Your mother’s books have nurtured me and amused me and kept me sane for way longer than I’d like to admit: The Ship Who Sang is still probably in my mind the best SF book ever written…and put it this way, I probably have the original printing of most of the Dragon books…

Nowadays, I have been hard pressed to find fantasy that really captivates me, though there are a lot of good writers out there, in the same way that the Dragons of Pern have captivated me over the years.

No one does dragons like McCaffrey does dragons… and you have picked up the reins and are riding that dragon as well or, dare I say (don’t tell your Mom) better than I’ve seen it ridden for a while.

The only problem is, unlike the other writers of today, you haven’t succumbed to the more is better theory: as always, short and sweet and read in under three hours. Sigh… now I have to wait for November for the next book to come out.

Time to re-read some of the oldies!

Keep up the good work,

Penny Talbot

P.S.: My bucket list includes “see an alien space ship and meet with the aliens” … most people think that’s weird!!!!

Hi Penny,

I don’t know, your bucket list sounds just fine to me! Have you checked out TED talks? They’ve got all sorts of amazing people at this Technology, Entertainment, and Design conference. If I remember correctly, one of this year’s speakers was a lady from the SETI Institute — you might want to check it out (the recordings are online and free).

I hope you enjoyed Dragonheart. It was longer than my previous books so you might have had to spend an extra 15 minutes or so devouring it!

Dragongirl is in with the publishers now.

Mum and I are noodling on the next collaboration, tentatively titled “Dragon’s Time.”

Cheers,
Todd

Your mother’s books have nurtured me and amused me and kept me sane for way longer than I’d like to admit: The Ship Who Sang is still probably in my mind the best SF book ever written…and put it this way, I probably have the original printing of most of the Dragon books…

Nowadays, I have been hard pressed to find fantasy that really captivates me, though there are a lot of good writers out there, in the same way that the Dragons of Pern have captivated me over the years.

No one does dragons like McCaffrey does dragons… and you have picked up the reins and are riding that dragon as well or, dare I say (don’t tell your Mom) better than I’ve seen it ridden for a while.

The only problem is, unlike the other writers of today, you haven’t succumbed to the more is better theory: as always, short and sweet and read in under three hours. Sigh… now I have to wait for November for the next book to come out.

Time to re-read some of the oldies!

Keep up the good work,

Penny Talbot

P.S.: My bucket list includes “see an alien space ship and meet with the aliens” … most people think that’s weird!!!!

Hi Penny,

I don’t know, your bucket list sounds just fine to me! Have you checked out TED talks? They’ve got all sorts of amazing people at this Technology, Entertainment, and Design conference. If I remember correctly, one of this year’s speakers was a lady from the SETI Institute — you might want to check it out (the recordings are online and free).

I hope you enjoyed Dragonheart. It was longer than my previous books so you might have had to spend an extra 15 minutes or so devouring it!

Dragongirl is in with the publishers now.

Mum and I are noodling on the next collaboration, tentatively titled “Dragon’s Time.”

Cheers,
Todd

So glad to hear your daughter and cats are okay. I have a loving family and two cats of my own, so I feel your relief.

I missed you at Albacon – had another commitment and had to sell my tickets to a friend of my sister. She enjoyed seeing you. I did get to stop in Albany and see Jan Finder before Albacon. I hope you and your mother will attend Albacon another time and I will make it a priority to attend.

Looking forward to your new book – which is being released on my birthday. What a birthday present!

AnnB

Hi AnnB!

I hope you enjoyed your birthday present. Dragonheart was a real romp to write and Dragongirl is in now with the editors.

I’m sorry you missed Albacon but I’m glad you managed to sell your tickets and didn’t take a great loss or anything.

I can’t say when I’ll see Albacon again but I understand that I’ve managed to create a new werewolf pack (if you get to Albacon, check out “Are you a Werewolf?” — if you want to try it out yourself, you can get the “Are you a Werewolf?” cards from Looney Labs).

Yes, the Brown’s Canyon Fire was a long time back now but my heart still beats rapidly when I remember it! It burned so close to the apartment complex that my fire extinguisher was used to fight the blaze! (Too close!)

Cheers,
Todd

Hi Todd,
Thank you for signing my copies of Dragonholder & Dragon’s Kin at Albacon.
My friend Priscilla got them signed for me, as I’m in Australia.

thanks,
Wayne

Hi Wayne,

You’re most welcome! I’m glad to hear that they travelled down to Australia! (Chuffed, in fact.)

Cheers,
Todd