Terry Pratchett
publication date: Friday, October 10, 2008 (part of Round XXXVI)
category: 
Literature
clue: I hope he saves his world on disk before he forgets it.
explanation: Pratchett was a fantasy author best known for the Discworld series. He disclosed in 2007 that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Amy Austin, Aaron Shurtleff, Tony Peters, Sarah Kyle, Walter Chesser, Shawn Brandt, and Samuel Franklin
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