. >>> the author terry pratchett has died at the age 66.e sold more than 17 million novels worldwide. seven years ago he was diagnosed with early onset alzheimer's disease. we look back at his life. >> drifting onwards through space, atop the shell of the great turtle are four giant elephants. upon whose broad shoulders rests the diskworld. >> reporter: terry pratchett's discworld filled more than 50 books. it started as a parody of fantasy novels and became a vast satire on modern life and the human race. sort of middle earth. 500 years after the end of lord of the rings. >> the big battles were all over, and the cities have grown. the trolls and the dwarves and the elves of, you know, are now citizens, by large, politics have taken the place of warfare. and everyone is chasing a dollar. >> reporter: in the 1990s, he was the u.k.'s best-selling fiction writer. >> wrote a book every six months and sold three million copies a year. he was a press officer for the central electricity generating board when he wrote the first book. the series po

. >>> the british fantasy author terry pratchett has died. fought a much publicized campaign against alzheimer's. >> irreferent observer ever human nature. he is most famous in his disc world series. transrateed into 37 languages. with sales topping 85 million copies. he was britain's best selling author in the 1990s until surpassed with j.k. j.k. rowling. while diagnosed with early onset alzheimer's. he talked to al jazeera on the matter. >> i would like assisted dying in this country for shall we say those cases which are not yet -- which might not be considered controversialcontroversial. >> in his final moments he remained eloquent. he announced his death on twitter saying, terry followed it under the endless night then followed by two words the end. >> more news on aljazeera.com. >> >>> flash point ferguson ground zeer who is right, who is on. it's in the eye of the beholder. life. >> every single person, there was a weapon, my weapon, and losing my weapon meant losing my life

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. >> writer terry pitrit was famous for his disk world series 40 books set in a fantasy university. pratchett wrote more than 70 books and translated into 37 languages with sales topping 85 copies. he was britain's best selling author in the 1990s until surpassed by j.k. rauling. he was diagnosed with alzheimer's disease. >> he spoke to al jazeera about the matter. >> i would like to see assisted dying for those cases which are not yet--which may not be considered controversial. >> reporter: now pratchett was honored in by queen elizabeth for services to literature. in his final moments he remained eloquent. he announced his death on twitter. he said he took death's arms and followed them through the doors and onto the black desert under the endless night. >> now scientists believe they have found a way to treat alzheimer's disease without drugs. 50million people around the world live with alzheimer's which causes severe memory loss, and there is no cure, but medication can slow its progression. the build up of plaque in the brain stops neurons from working properly. they say the technique co