Anne McCaffrey, Dragonriders of Pern creator, dead at 85
By Matthew Jackson, Source: Blastr.com Anne McCaffrey, the groundbreaking, award-winning fantasy author who won a dedicated following with her sci-fi/fantasy blending series Dragonriders of Pern, passed away Tuesday, November 22. She is survived by her three children. After beginning her writing life by contributing short stories to sci-fi magazines in