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Title: Dragonriders Of Pern Author Anne McCaffrey Dies
Post by: alllie on November 22, 2011, 11:27:22 PM

http://www.airlockalpha.com/node/8787/dragonriders-of-pern-author-anne-mccaffrey-dies.html

Title: Re: Dragonriders Of Pern Author Anne McCaffrey Dies
Post by: Darwinist on November 23, 2011, 12:41:10 AM

I did not hear this....thanks for posting.  I assume Todd will keep cranking out Dragons books.

Title: Re: Dragonriders Of Pern Author Anne McCaffrey Dies
Post by: Talia on November 23, 2011, 02:31:35 AM

Oh no.. sad :(

Title: Re: Dragonriders Of Pern Author Anne McCaffrey Dies
Post by: FireTurtle on November 23, 2011, 03:34:30 PM

Oh dang.  :'(

Title: Re: Dragonriders Of Pern Author Anne McCaffrey Dies
Post by: schizoTypal on May 05, 2012, 03:33:57 AM

:( First book I ever read...

Title: Re: Dragonriders Of Pern Author Anne McCaffrey Dies
Post by: kibitzer on May 05, 2012, 07:44:24 AM

It's weird when someone you consider an absolute institution of the genre dies. Pern (and others) gave me many hours of pleasure. Vale.

Title: Re: Dragonriders Of Pern Author Anne McCaffrey Dies
Post by: Anton_Eckhart on January 10, 2013, 04:25:42 PM

RIP. Truly a forerunner in feminist sci-fi lit.

Title: Re: Dragonriders Of Pern Author Anne McCaffrey Dies
Post by: schizoTypal on February 12, 2013, 02:41:13 AM

Quote from: Anton_Eckhart on January 10, 2013, 04:25:42 PM

RIP. Truly a forerunner in feminist sci-fi lit.

Don't you mean in Lit? I think Sci-Fi only covers a little bit, and Feminist covers even less...