Do You Not Know That A Man Is Not Dead While His Name Is Still Spoken?

If you ever asked me who my favourite author is I would um and ah but eventually provide a list. I'm awful at picking one.

One of the top names would be Terry Pratchett.

His books (of which I've read a tiny selection) are my favourites. It was his stories that I decided to take with me overseas knowing that I couldn't go six months without reading them. His style of examining our world through the lens of the fantasy world of the Disc is almost unique and his humour so close to my own. I loved his (co-authored) book Good Omens so much I left a copy at my high school library. He deserves his place as one of my favourite authors. He is an amazing writer.

...And I now realise I've used the wrong tense for much of that paragraph.

I knew it was coming; I knew he was facing death. But it's still been a shock... I thought he had more time... more books, more magic to share. I guess not.

But at least I can read his books and find some comfort in his own worlds- the title of this post.

RIP Terry Pratchett and be sure, your name will be spoken for eternity.

My Library

Sometimes I feel like I run a library. I've no problem leading books to people, books are meant to be read and I have quite a few. Chances are I won't want to read whatever book is borrowed before they return it and even then, it's not a big deal. I can wait. Not to mention my brother and I act as if our books are interchangeable- so I have a lot of his in my room and he has a load of mine in his.

Only I never write down who has what. So if they don't return it, I'm left in the position where I'm certain I own a specific book but I can't find it and nor can I remember who the hell has it. And with my brother sometimes taking books and not telling me, it can make tracking down a certain book hard.

Right now, I'm sure two people have two Discworld books of mine- a friend at work has Raising Steam and my best friend has Guards Guards (which I don't expect to see for ages as he's a slow reader). But there's a third book missing- First Test, which is the first book in the Protector of the Small series by Tamora Pierce. I know my brother doesn't have it because he doesn't read the Tortall series, excepting those of the Beka series. Which I still have.

And recently I decided to reread the Protector of the Small series. After tearing my room apart, I couldn't find the first book and skipped it. Which annoyed the hell out of me because I love these series and I want to have the complete collection and reread in the right order. I know I own this book but I really can't find it and I'm beginning to think someone borrowed it and never returned it. So I'm getting to the stage where I'm thinking of buying a new book and if it turns up, I'll donate it or something.

I'm just pissed my memory is so poor that I can't ask whoever has it if they still have it because I can't remember who they are. I don't care if it's been lost, I just want to be certain about where it is.

I need to write things down...