Sad

[ithildin]

On winterhart's LJ, I just found out that Anne McCaffrey passed away:

Random House Books has also acknowledged the writer's death. A post now up at the publisher's site reads, "McCaffrey died at her home in Ireland on November 21st shortly after suffering a stroke."

The first SF book I ever read was 'Restoree', and the Pern books followed soon after - I wore out several paperback sets of the original trilogy. She had such an influence on me when I was a teenager; she was the doorway into a whole new world. I met her once at Norweson back in the 80s, and remember it vividly. She was so full of joy, and had a sparkle about her. She'll be missed.

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[beccadg.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing the news. I'm not sure when I'd have heard otherwise. I first read Anne McCaffrey when I noticed the dragons adorning the cover of Dragonsong in the library at my junior high. I must have been 12 or 13. I'd devoured the first two books in Jane Yolen's Pit Dragon trilogy, and was looking for more science fiction stories involving dragons. I have a number of Anne McCaffrey's books in my house, some in paperback others in hardcover, and I will miss her.