Month: February 2013

Letter from Heather

Letter from Heather

Todd,

First off condolences to you and your family on the loss of your mother.

Also I want to tell you how she helped me as a child. My father died 6 weeks after my 14th birthday after a prolonged illness. I was a reader before then, and still am. In 1995 I was back home and visited the teacher that I had in 9th grade. She point blank asked me “Why did you never try drugs?” I answered “I had my books.” When I had friends doing that crud I was on the backs of so many dragons soaring through the skies, flying through time and space. Saving a planet. So Todd, keep writing, you and your sister. And know that your mother kept one young girl’s dreams alive. I wish I could have met her.


Heather,

I’m sorry to hear about your father! Fourteen is a terrible time to lose a parent, especially with only six weeks’ warning.

Mum had her first heart attack all the way back in 2000 and her first stroke in 2001 — she gave us plenty of advanced warning, as it were. I used to tell everyone it was golden time.

I’m glad that her books (and others, as I’m sure she’d modestly add) were a help.

And, you know, you really did get to meet her in her books. And they’re still there, just waiting for you to open again and say ‘hi.’

Cheers,
Todd

Rustycon 31 – January 2014

Rustycon 31 – January 2014

I am very pleased to announce that I will be the Author Guest of Honor at Rustycon 31 17-19 January 2014 at the Seattle Airport Marriott.

It will be an amazing convention and a lot of fun!

Letter from Randy

Letter from Randy

I fell in love with your Mother’s books when I was in HS in the 80′s. She was a fantastic author and I was terribly saddened to hear of her passing. Immediately following the news I have spent the past year re-reading the entire series and have thoroughly enjoyed the books you wrote together. I sincerely hope to see additional books in your line up as I just started reading Dragon’s Time and am quickly coming to the conclusion of a wonderful journey. Your Mother created a wonderful universe and you have done a fantastic job continuing that adventure.

With all of the remakes hitting the big screen it would be a wonderful surprise to see a Dragonriders movie. Is there any chance of the books making the leap to the big screen?


Randy,

Rest assured: there are a lot of stories still to be told in the twenty-five hundred Turn history of Pern. And that excludes stories set after the Ninth Pass. What’s changed is that Anne McCaffrey won’t be directly involved in the telling of those new stories but she did spend a lot of time training her replacements — both myself and my sister, Georgeanne. So I would be very surprised if there weren’t more stories of Pern.

As for movies — we’re talking Hollywood. We cross our fingers and hope that it will get made one day — and we cross our fingers and hope that it will get made well.

Cheers,
Todd

Letter from Michelle

Letter from Michelle

I just finished reading City of Angels — totally gobsmacked. Thank you for such a beautiful and hopeful story. You have a rare voice. Thank you for sharing your gift. Thank your siblings and family for sharing your mum with us — growing up she was like an angel mom voice for me. Back in 1979 when I was 9 I read Dragonflight and was hooked. Sorry for your loss. Blessings on you and your family. I hope you continue to be a harper and sing songs of loves divine gifts.

Michelle


Dear Michelle,

Wow! Thank you! I’m glad you liked City of Angels. Mum did, too. She said, “I think you’ve got a blockbuster here.”

I’m rather surprised that you ploughed through Dragonflight at age 9. I think the youngest person I’ve heard about was only 7 but even so, that’s good going.

Mum left a great legacy and a great voice. We all miss her but she had a good, full life. Thank you for your condolences.

Thanks again,
Todd