'Dragonriders of Pern' Author Anne McCaffrey Dies

Dragonriders of Pern author Anne McCaffrey has died. She was 85 and died at her home in Ireland carrying out a stroke on November. 11, according to Del Rey Books and Random House.our editor recommends'X-Men' Author to evolve 'Dragonriders of Pern' Book Series for Silver Screen Related Subjects•Obituaries The sci-fi and fantasy author is much better recognized for her 14 Dragonriders of Pern books as well as the two-part The Ship Who Sang. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Notable Deaths Her first novel, Restoree, was launched in 1967, and, as her official website relays, was "written just like a protest in the absurd and not practical portrayals of girls in sci-fi books inside the ཮s and early ླྀs." She ongoing to produce nearly 100 books, including Decision at Doona, the Acorna youthful adult series, Dinosaur Planet, Stitch in Snow as well as the Year in the Lucy. McCaffrey was the initial lady to win Hugo and Nebula honours, notes the Wall St. Journal. She was granted having a Sci-fi Hall of Fame in 2006. In April, Watchmen and X-Males author David Hayter inked a deal to pen a huge screen adaptation in the Dragonriders book series for Copperheart Entertainment and Entertainment One. PHOTOS: 10 Finest Book-to-Screen Adaptations in the Latter-and-a-half decades Copperheart's Steve Hoban (Splice) and Carver will produce the film, with Susan Montford of Angry Films and Hayter executive creating along with Transformers producer Don Murphy. Production is scheduled to begin early 2012. Dragonflight, the initial inside the Dragonriders of Pern series, includes a top-notch quantity of gamers decide to use the skies being worn by giant, fire-breathing, telekinetic dragons to be able to save the wondrously exotic planet of Pern in the terrifying airborne menace. McCaffrey is managed to get by two sons together with a daughter. Additional verifying by Etan Vlessing. Related Subjects Obituaries