I'm not sure it's a fair comparison. Rowling has only published 7 books (even if they are longer than any of Pratchett's) and has had less experience with editors. Pratchett has 30+ Discworld books alone. I wouldn't say all of Pratchett's stuff is better than all of Rowling's, even in terms of language use, but proportionally his work might still be better. Still, after 30 books (not all written for kids) we'll have to see where she's gone.
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