Anne McCaffrey Has Died - GalleyCat

Fantasy novelist Anne McCaffrey has passed away. She was 85 years old. GalleyCat confirmed the news with Random House this afternoon.

  1. flames-pond reblogged this from madgeekyworld
  2. rsek reblogged this from freckles04 and added:
    ah man. i read a lot of her books as a teenager, sad to hear about this
  3. lassarinarose reblogged this from hyaenid and added:
    Pern was not without its issues, but she was the first woman to win a Hugo (and a Nebula), and her books taught me that...
  4. irrhythmic reblogged this from invinciblend and added:
    Oh no. …also I had no idea she was that old.
  5. alas-mypetticoats reblogged this from invinciblend
  6. sirenthere reblogged this from cleolinda and added:
    Noooooooooooooooooooooooo Aside from Lord of the Rings and Neverending Story, she was one of my very first favorite...
  7. heyjulieann reblogged this from cleolinda and added:
    Pour one out for the Sci-Fi/Fantasy homies.
  8. skiesskies reblogged this from maspower and added:
    I believe it is an appropriate time to re-read a Pern book.
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  11. niemehr reblogged this from cleolinda and added:
    I feel kinda sad. I remember reading my first Anne McCaffery book when I was 12 and wanting to run away to Pern and...
  12. magelette42 reblogged this from tasteslikefail and added:
    I hitchhiked to Dragonhold Underhill and still treasure my signed copy of Masterharper of Pern. The tears I feel today...
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  17. tasteslikefail reblogged this from cleolinda and added:
    I..I..got within ten miles of Dragonhold once before chickening out of going to try to meet her. She’s what got me into...
  18. dragondie7 reblogged this from emrysaki
  19. nefariousnewt reblogged this from redqueenxlt and added:
    I haz a major sad… Dragonriders of Pern and all the Pern books were some of my favorite reading growing up.
  20. jmindigo reblogged this from cleolinda
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  22. monkeyelf reblogged this from maspower and added:
    Sad. The Dragonrider books were a big part of what got me into genre fiction in middle school.
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  25. codalion reblogged this from anachronistique and added:
    some troubling views,...twelve-year-old girl is pretty upset right now. “Troubling” is a...
  26. apartmentfullofbooks reblogged this from cheapblackpens and added:
    RIP. Thank you for all of your stories.
  27. kisskissbigbang reblogged this from lemonlove and added:
    She’s one of my favorite authors of all time. Go peacefully, Anne, you have changed many lives and inspired many...
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  29. erinmjustice reblogged this from cheapblackpens and added:
    I actually gasped when this popped up on Tumblr.
  30. cheapblackpens reblogged this from cleolinda
  31. sailorbaby reblogged this from jwisser and added:
    I started with the Harper Hall trilogy in junior high. Forever loving dragons and sci-fi. Loving you, Anne McCaffery.
  32. wildwildeyes reblogged this from anachronistique and added:
    some troubling views,...twelve-year-old girl is pretty upset right now. I… I… I mean, I...
  33. lilotelasserie reblogged this from cleolinda
  34. parfaitic reblogged this from assemblargh and added:
    I-I can’t— no…
  35. anachronistique reblogged this from cleolinda and added:
    Oh, jeez. I grew out of my Pern and Talents phase, and McCaffrey espoused abhorrent beliefs and politics that are very...
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  37. schizophonica reblogged this from cleolinda and added:
    Nooo! She was one of my favourite authors ever.
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