The Hades Business
| The Hades Business | |
|---|---|
| by Terry Pratchett | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Short story |
| Published in | Science Fantasy Magazine Once More* *with Footnotes A Blink of the Screen |
| Publication type | Magazine |
| Media type | |
| Publication date | 1963-08-?? |
“The Hades Business” - originally titled “Business Rivals” — was Terry Pratchett’s first published work. He wrote it for an English assignment at the age of fourteen[1], and it was published in Pratchett’s school magazine, The Technical Cygnet, in December 1962. He submitted it for publication to Science Fantasy Magazine and made changes and additions based on the advice of editor John Carnell. Carnell accepted it for publication under the final title, and it appeared in the August 1963 edition of Science Fantasy under the new title.
Synopsis
Podcast episodes
Major appearances
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| 2024-06-08 | Pratchat | “How to Get Below in Advertising” | pratchatpodcast.com |
Other appearances
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External links
- “The Hades Business” at the L-Space Wiki
Footnotes
- ↑ In his intro to the story for A Blink of the Screen, Pratchett says he was thirteen, but Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes says fourteen. The story was first published in the Cygney in December 1962, when Pratchett was certainly fourteen, so the latter age is more likely correct.