Waterstones Hosting Midnight Party for Pratchett Novel

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The U.K. cover of Pratchett's final novel. The book goes on sale in the U.S. September 1.

Waterstones Piccadilly in London is throwing a midnight party on August 26-27 to celebrate the publication of Terry Pratchett's final Discworld novel, The Shepherd's Crown, the Bookseller reported.

Fans will be able to receive a copy of the book and hear a reading by Pratchett's friend and business manager Rob Wilkins.
The store is selling 200 tickets to the event, which go on
 sale today at noon. A £10 (about $15.50) ticket includes a copy of The Shepherd's Crown, and a £35 ($54.20) ticket includes an exclusive 

Waterstones slipcase edition of the book and a goody bag.
Fans without tickets can line up at 11:30 p.m. and purchase a copy of the book after midnight.

Pratchett, who had been suffering from posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), a type of Alzheimer's, died March 12.