Anne McCaffrey, bestselling SF and fantasy author best known for the Dragonriders of Pern series, has passed away.McCaffrey was the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction, the first woman to win a Nebula Award, and the first author to hit the New York Times bestseller list with an SF title (The White Dragon).
RIP.
8 commentaires:
I've never been a fan of McCaffrey's works, but I still remember my first reading of Pern's Dragons fondly.
She truly was a pioneer of women's place in the SFF microcosm along with Ursula Le Gin, opening the door for all other famous female authors to come.
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So many firsts, I didn't know that. Together with Dune, she was my introduction to SF back in grade school. Glad someone pointed me to the "classics", her original trilogy Dragonflight / Dragonquest / White Dragon, ranks right up there. The later add-ons never quite measured up, but I hear the Harper Hall trilogy is also very good. I always took a blurb from AM on another author's cover to be a good sign ... she'll be missed.
I enjoyed her Pern books, especially the early ones tremendously. RIP
Not a fan, but my wife has read her stuff for years... She'll be saddened to hear this news. Unfortunately, many of the great sf/f writers are getting up there in age. I was finally able to speak to Jack Vance on the phone the other day since it is doubtful that I will ever get to meet him. So glad I did.
R.I.P. Anne Mcaffrey
She's a great "gateway author" for SFF neophytes. I've got plenty of her books waiting for my daughter to read when she's older.
Truly sad news. She was one of the greats. She will be missed.
Truly, she was one of the greats. I enjoyed her books a lot. She will be missed.
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