Goodbye Octavia

Oh crap.

One of my most favorite SF authors is dead.

From Scifiwire:
Octavia Butler, the Hugo and Nebula-award winning SF writer who was perhaps the most celebrated African-American woman in the SF genre, died at her home in Seattle on Feb. 25, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America reported on its Web site. She was 58.

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I've enjoyed so many of her books, starting with Dawn and the rest of the Xenogenesis series. I read her Patternist (Wild Seed, Mind of My Mind, Clay's Ark, Patternmaster) series totally out of order, but I still enjoyed it. I hadn't gotten to her newest book yet, Fledgling. It's still on my list.

Condolences

My condolences to the friends and loved ones of Rachel. I don't recall ever having the pleasure of meeting her, but I read so many nice things about here here on LJ. I am sure that the world is a lesser place for her passing.