I didn't discover the Pern books until well into adulthood, but those soaring adventures made me feel like a kid discovering science fiction and fantasy all over again.
RIP Anne McCaffrey
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I grew up in the 80's, when reading her dragon books and wishing you had a fire lizard of your own were almost required to be a real SF fan (doubly so if you were a female fan). So its definately a sad day.
Sad news. But a wonderful legacy we can continue to enjoy.
RIP dear lady. The dragons are keening.
RIP dear lady. The dragons are keening.
She's not dead, she's just gone "between".
beat me to saying it
RIP, Anne.
BTW, I really need to go back and read the Pern series in its entirety. I read the first six books or so, and really enjoyed them. In fact, I enjoyed them so much that I cannot stand the Inheritance books (Eragon, etc.) because of how blatantly plagiaristic they are with regards to McCaffrey's Pern books.
BTW, I really need to go back and read the Pern series in its entirety. I read the first six books or so, and really enjoyed them. In fact, I enjoyed them so much that I cannot stand the Inheritance books (Eragon, etc.) because of how blatantly plagiaristic they are with regards to McCaffrey's Pern books.
Loved your books, Ms. McCaffrey. Great worldbuilding. You will be missed.
THE SHIP WHO SANG is still one of my very favorites. Helva Overcomes, and how!
Never got into the dragons; sounded too hobbity to this hard-science gal at the time. Just might look 'em up, though, finding out this was another planet and not a Middle Earth setup.
RIP, Annie. Thanks for all the pleasure ya put into this old world with yer new ones.
Never got into the dragons; sounded too hobbity to this hard-science gal at the time. Just might look 'em up, though, finding out this was another planet and not a Middle Earth setup.
RIP, Annie. Thanks for all the pleasure ya put into this old world with yer new ones.
McCaffrey more than likely isn't the first author to almost seamlessly blur the traditional 'lines' between Sci-Fi and Fantasy, but she does have some esteemed company in doing so in the likes of Stephen King (the Dark Tower) and Terry Brooks (Shannara).
All 3 series (Pern, the Dark Tower, and Shannara) are classified as Fantasy, but their mythos are also heavily seeded with all the elements that you would find in a traditional Science Fiction novel, to the point that all 3 series, in the end, become a blending of the two genres that could, IMO, actually be classifed as either.
All 3 series (Pern, the Dark Tower, and Shannara) are classified as Fantasy, but their mythos are also heavily seeded with all the elements that you would find in a traditional Science Fiction novel, to the point that all 3 series, in the end, become a blending of the two genres that could, IMO, actually be classifed as either.
