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| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
27 August 2015 | Publication | Published posthumously in September 2015, six months after Pratchett's death in March of that year, and received with a mixture of critical assessment and grief for the loss of its author. Critics noted the emotional significance of the opening section and the sense of conscious farewell throughout. Pratchett's publisher noted that it was less finished than he would have wished, and the novel was received with awareness of the circumstances of its composition. It debuted at number one on the UK children's bestseller list. |
2016 | Award Won | Locus Award Young adult book category |
2016 | Award Won | Phantastik Preis |
2 September 2016 | Award Won | Dragon Award YA/middle grade novel category |
Published posthumously in September 2015, six months after Pratchett's death in March of that year, and received with a mixture of critical assessment and grief for the loss of its author. Critics noted the emotional significance of the opening section and the sense of conscious farewell throughout. Pratchett's publisher noted that it was less finished than he would have wished, and the novel was received with awareness of the circumstances of its composition. It debuted at number one on the UK children's bestseller list.
Locus Award
Young adult book category
Phantastik Preis
Foreign novel category
Dragon Award
YA/middle grade novel category