Sir Terry Pratchett's last novel hits bookshop shelves.

Sir Terry Pratchett's final Discworld novel has hit the shelves as fans gathered for a midnight release.

Readers eager to get their hands on copies of The Shepherd's Crown, the 41st and last in his popular Discworld series, queued outside bookshops, many in fancy dress.

And the book met with rave reviews from critics, who hailed it as a "magnificent sign-off".

Sir Terry, who died in March aged 66 after battling Alzheimer's disease, sold millions of copies of his books set in his comic creation of Discworld - a flat disc balanced on the backs of four elephants standing on the back of a giant turtle.

The Shepherd's Crown, which he wrote last year, is the fifth book featuring the young witch Tiffany Aching.

Kat Brown in the Telegraph gave the novel five stars, saying "Pratchett gets his house in order beautifully".

She wrote: "This isn't just a great Discworld book, it's extraordinary; a proper send-off for Pratchett and this mammoth series.


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