Wow....full article here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081105/ap_en_...8yYdobzfVnZn414

I personally loved Andromeda Strain and several of his other books.

RIP

Thanks for ruining my day kay, i think a tear just came to my eye.

Fuck! I loved that man's books. :'(

Not even parliament exploding can make me happier now...

Well, now I'm just sad.....

-jenn

Made my day bad too. I saw that and went "What? NO!"

=(

Great, now I'm stressed out and depressed

Still, thanks for sharing so i can show my remembrance.

mmhmm, I feel like i did they day douglas adams died

Man, I don't even want to think about other authors that will die in my lifetime (King, Gaiman, STAN LEE FOR CHRISTSAKES!!).

Tad Williams... George RR Martin...

This made me and my mom take a moment of silence. He will be missed. The world has lost an amazing author.

Oh man... Gabriel Garcia Marquez are more than eigty years old... god damnit, stop making depressing topics!

I mean, hell, when Garry jennings died in 1999 I cried (I had just finished Aztec, so don't you dare judge me).

What?! Blast, all the good writers are passing on! I better go find Stephen King and beg him to stay and not get hit by any more cars.

And yes, I'm serious about that!

Same goes for Dean Koontz, not about the car thing at least but he could very well go off too.

Oh depression. *wallows in grief* I loved Andromeda Strain *movie one*, never read the book but now I will.

the book was good

the ending pissed me off though

but then most of his endings did

the man could write a book, but could never end it well

Pratchett too, and add in those who are already gone, Jordan, Adams, and the like. The world is a lot darker for their loss.

Just look at who went this year: Jordan, Carlin, Bernie Mac, and now Crichton, it's like, whats the point of us sticking around anymore?

thanks guys, i came on here looking to bring myself up, put a smile on my face.

Now im reminded by all the great authors and writters who died ;_;

I think I'm going to cry like when Robert Jordan died D'=

/sorrow