Kage Baker

[truepenny]

I was on a panel with Kage Baker at Odyssey Con two years ago; she was wonderful--smart and dryly funny and an overflowing cornucopia of knowledge. I understand her books are the same way (I have not read them due to my ongoing problems reading fiction, and I hate it because I know I'm missing out.) Kage is now fighting metastasized cancer; as her caregiver says, "At this point, it is a race to see what dies faster: Kage or the cancer."

She is too weak for phone calls, but messages and cards would be deeply appreciated; the address information, both email and land, is in this post.

Comments

[rymenhild.livejournal.com]

Oh no, how awful! The Company novels have been among my favorite discoveries of the last few years.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

Oh, hell.

Thanks for the link.

[graygirl.livejournal.com]

This is so awful. I need to write her. And you need to read her books, come hell or high water! :D

[sovay]

Augh.

Thank you for passing this on.

[avidreadergirl.livejournal.com]

That is horrible news, but thank you so much for the info.

[michaeldthomas.livejournal.com]

Fuck.

You'll like her books when you get your fiction groove back.

I have no words for how I feel. Kage is a wonderful woman.

Fuck.

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting this. I just posted a little tribute to her, and asked folks to recommend Kage Baker books for the uninitiated - the comments are good.

[alamaris.livejournal.com]

I know so many writers who have either died of cancer or who are struggling with it.

My condolences!