer's, which lay behind this year's phantom "stroke".
We are taking it fairly philosophically down here and possibly with a mild
optimism. For now work is continuing on the completion of Nation and the basic
notes are already being laid down for Unseen Academicals. All other things being
equal, I expect to meet most current and, as far as possible, future commitments
but will discuss things with the various organisers. Frankly, I would prefer it
if people kept things cheerful, because I think there's time for at least a few
more books yet :o)
Terry Pratchett
PS I would just like to draw attention to everyone reading the above that
this should be interpreted as 'I am not dead'. I will, of course, be dead at
some future point, as will everybody else. For me, this maybe further off than
you think - it's too soon to tell. I know it's a very human thing to say "Is
there anything I can do", but in this case I would only entertain offers from
very high-end experts in brain chemistry.
