Sir Topham Hatt Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 A hard drive containing unfinished works by Terry Pratchett has been crushed by a steamroller, as per instructions left by the fantasy novelist. It is thought up to 10 incomplete novels were flattened at the Great Dorset Steam Fair. The six-and-a-half tonne Lord Jericho was used to roll over the hard drive several times before a concrete crusher finished off the remains. Pratchett died aged 66 in March 2015. The creator of the Discworld series had been battling Alzheimer's disease. Before vanquishing the hard drive, Rob Wilkins, the writer's long-serving assistant, tweeted that he was "about to fulfil my obligation to Terry". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-41093066 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 So... nobody at any point took a backup, and moreover Pratchett (a man who's own memory was failing, and would probably have considered such things) had no backup plan in place? Yeah, struggling to accept that... +E.Worm Jimmy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted August 30, 2017 Supervisor Share Posted August 30, 2017 On the one hand, I can't argue with the wishes of Terry Pratchett. I imagine he didn't want anyone taking control of the stories and twisting them from what he would have wanted. On the other hand, how can you destroy unpublished works from Terry Pratchett?! Dick Montage and +E.Worm Jimmy 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey_richie Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 2 hours ago, Nefarious Trigger said: So... nobody at any point took a backup, and moreover Pratchett (a man who's own memory was failing, and would probably have considered such things) had no backup plan in place? Yeah, struggling to accept that... Terry *wanted* the hard drive destroyed, he didn't want anyone else taking his unfinished work and releasing a book in his name/a.n. other name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Yes, I read the article. I know what he wanted. Doesn't mean it was followed to the letter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brys Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Soooo... how do we know he had only his work on there ? Sir Topham Hatt 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 On 8/30/2017 at 0:00 PM, Nick H. said: On the one hand, I can't argue with the wishes of Terry Pratchett. I imagine he didn't want anyone taking control of the stories and twisting them from what he would have wanted. On the other hand, how can you destroy unpublished works from Terry Pratchett?! Having read the expanded Dune universe novels, I kinda wish Frank Herbert had done the same.,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Zagadka Subscriber² Posted September 18, 2017 Subscriber² Share Posted September 18, 2017 On 8/30/2017 at 7:07 AM, Brys said: Soooo... how do we know he had only his work on there ? Yea, tons and tons of porn, obviously. DConnell and Brys 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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