I came of age reading her Dragonriders of Pern series. She will be sorely missed. R.I.P. Anne McCaffrey, Creator of Pern and The Ship Who Sang This MFLB trench is for you, Dragonlady. Hope that you're somewhere on the wing, with no Thread in your sky.
Damn indeed, I grew up reading a lot of her books and this is the first I've seen her name come up in a while. This bowl goes out to her.
She wrote some fabulously trippy science fiction and fantasy books, in a nutshell. Reppin' my geek cred.
Me too. It's too bad our favourite authors can't live forever... oh wait, they can, on our bookshelves, and in our minds and hearts, and those of future generations who also fall in love with their words. Okay, getting choked up now.