YoungWillz 21,602 Posted March 1, 2018 On 12/24/2017 at 18:49, YoungWillz said: Vanessa Lafaye has cancer: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/magazine/the-sunday-times-magazine/vanessa-lafaye-ive-got-cancer-this-might-be-my-last-christmas-dwnkbcs7v Vanessa Lafaye has died: https://www.thebookseller.com/news/vanessa-lafaye-dies-aged-54-742986 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,333 Posted March 3, 2018 Emma Hannigan has died: https://www.shemazing.net/emma-hannigan-has-passed-away-after-a-brave-battle-with-cancer/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,330 Posted March 3, 2018 Guardian wrote an article on her a few days ago, so congratulations gcreptile on the punt. I knew about her, but there wasn’t anything about her that got me convinced that she’ll die this year... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,333 Posted March 3, 2018 I consider her the best pick of the competition this year (if she obits, which she will). She had a blog, one had to follow it occasionally to see how things went bad. It was not a nice read. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,602 Posted March 3, 2018 1 hour ago, gcreptile said: Emma Hannigan has died: https://www.shemazing.net/emma-hannigan-has-passed-away-after-a-brave-battle-with-cancer/ Sun Obit: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5715583/emma-hannigan-dead-bestselling-irish-author-dies-aged-45-after-cancer-battle/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,242 Posted March 3, 2018 Hannigan was completely unknown to me pre-new year (Maroney was the only unique of yours I didn't have to look up). Great pick gc. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,503 Posted March 3, 2018 Not easy to spot. Congrats. gcreptile. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,092 Posted March 3, 2018 Well that ends our 'low-hanging fruit' part of the author competition. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,457 Posted March 3, 2018 Saddened to hear about Emma Hannigans passing. My mother has read several of her books including the heartwarmer the secrets we share. She still has some of her other books waiting to be read that were Christmas gifts from moi. Going by her social media she seems like a really lovely woman. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,709 Posted March 5, 2018 Following the death of Ursula K. Le Guin the earliest surviving winner of the Hugo award for best novel is Larry Niven (Ringworld). However he is not the oldest. That I think is Kate Wilhelm. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,765 Posted March 8, 2018 Author and Novelist Sir Wilson Harris died 96 years http://demerarawaves.com/2018/03/08/guyanese-literary-giant-sir-wilson-harris-dies/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,689 Posted March 11, 2018 On 3/5/2018 at 14:33, Bibliogryphon said: Following the death of Ursula K. Le Guin the earliest surviving winner of the Hugo award for best novel is Larry Niven (Ringworld). However he is not the oldest. That I think is Kate Wilhelm. Hearing from pals Kate Wilhelm has sadly died. Seems to be true. No obit yet, but Will certainly arrive before long. EDIT: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,330 Posted March 11, 2018 3 minutes ago, msc said: Hearing from pals Kate Wilhelm has sadly died. Seems to be true. No obit yet, but Will certainly arrive before long. Here’s one, but by no means the best source to come... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,709 Posted March 11, 2018 Another 8 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Here’s one, but by no means the best source to come... A DDP theme team hit for me but I gave her up in 20/20 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,709 Posted March 13, 2018 On 05/03/2018 at 15:33, Bibliogryphon said: Following the death of Ursula K. Le Guin the earliest surviving winner of the Hugo award for best novel is Larry Niven (Ringworld). However he is not the oldest. That I think is Kate Wilhelm. Larry Niven is now the oldest and earliest winner of the Hugo award for best novel. The only one born before 1940. I have the complete list if any one is interested. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,689 Posted March 13, 2018 1 minute ago, Bibliogryphon said: Larry Niven is now the oldest and earliest winner of the Hugo award for best novel. The only one born before 1940. I have the complete list if any one is interested. *nods* 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,796 Posted March 13, 2018 9 minutes ago, Bibliogryphon said: Larry Niven is now the oldest and earliest winner of the Hugo award for best novel. The only one born before 1940. I have the complete list if any one is interested. Boosterspice. Not going anywhere. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,709 Posted March 13, 2018 2 hours ago, msc said: *nods* Hugo Award Winners (Best Novel) Years Won Name born 1971 Larry Niven 1938 1976, 1998 Joe Haldeman 1943 1979 Vonda N. McIntyre 1948 1981 Joan D. Vinge 1948 1982, 1989 C J Cherryh 1942 1984, 1988 David Brin 1950 1985 William Gibson 1948 1986, 1987 Orson Scott Card 1951 1990 Dan Simmons 1948 1991, 1992, 1995, 2004 Lois McMaster Bujold 1949 1993, 2000, 2007 Vernor Vinge 1944 1993, 1999, 2011 Connie Willis 1945 1994, 1997 Kim Stanley Robinson 1952 1996 Neal Stephenson 1959 2001 J.K. Rowling 1965 2002, 2009 Neil Gaiman 1960 2003 Robert J Sawyer 1960 2005 Susanna Clarke 1959 2006 Robert Charles Wilson 1953 2008 Michael Chabon 1963 2010 Paolo Bacigalapo 1972 2010 China Melville 1972 2012 Jo Walton 1964 2013 John Scalzi 1969 2014 Anne Leckie 1966 2015 Cixin Liu 1963 2015 (TRANS) Ken Liu 1973 2016, 2017 N K Jemisin 1972 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,602 Posted March 16, 2018 Author John David Morley has died aged 70. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetimes-uk/obituary.aspx?n=john-david-morley&pid=188464736 Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_David_Morley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,092 Posted March 18, 2018 The Taiwanese writer and social commentator Li Ao has died of brain cancer at the age of 82. He passed away at Veterans General Hospital in Taipei on Sunday morning, doctors said. A vocal critic of both the mainland-friendly Kuomintang and the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party, Li was diagnosed with a brain tumour in July 2015 and his condition worsened in January. He is the anti-scrabble name of all-time! 4 points includes full first and last name! SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,092 Posted March 20, 2018 Journalist and author Maqbool Sahil passed away on Tuesday evening in Srinagar (Kashmir). According to reports, Sahil fell while walking in Lal Bazar area of the city. People rushed to the spot and found him dead. A prolific writer, poet, photographer and journalist Sahil was an author of many books. He was currently working as a senior editor with Kashmir Parcham and Buland Kashmir sister publication of Rising Kashmir. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,602 Posted March 23, 2018 Ian Rankin reports the death of author Philip Kerr at 62: Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Kerr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Robinson 75 Posted March 23, 2018 British author Philip Kerr dead according to twitter... no news reports or confirmation yet. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,602 Posted March 23, 2018 I'm difficult to beat sometimes.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,689 Posted March 23, 2018 1 minute ago, YoungWillz said: I'm difficult to beat sometimes.... Will admit I heard the news, went to the forum and was able to think "blimey, someone actually beat Willz to the news" for about 3 seconds before the thread loaded. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
