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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Remembering Anne McCaffrey

I gasped when I saw the news on my Twitter timeline.

I was first introduced to Anne McCaffrery when I made the jump from the kids' section to the adults' section in my local library. Dragonriders of Pern, of course. After reading her books, I knew I wanted to write.

I'll never write about dragons, since she did that so brilliantly that I have nothing to add, but before I ever wanted to go to Hogwarts, I wanted to Impress my very own dragon. Even though I'm so afraid of heights I could never actually ride one.

I once stayed up all night reading The Rowan. (Mistake. I shouldn't stay up all night reading. I pay for it in the morning) I just couldn't put it down. All her books sucked me in like that. And most didn't disappoint (still pissed at the ending of Moreta).

I think it might be time to revisit Pern. It's been a while since I read those...
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1 comment:

  1. Michael Offutt, Phantom ReaderNovember 28, 2011 at 9:39 AM

    Yep. Another great writer has left us. Her death didn't devastate me like David Eddings' passing did. I cried when I learned that the author of the Belgariad was no longer with us. But Pern is a titanic achievement. May she forever sail on the back of her gold dragon.

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