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Title: Lloyd Alexander RIP
Post by: jeff37923 on May 19, 2007, 11:36:49 PM

I just heard that Lloyd Alexander died on May 17th. You might not know him, but he wrote some Newberry Award winning fantasy for children. His Chronicles of Prydain were a big influence on my early 0D&D games. RIP, dude.

Title: Lloyd Alexander RIP
Post by: Silverlion on May 20, 2007, 03:13:16 PM

Quote from: jeff37923I just heard that Lloyd Alexander died on May 17th. You might not know him, but he wrote some Newberry Award winning fantasy for children. His Chronicles of Prydain were a big influence on my early 0D&D games. RIP, dude.

Seriously? That sucks.

Title: *mourns*
Post by: Samarkand on May 20, 2007, 09:44:28 PM

I loved his Chronicles of Prydain, especially _Taran Wanderer_. The latter two books in the Westmark series also were memorable. At least he left behind work for the ages.

Title: Lloyd Alexander RIP
Post by: Sensei on May 23, 2007, 05:48:51 PM

Awwwwww, crap! The Prydain books have had a much greater influence on my D&D games than Lord of the Rings, Conan, Fafhrd and Grey Mouser, or any other fantasy novels, from the time I began playing them until even now.

I feel sad. :(

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