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Terry Pratchett: one of the greatest comic novelists of all time - GQ.co.uk Terry Pratchett: one of the greatest comic novelists of all time By Robert Johnston 12 March 15 PA Photos The author Terry Pratchett, who died aged 66 after a long and courageous battle against Alzheimer's, may have been one of the best-selling novelists in the English language but he was also one of its most consistently under-rated. Too often dismissed as a fantasy writer, Pratchett was, in fact, one of the greatest comic novelists of all time, in his way the equal of Wodehouse and Waugh.His greatest invention was Discworld, a canvas on which he explored the nature of logic, fantasy and the human experience. Over the course of 40 novels he went from the light-hearted comedy featuring the hapless wizard Rincewind to the much darker tales of Sam Vines, in whose name Pratchett railed against corruption,http://www.nextag.pw/, greed and injustice, in the process the background moved from being a recognisably Middle Earth-style medievalism to a brooding steam punk setting where trolls and magic co-existed with trains and dodgy bankers. It is extraordinary that apart from a cartoon and a handful of TV specials no one has ever brought Pratchett's world to life. It is the big screen's loss.I have read every single Discworld novel more than once - some, like the sublime Lords And Ladies, at least seven times. I am ashamed to admit that I sometimes felt slightly uncomfortable to be seen reading them on the Tube - worrying that strangers would think of me as some terrible nerd - but that is my problem, not Pratchett's, and his brilliance will live long after my embarrassment. The fact that I will never enjoy a new trip to the city of Ankh-Morpork or the mountains of Lancre is a sad thought, but I am sure I will treasure retracing old steps for years to come. Robert Johnston Robert Johnston is GQ Style Director, as well as our resident Style Shrink. Follow him on Twitter at @realstyleshrink.