Born Terence David John Pratchett, April 28, 1948, in Beaconsfield, England; son of David (an engineer) and Eileen (a secretary) Pratchett; married, 1968; wife's name Lyn; children: Rhianna. Education: Attended Wycombe Technical High School. Avocational Interests: Growing carnivorous plants. Memberships: British Society of Authors (past chairman). Addresses: Home: Somerset, England. Agent: Colin Smythe, Ltd., P.O. Box 6, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire SL9 8XA, England.
Contributor to Legends, edited by Robert Silverberg, Voyager (London, England), 1998.
Pratchett's novels have been published in eighteen languages.