Terry Pratchett, the prolific author of loads of fantasy novels and stories, including the popular and ongoing Discworld novel series, received an honor from the British Empire last week. In the 2009 New Year Honours, Pratchett was knighted as a Knight Bachelor by the Queen. Pratchett published his first novel in 1971 and has been writing and publishing in the Discworld universe since 1983, traditionally writing an average of two books a year.
Source: ICV2
