Anne McCaffrey has passed away

[The Master]

http://sciencefictiontoday.com/post/131 ... sses-at-85

Anne McCaffrey, author of the landmark Dragonriders of Pern series, has passed away at her home in Ireland. Author Alan Baxter first leaked the news via a tweet saying that McCaffrey suffered a stroke. Baxter later expressed regret, stating he thought the news of her death was already known. Del Rey Books/Random House have since confirmed her death via their Suvudu blog.

McCaffrey was the first woman to win a Hugo Award, the first to win a Nebula Award, and the first author to make the New York Times Bestseller List with an Science Fiction title (The White Dragon).

Anne McCaffrey was 85.

[SerinitysChild]

The Dragons of Pern are now silenced forever. And so passes a great Lady.

[Bmat]

Rest in Peace.

[who me]

The white dragon was one of the first fantasy books I ever read.
quite possibly the first.