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In Fitting Postscript, Terry Pratchett Had His Unfinished Works Steamrolled

The late Discworld author didn't want anyone else polishing his unfinished books and publishing them after his death. So he asked for them to be crushed — and his estate manager dutifully complied.
Terry Pratchett, pictured in 2008 in London. / Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images

It's a pair of rites we see often at the passing of great authors: first, the tributes from those who loved their books; then, the good-faith effort to find their unfinished works and

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