He also collaborated with several other talented writers to produce a range of further titles, including the only map ever to feature on the Sunday Times Bestsellers list. More than 50 novels followed, selling over 85 million copies worldwide - in 37 languages. His first story was published in 1963 when he was 15 - he used the proceeds to buy a sturdy typewriter - and the rest is history. Terry was an entertaining companion, a keen player of computer games and oh yes, he also wrote books. He had what he called a 'pack rat' mind that enabled him to Hoover up snippets from conversations and transpose them into the worlds he created.
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