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 , by virtue of a liking for the animal and featuring it in the Discworld series as the Librarian.Known to be One of Us (the Luggage, for example, was originally created for a game of Dungeons & Dragons he played) and enjoys a few computer games like Half-Life2 and fan missions of Thief. His daughter Rhianna is a writer for video games, notably the Overlord series, Mirror's Edge, Heavenly Sword and the reboot of Tomb Raider - he has stated that he is happy for her to take over running Discworld (although she won't be writing new books: "They’re sacred, they’re Dad’s legacy and I’m the protector of Discworld and that means protecting it from myself as well.")In 2008, he announced that he had been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's, which he typically referred to as an "embuggerance". He hasn't let it get him down, though his condition has advanced to the point where he can't write or type. Not that that has stopped him releasing two or three books a year. Also in typical fashion, he said while he appreciates the sentiment, he asked that only those fans of his with a background in the study of brain chemistry ask him questions like, "Is there anything I can do?"Pratchett has said that the Discworld series will probably never end; what will end Discworld, he says, is sheer overcrowding — the City Watch books are already problematic in that regard, as it's hard to write a story set in Ankh-Morpork that doesn't somehow involve the Watch (at which point it becomes a Watch book, regardless of his original plot outline), which presumably explains the creation of the most recent protagonist Moist Von Lipwig, who by virtue of his past profession is able to be both a powerful and influential city figure while wishing to have nothing to do with the Watch.He recently became Sir Terry, after being included in the 2008 Christmas Honours list, and is reportedly "flabbergasted". In celebration, he had a sword forged from Thunderbolt Iron. In 2010 he received his coat of arms. As of 2010 he also became Professor at Trinity College, Dublin. As of 2012 he runs Narrativia Productions, which is in charge of all future adaptations of his work, including the Good Omens movie and Terry Pratchett's The Watch. (Narrativia is the Goddess of Narrative, who manifests whenever aspects of a story neatly fit together in a way the writer hadn't expected.)At a Con in 2009, he announced "I will not die of Alzheimer's. I shall make other arrangements; I'm going to take the disease with me." Sure enough, in 2011 he began the process that will lead to his eventual assisted death.Also the TV Tropes god of Trope Identification note .
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