Taran Pigkeepers journey ends

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070518/ap_on_.../obit_alexander

 

This was pretty sad, as he was easily the most influential author during my childhood. It seems like we've lost a lot of great authors recently.

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Lloyd Alexander just passed away. He was an incredibly influential writer for me as a child, and I was pretty sad to hear the news. Still, it sounds like he lived a pretty fruitful life well into his 80's. Anyone else read his books? The Black Cauldron was also one of my first real experiences with computer games. I remember just being blown away by it.

 

It seems like we've lost a few really good authors lately.

 

I had a news link, but something happened to the last topic I tried to create.

[Gfted1]

Meta accidentally added your thread to the end of the funny videos thread.

[Azure79]

This is sad news

 

I remember reading The Black Cauldron years ago. Despite the cartoony cover, it wasn't the story I was expecting as a kid. There was death and betrayal and all that good stuff and I loved every moment of it. I think it was one of the first fantasy books I ever read.

 

Rest in Peace.

[SteveThaiBinh]

I read The Black Cauldron and the others in the series, too. I really enjoyed them, and it spurred me on to read the Mabinogion, which is definitely worth anyone's time. I had no idea that Wales had much of a mythology of its own - blame our English-centric education system, I guess. To an American who helped me better understand my own country's culture, many thanks - and rest in peace.

[DeathScepter]

I am sad now.

[metadigital]

I starting to be pleased that you've never read anything I've ever written ...

 

Edit: Also: tada! all fixeded.