BOOK NEWS FOR SEPT 21: TERRY PRATCHETT AND HIS METEORITE SWORD

A Meteorite Sword Is No Fantasy for Terry Pratchett

Source: aolnews.com

He wrote “Discworld,” arguably the finest — and funniest — fantasy series in modern literature. He’s sold more than 65 million books worldwide. He’s a brilliant satirist who wrote “Good Omens” with Neil Gaiman. He’s been knighted by the queen of England. So what does Terry Pratchett do for an encore?

He forges his own sword using a meteorite, that’s what.

And if that isn’t enough, he is actually smelting the ore himself. It’s official: Terry Pratchett is a geek God.

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This is so cool – and reminds me of what I did when I was kid – looking for meteorites and other paraphernalia to make stuff out of. Pfft. who am I kidding? I STILL do it. Yay, Terry Pratchett!

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