Comments | eldritchhobbit: R.I.P., Kage Baker (1952-2010)

eldritchhobbit

R.I.P., Kage Baker (1952-2010)

Feb 01, 2010 14:50

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post-apocalyptic, r.i.p., dystopias, ya dystopias

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peadarog February 1 2010, 20:20:02 UTC

It's funny, but I never actually saw a picture of her before. RIP :-(

eldritchhobbit February 1 2010, 21:23:08 UTC

:-( indeed.

ankh_hpl February 1 2010, 20:20:09 UTC

Sadly, I've never read Kage Baker -- yet! -- but your final quote convinces me that I must. Truer words were seldom spoken.

eldritchhobbit February 1 2010, 21:24:15 UTC

Isn't it a great quote? She had a way of cutting right to the heart of the matter. In the Garden of Iden was my first introduction to her work, and I think it's a great place to start if you're interested in reading her fiction.

elmwood February 2 2010, 01:26:00 UTC

In the Garden of Iden was where I started, too. I picked it up at random from a display of new books because the title amused me. I was hooked immediately and Kage Baker's books have given me so much pleasure over the years since then. I would love to have met her; her writing was incisive, challenging, and led me to suspect that she would have been so interesting to talk to.

eldritchhobbit February 6 2010, 16:55:01 UTC

You described her writing perfectly! What you said.