tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763911471376369172.post656003120416715573..comments2024-01-22T05:21:28.419-05:00Comments on IshtaBlogs: In Memoriam: RIP, Anne McCaffreyIshta Mercuriohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17776946702988283453noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763911471376369172.post-55934774283750903402011-11-29T18:01:45.871-05:002011-11-29T18:01:45.871-05:00This is the sad news, indeed. I've read some o...This is the sad news, indeed. I've read some of Anne's books in the Dragonriders of Pern series, although my sister is a much bigger fan than I am. I need to email her and let her know, if she hasn't heard about Anne's passing away already :-(Author A.O. Pearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09522726537375775560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763911471376369172.post-86237397347625229072011-11-28T23:31:07.840-05:002011-11-28T23:31:07.840-05:00My husband was a big fan of the Dragonrider series...My husband was a big fan of the Dragonrider series. It's nice of you to take a moment and pay tribute.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02953440041536434213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763911471376369172.post-18488266680354060232011-11-24T04:46:14.855-05:002011-11-24T04:46:14.855-05:00I'm not a sci-fi fan but I can imagine the los...I'm not a sci-fi fan but I can imagine the loss. Sorry to hear it.<br /><br />By the way I finally got hold of an Ivy and Bean, love it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763911471376369172.post-53101790783366444332011-11-23T22:36:48.965-05:002011-11-23T22:36:48.965-05:00I was really sad to hear the news. I firmly believ...I was really sad to hear the news. I firmly believe that the only reason my cousin is alive today is because of those books. Threw himself into reading and re-reading them instead of just throwing himself off of something when his parents divorced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8763911471376369172.post-74807657880855415752011-11-23T18:20:00.628-05:002011-11-23T18:20:00.628-05:00I haven't read her work but I know many people...I haven't read her work but I know many people who place her at the top of science fiction creativity. I imagine she will be missed. But that's the wonderful thing about writing--it remains long after the writer is gone.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.com