Tributes paid to fantasy author Terry Pratchett

Colin Telford, from the Hayling Island Bookshop, met Sir Terry in 2008 when the shop launched his novel Nation.

He said: ‘Sir Terry was keen to meet all his fans and gave them all time to speak to him and ask him questions.

‘He was very professional and I am extremely saddened that he has died.

‘He was a great writer and he will be missed.’

Sir Terry died yesterday aged 66, having had Alzheimer’s disease for eight years.

He wrote more than 70 books during his carer.