Here’s something at SyFyWire that’s worth a look: 25 PEOPLE WE REALLY MISS
In the last 25 years, we’ve had some amazing new creators of science fiction, fantasy, and horror emerge – but we’ve lost many true legends in the field along the way, as well. These writers, artists, actors, and visionaries helped to make our world a richer place with the power of their imaginations and continue to inspire us long after they’re gone.
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Out of the entire list of twenty-five, I may be sorriest about Octavia Butler’s death. She was so young. I feel like she had just started her writing career and would have done so much more, almost certainly breaking from SFF to literary and exerting a powerful, widespread influence on writers across a wide spectrum of genres.