Joan Aiken has died

[incandescens]

Damn.

Details at http://www.livejournal.com/users/papersky/128451.html?view=1301955

Damn, damn, damn. I loved her writing. Still do.

When the Whispering Mountain shall scream aloud,
And Castle Malyn ride on a cloud,
Then Malyn's lord shall have and hold
The lost which is found, the harp of gold.
Then Fig-Hat Ben shall wear a shroud,
Then shall the despoiler, who was so proud
Plunge headlong down from the Devil's Leap,
Then shall the Children from darkness creep,
And the men of the glen avoid disaster,
And the Harp of Teirtu find her master.

Comments

[edg.livejournal.com]

Well, hellfire. :(

:(

[kickinpants.livejournal.com]

I had no idea that she had written so much. At the children's library, we only stocked her "for the youngers" work. Wow...I wonder if I can find her Austen-take offs over here...

[liralen.livejournal.com]

Damn.

I read a lot of her Regencys a long, long time ago... loved 'em for the same reason papersky did.

*sniffle*

Never even knew she did kid's books. *grin*

Guess I'll have to check some of those out.