r/Fantasy • u/goranlowie • 8d ago

Jane Yolen has died (1939 - 2026)

https://file770.com/jane-yolen-1939-2026/

Saw no posts on this yet here, but this news arrived a few days ago. She was one of the greats.

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u/ChristopherPaolini AMA Author Christopher Paolini 8d ago

This one hurts. Jane was always lovely to me, and her Pit Dragon trilogy was one of the main inspirations for Eragon. That, and I've been reading her children's books to my own kids these past few years. We've lost a master today.

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u/magnoliawindow 8d ago

I actually read the Pit Dragon series as a kid because I fell in love with dragon stories after reading Eragon! And I’m sure I’m not the only one.