On May 22, 2008, Bob passed away quietly in his home in New Orleans, LA. He had been in good spirits and working on several new projects, and was set to be the Guest of Honor at a major science fiction convention that very weekend. He is survived by his mother, his sister, his daughter and his son, and his cat, Princess, not to mention countless friends and fans and numerous legendary fictional characters.
He will be greatly missed.
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Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
I love the Myth series of books! I'm sorry there won't be more of them (unless his co-author continues with them), but I look forward to sharing them with my daughter.
Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :
There have been a lot of fantasy/sf icons dying in the past year. Stop it, guys! We need more of the wonderful stuff you create!
Posted by Sterling (Member # 8096) on :
Aw, jeez! So young! Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Posted by Sachiko (Member # 6139) on :
Oh, how sad. Still, a pretty good way to go.
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Posted by Earendil18 (Member # 3180) on :
How did he die? It doesn't say
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Not a bad way to go, but, still, Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
I saw him at the world science fiction convention in Boston in the late 70s/early 80s. He was the funniest guy there on any of the panels and things I saw. Based on that I picked up his Myth books and always enjoyed them.
Posted by Sterling (Member # 8096) on :
I was frustrated with his latest works, but mostly because he was capable of so much more than most of the co-written works showed.
And it seems a real tragedy that so many of the last years of his life were spent fighting with the IRS when he could have been writing.
*sigh*. I'll miss him.
Posted by Sachiko (Member # 6139) on :
WHICH Terry Pratchett novel?
If it was, say, The Fifth Elephant, then good for him. But if it was Monstrous Regiment, then I can see why he died.
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I was at Lunacon one year. (Not 1976, obviously. ) Let's see . . . Lunacons are in the spring, so it would have been 1992. I had an awesome time, too. Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
quote: If it was, say, The Fifth Elephant, then good for him. But if it was Monstrous Regiment, then I can see why he died.
Hm. I'd say that The Fifth Elephant is on the same tier as Monstrous Regiment, myself. You think there's a distinct difference in quality between those two?
Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :
Asprin would probably enjoy the humor of his death starting an argument over literary taste... Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Probably, nothing.
Posted by Sachiko (Member # 6139) on :
I do. Obviously.
I prefer the Night Watch subseries to the Rincewidn/Cohen the Barbarian and the stand-alones, with the exception of Small Gods.
Dying while reading Terry Pratchett gives me the mental image of dear departed Robert Aspirin standing next to his body with a tall cloaked guy who TALKS LIKE THIS.
So, for irony's sake, I hope he was reading one of the Susan Death books. Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :
I liked Monstrous Regiment. It feels similar to the Watch books, with its satire of institutions and full complement of Discworld types -- dwarves, vampires, trolls, Igors, etc.
This thread has definitely given me the image (to be drawn by Phil Foglio) of a dead Asprin (complete with cartoon X's for eyes) on the ground, still holding a Pratchett book, while two EMTs are standing over him and arguing about whether or not it's a good Pratchett book. rivka's right, he'd definitely enjoy such a scene. (With the ghostly Asprin glaring at the EMTs and yelling "Hey! This is MY death -- argue about MY books!")
Posted by Sachiko (Member # 6139) on :
I just told my husband about R.A. dying. He's sad.
He loves calling me a pervert, and being corrected that I am a perVECT.
That's a cute image, Plaid. Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by plaid: This thread has definitely given me the image (to be drawn by Phil Foglio) of a dead Asprin (complete with cartoon X's for eyes) on the ground, still holding a Pratchett book, while two EMTs are standing over him and arguing about whether or not it's a good Pratchett book. rivka's right, he'd definitely enjoy such a scene. (With the ghostly Asprin glaring at the EMTs and yelling "Hey! This is MY death -- argue about MY books!")
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) Let's see . . . Lunacons are in the spring, so it would have been 1992. I had an awesome time, too. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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