Hogfather：A discworld novel

TerryPratchetthadledaprettynormallifeuntilpeoplestartedbuyinghisbooks.Atfirst,hethoughtitwasagoodwaytoearnalittleextramoneytobuildabiggergreenhouse,butwhenthegreenhouselookedliketakingoverthegardenherealisedthathewouldneverhavetoworkagain.FewauthorsareasaccessibletothepublicasTerryPratchett,authoroftheDiscworldseries.Heoftenpoststohisownnewsgroup(alt.fan.pratchett)whichisabitlikeGodturningupinchurchandsittinginapew.Hespendsanenormousamountoftimewadingthroughfanmail,butthetimeswheneveryonegotaresponsehavelonggone.TheDiscworldisnowBIGbusiness.Clarecraft(nowclosed)werethefirstpeopletoseethemarketingopportunitiesandtheirrangeofDiscworldfiguresisstillindemandtoday.EachnewfigurewasscrutinizedbyTerryandClarecraftoftenmadeadjustmentsasaresultofhiscomments.ThissortofinvolvementistypicalofTerrywhohasalwaysbeenverycarefultocontrolthequalityofDiscworldspin-offs.AndnobodyknowsthatbetterthanCMOTBriggs