I just heard that Anne McCaffery passed away :(

For those of you who don't know who she is, she's most famous for the Dragonriders of Pern series of books.

Pick up Dragonflight when you get a chance and read it. It's awesome! And if you haven't read it yet and end up loving it, there are a lot more books in the Pern universe! (I have not read them all. I have read some of the short stories, though)