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The Worlds of Anne McCaffrey

The Worlds of Anne McCaffrey
This is the eulogy Alec Johnson, Anne’s eldest son, read in the funeral service held for Anne McCaffrey November 26th, 2011. For nearly 60 years it’s been my distinct honor to be Anne McCaffrey’s eldest son. And it is with equal measures of joy and sorrow that I accept the honor of addressing you now as we celebrate the life and mourn the passing of the Queen of Science Fiction. I’m joined today by my brother, the author Todd McCaffrey, and my sister, Georgeanne, her husband, Geoffrey, and their son Owen. My daughters Eliza and Amelia couldn’t be here, nor was Todd’s daughter Ceara able to join us. My mother was like a river to her family and her friends. Yet the greatest gift I ever received from my Mother was her love. One of my earliest memories of family life with my Mother was a time when we were gathered around the television watching “The Wizard of Oz.”

Patricia Briggs: Alpha & Omega; Mercy Thompson Books Most people who come to Hurog are looking for information on my books. On this page you'll find information on everything I've published, with links to cover art, sample chapters and additional information. The books are organized by series. At the suggestion of a very helpful reader, we've built a printable list of my published works: Printable Book List Mercy Thompson Series Moon Called Blood Bound Iron Kissed Bone Crossed Silver Borne River Marked Frost Burned Night Broken Urban Fantasy Mercedes is Volkswagen mechanic living in the Tri-Cities area of Washington. Alpha and Omega Series On The Prowl Cry Wolf Hunting Ground Fair Game Dead Heat Spring 2015 Urban Fantasy This series is set in the same world as the Mercy Thompson Series, but on a slightly earlier time line. Raven Duology Raven's Shadow Raven's Strike High Fantasy This series is set in a medieval setting, with small clans of gypsy like people who often have magical talents. Hurog Duology Dragon Bones Dragon Blood The Hob Hob's Bargain Masques

Jacqueline Carey's Official Author Site Hatrack River - The Official Web Site of Orson Scott Card Sarah Addison Allen - New York Times Bestselling Author Emily Benedict is about to find out if wallpaper can change pattern on its own, if a cake can bring back a lost love, and if there really is a ghost dancing in her back yard. New in Paperback! Buy Now: [Amazon] [Barnes & Noble] [IndieBound] Explore Emily's World Take a tour of downtown Mullaby, the fictional town featured in The Girl Who Chased the Moon!

Laurell K Hamilton Karen Mahoney – Urban Fantasy Writer Sharon Shinn Two years after civil war tore Gillengaria apart, the former Rider Wen is still aimlessly wandering the countryside, unable to find peace. In an effort to atone for one single disastrous failure, she looks for opportunities to do good and make amends. She rescues a kidnapped young serramarra, who turns out to be Karryn Fortunalt, daughter of one of the marlords who took the country to war. Karryn’s guardian, Jasper Paladar, persuades Wen to settle at the house known as Fortune and assemble a guard that can protect the serramarra from future attempts on her life. Wen finds herself drawn to the gentle, scholarly Jasper, who is like no one she has ever known before, and she grudgingly grows fond of the flighty Karryn. Nonetheless, she is eager to fulfill her contract and move on—but she cannot leave when she realizes Karryn is still in danger. Publishing history: Hardcover published in November 2008. My favorite scene: I think I have to go with the extended love scene in Chapter Thirty.

Reading Writing Rachel Rachel Hawkins was born in Virginia and raised in Alabama. This means she uses words like "y'all" and "fixin'" a lot, and considers anything under 60 degrees to be borderline Arctic. Before deciding to write books about kissing and fire (and sometimes kissing while on fire), Rachel taught high school English for 3 years, and is still capable of teaching you The Canterbury Tales if you're into that kind of thing. She is married to a geologist, which means that they have incredibly strange dinner conversations ("So today at work, I wrote a chapter where killer fog, like, ATE PEOPLE." "Huh. Well, I was chased by an angry reindeer while trying to map parts of Norway." Rachel also has a little boy whose main hobbies are playing video games, running around in circles, and plotting his Future Intergalactic Take-Over. When not writing books, Rachel enjoys reading, travelling, and knitting (very terribly.) Here are her books. HEX HALL, Disney-Hyperion, March 2010

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