'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 following a stroke on November. 11, based on Del Rey Books and Random House.our editor recommends'X-Men' Author to evolve 'Dragonriders of Pern' Book Series for Giant Screen Related Subjects•Obituaries The sci-fi and fantasy author is better noted for her 14 Dragonriders of Pern books and also the two-part The Ship Who Sang. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Notable Deaths Her first novel, Restoree, was released in 1967, and, as her official website relays, was "written like a protest from the absurd and impractical portrayals of ladies in sci-fi books within the ཮s and early ླྀs." She continued to create nearly 100 books, including Decision at Doona, the Acorna youthful adult series, Dinosaur Planet, Stitch in Snow and also the Year from the Lucy. McCaffrey was the very first lady to win Hugo and Nebula honours, notes the Wall St. Journal. She was awarded with a Sci-fi Hall of Fame in 2006. In April, Watchmen and X-Males author David Hayter inked an offer to pen a giant screen adaptation from the Dragonriders book series for Copperheart Entertainment and Entertainment One. PHOTOS: 10 Greatest Book-to-Screen Adaptations from the Last two-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 together with Transformers producer Don Murphy. Production is scheduled to start early 2012. Dragonflight, the very first within the Dragonriders of Pern series, features a top-notch number of players decide to try the skies being worn by giant, fire-breathing, telekinetic dragons in order to save the wondrously exotic planet of Pern from the terrifying airborne menace. McCaffrey is made it by two sons along with a daughter. Additional confirming by Etan Vlessing. Related Subjects Obituaries