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Biografie (Terry Pratchett)

Sir Terry Pratchett, the author of over three dozen novels, is one of the worlds best-selling novelists writing in the English language. His books have sold more than 65 milllion copies worldwide. In addition to his phenomenaland hugely popularDiscworld series for adults, Terry is the beloved author several childrens books. He was awarded Britains highest honor for a childrens novel, the Carnegie Medal. In 2008, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to literature. Terry lives in England, where he writes all the time. The characters and setting of THE TIFFANY ACHING ADVENTURES are dear to the authors heart, reflecting (obliquely) much of his own childhood in Englands Chalk countrythe part of the country where he still lives today. Mr. Pratchett and his wife, Lyn, have one grown daughter and many cats. Anyone can find out more about Terry at Harpers own website: terrypratchettbooks.com. In 2008, Terry Pratchett was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimers Disease.

Biografie (Stephen Baxter)

Stephen Baxter, 1957 geboren, wächst in Liverpool auf. Er studiert Mathematik in Cambridge und Southampton. Seine ersten Kurzgeschichten verkauft er 1986, sein erster Roman Raft erschien 1991 Stephen Baxter ist verheiratet und lebt in Buckinghamshire.