Wednesday, November 23, 2011

RIP, Anne McCaffrey

Anne McCaffrey, author of the "Dragonriders of Pern" series, has passed away:
Anne McCaffrey, the prolific science fiction and fantasy author who was best known for her “Dragonriders of Pern” novels, has died of a stroke at her home in Ireland. She was 85.

McCaffrey is celebrated for the new worlds she created in her fiction, such as in the “Dragonriders of Pern” — where a whole society is based on dragon-riding, and in “The Ship Who Sang” — in which a starship’s functions are controlled entirely by a severely disabled girl.

McCaffrey also helped transform the way science fiction writers wrote about women, and became the first woman to win a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award, as well as a Grand Master of science fiction.
When I was a kid, I devoured her books as they came out. She brought out new worlds for the imagination and opened the door for many people.

2 comments:

  1. Oh my. You're full of "good" news today. I, too, was a big fan of hers. In fact, just the other day at the library I almost checked out Dragonriders of Pern. Instead, I settled for Alan Dean Foster.

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  2. Heh, yeah, it's been one helluva week. Also lost a client and a coworker this week.

    Alan Dean Foster is a great author too.

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