- Rhianna Pratchett
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birthdate =1976
birthplace =Rowberrow ,Somerset ,England
nationality =British
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occupation =writer
genre =video games ,fantasy
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Rhianna Pratchett, born 1976 at
Rowberrow inSomerset county,England , is a freelanceComputer game s scriptwriter, narrative designer and former journalist. [cite news
title=Rhianna Pratchett
work=Multiplay UK
url=http://www.multiplay.co.uk/articles.asp?id=129
date=2007-03-26 ]She is a member of the
Writers' Guild of Great Britain .cite news
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title=Game Industry's 100 Most Influential Women
url=http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3783&Itemid=2&limit=1&limitstart=8]Biography
Her father,
Terry Pratchett , is the best-sellingfantasy and children's fiction author, famous for theDiscworld series of novels.After finishing a journalism degree, Pratchett got her first big break at
Minx magazine , which she describes as a "funky" magazine for young women, adding "shame more women's magazines aren't like that these days".cite web |url=http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/talking-with-rhianna-pratchett-writer-and-co-story-designer-of-overlord.ars |title= Talking With Rhianna Pratchett]Computer Games
Pratchett specialises in developing the story, humor and characterisation in games. She writes regularly for the PC games magazine "
PC Zone " and the "The Guardian " newspaper."“Games narrative is getting better, but we still have a long way to go. As the industry looks towards attracting a greater share of the mainstream audience, improving the way our games are told, as well as how they are played, will be more important than ever.”"
In September 2006, Edge magazine placed her at no. 2 in the article 'Game Industry's 100 Most Influential Women' article.
Current projects
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Mirror's Edge by EA DICE
*Dungeon Hero by Firefly Studios
*Overlord II by Triumph Studios
* Unannounced projectsOther works
Pratchett has written a fantasy novella titled "Child of Chaos", distributed with the computer role-playing game
Beyond Divinity . She has written scripts and storyline for several games, including "Heavenly Sword " [ [http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/Rhianna-Pratchett-talks-Heavenly-Sword-Sony-and-Andy-Serkis.ars Ars inverviews Rhianna Pratchett about writing Heavenly Sword] ] and "Overlord". [ [http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/talking-with-rhianna-pratchett-writer-and-co-story-designer-of-overlord.ars Ars inverviews Rhianna Pratchett about writing Overlord] ]References
External links
* [http://www.rhiannapratchett.com/ Rhianna Pratchett's web site]
* [http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/talking-with-rhianna-pratchett-writer-and-co-story-designer-of-overlord.ars Talking with Rhianna Pratchett, writer and co-story designer of Overlord]
* [http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/30/joystiq-interviews-heavenly-swords-rhianna-pratchett/ Long Joystiq interview]
* [http://www.denofgeek.com/games/70568/rhianna_pratchett_interview_writing_for_the_overlord.html Interview regarding the new Overlord expansion pack and future projects]
* [http://www.sci-fi-online.com/00_interviews/08-07-01_rhianna-pratchett.htm Rhianna Pratchett interview about Overlord PS3 game] at www.sci-fi-online.com
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