The Shepherd's Crown
The final Discworld novel, published after Pratchett's death.
Terry Pratchett's final work, a comic fantasy novel, was released before his March 2015 death.[1]
Quick Facts
- Author
- Terry Pratchett
- Cover artist
- Paul Kidby
- Language
- English
- Series
- Discworld, 41st Novel; 5th Tiffany Aching story
- Subject
- Characters:
- Tiffany Aching
- the Nac Mac Feegle
- Locations:
- The Chalk
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Publisher
- Doubleday Childrens (PRH)
- Published
- 27 August 2015
Facts from the source article.
Making and release
Pratchett completed the novel in the summer of 2014.[2] Pratchett's assistant Rob Wilkins stated in the afterword that Pratchett wrote the book's "pivotal scenes while he was still writing Raising Steam"[3] Wilkins also noted the book was "still, not quite finished as he would have liked when he died"[3] The United States release followed on 1 September 2015.[1]
She stated she did not intend to write more Discworld novels or give anyone else permission to do so.[4] Neil Gaiman claimed Pratchett had originally planned a different ending involving Granny Weatherwax and the cat You, but this was not verified by Pratchett's family or publishing team.[5] Penguin Random House released The Shepherd's Crown in the UK on 27 August 2015.[1][2] During early June 2015, Rhianna Pratchett, the author's daughter, stated that no further Discworld novels would follow this one.[6][4]
What the cited sources add
A Guardian article by Flood reported that the cover artwork was unveiled on the author's Twitter feed.[2] The Den of Geek review awarded the book five out of five stars, stating "Some beloved elements of the world we've come to know over the last thirty-two years come to a close"[7][8] A Guardian review by Craig described the novel as "not a perfect example of Pratchett's genius, but it is a moving one"[9][8] Flood reported for The Guardian that the book sold 52,846 copies in its first three days in the UK.[10]
References
- Wikipedia, "The Shepherd's Crown" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Flood, "Cover designs for Terry Pratchett's final Discworld novel The Shepherd's Crown revealed", The Guardian, 8 June 2015; "Final Terry Pratchett novel The Shepherd's Crown on sale", BBC News, 27 August 2015 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Flood, "Cover designs for Terry Pratchett's final Discworld novel The Shepherd's Crown revealed", The Guardian, 8 June 2015. facts only, no text reused. theguardian.com
- Wikipedia, "The Shepherd's Crown" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Shepherd's Crown (afterword)", Doubleday UK, September 2015, p. 337 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Flood, "Terry Pratchett's daughter declares The Shepherd's Crown will be the last Discworld novel", The Guardian, 12 June 2015. facts only, no text reused. theguardian.com
- Wikipedia, "The Shepherd's Crown" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Vincent, "Neil Gaiman reveals the real ending Terry Pratchett wanted for The Shepherd's Crown", The Daily Telegraph, 28 August 2015 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "The Shepherd's Crown" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Flood, "Terry Pratchett's daughter declares The Shepherd's Crown will be the last Discworld novel", The Guardian, 12 June 2015 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Harrisson, "Discworld: The Shepherd's Crown spoiler-free review", Den of Geek!, 1 September 2015. facts only, no text reused. denofgeek.com
- Wikipedia, "The Shepherd's Crown" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Harrisson, "Discworld: The Shepherd's Crown spoiler-free review", Den of Geek!, 1 September 2015; Craig, "The Shepherd's Crown review – Terry Pratchett's farewell to Discworld", The Guardian, 30 August 2015 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Craig, "The Shepherd's Crown review – Terry Pratchett's farewell to Discworld", The Guardian, 30 August 2015. facts only, no text reused. theguardian.com
- Flood, "Terry Pratchett's final Discworld novel races to No 1 in book charts", The Guardian, 3 September 2015. facts only, no text reused. theguardian.com
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article The Shepherd's Crown (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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