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She was one of my favorite writers when I was younger.
RIP, Anne. Your Dragonriders series helped me through many D&D dungeons. You will be sorely missed.
The ship who sang had an interesting and timely premise involving euthanasia of the severely disabled and educational debts that could take centuries to pay off.
Sadness...
A wonderful woman. Her books gave me many hours of happiness in my youth.
Rest in peace, Anne. And I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
R.I.P.
I really enjoyed her Pern books. Don’t know how I came to read Dragonriders of Pern, but she did create a fun world.
For those not in the know, Pern was a technologically backwards world where, when a dragon would hatch, it would “impress” on a rider and become their bosom companion, making that person quite special. Great Fantasy concept.
I enjoyed The Dragon Riders of Pern when it came out, and The Ship Who Sang. The later books, less so.
But she was very generous about recommending other authors, and must have helped sell their books, since you see her blurbs on the covers of all sorts of good SF writers.
Rest in peace.
Everybody talks about the dragons but I think Thread is one of sf's all-time great antagonists.
This is sad. The “Ship that Sang” and the few Pern books/stories that I read were really good.
She had a lot of weaknesses as a storyteller and letting her son take over Pern was a mistake; but she was one of the staples of my teenage fandom and I did imagine what it would be like to be one of her dragon riders. Most of her Pern books have a place on my shelf, for nostalgia if nothing else.
Thanks for the stories, Anne.
RIP Anne. I read the first “Dragon Riders of Pern”, but that book showed me that I simply did not like the “Fantasy” genre in Sci-Fi. Never could get into it, but I know many who loved her books. Just because I didn’t care for her stuff, doesn’t mean she wasn’t a Great.
RIP Anne.
RIP, Anne. Thanks for the wonderful stories.
“The Ship Who Sang” — a real classic. All “The Ship Who” stories were great but the first one was phenomenal, especially in that time period. Many of her Pern books were terrific, too (though I confess her later work in general palled on me a bit).
A terrific, ground-breaking writer. RIP, Anne.
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Sad. Years ago I read her books about Pern and the dragons. Very imaginative. I began reading sci-fi when in elementary school in the ‘50s, so it was probably in the 70-80s when I read her books when I ordered them from the Sci-Fi Book Club.
About 10 years ago, I donated 360 hardback books (most were sci-fi) to my local library and took the tax deduction.
Just checked my shelves and I still have one of Ann’s books that I have never read: “Freedom’s Landing”. Guess I should begin reading that one real soon.
Sad. Years ago I read her books about Pern and the dragons. Very imaginative. I began reading sci-fi when in elementary school in the ‘50s, so it was probably in the 70-80s when I read her books when I ordered them from the Sci-Fi Book Club.
About 10 years ago, I donated 360 hardback books (most were sci-fi) to my local library and took the tax deduction.
Just checked my shelves and I still have one of Ann’s books that I have never read: “Freedom’s Landing”. Guess I should begin reading that one real soon.