BEST-SELLING fantasy author Terry Pratchett visited Bromley to sign copies of his latest novels, and attracted crowds of more than 300 people.

Mr Pratchett, 52, who has written 30 books published in 28 different languages, visited Ottakar's bookshop, in the Glades, to sign copies of The Truth, The Last Hero and The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents.

Ottakar's manager Cheryl Mendham said: "Mr Pratchett's books are great fun and he was in good humour when he visited us."

She added: "People arrived hours early just to get a place in the queue to see him.

"By the time he arrived, we had hundreds of fans eager to catch a glance of their hero."

December 6, 2001 9:41