On the heels of my previous buoyant blog post came the sad news that Michael Crichton has died, at a mere 66 years of age. He was one of my influences; he pioneered the acceptability of science-fiction concepts in mainstream publishing and launched many other visionary projects. Very sad.
God’s speed, Michael.
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November 5th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Arg, was hoping no-one else would blog this till I got home at 10ish and that I could be the first
So sad, too young - he was one of my favourite writers.
RIP
November 5th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
Yeah, sorry — beat you to it Fergal. Not the kind of news I’m happy to get to first though, alas.