R.I.P. Sheri S. Tepper (1929-2016)

[Candiss]

Sheri S. Tepper has passed away. She was 87.

This sad news comes via Locus, which has a run-down of her work and awards: http://www.locusmag.com/News/2016/10/...

Do you have a favorite book by Sheri S. Tepper? Is there one you have meant to read for a long time but have never gotten around to?

[Richard]

Sad news indeed. Her wonderfull book Grass made such an impression on me that it inspired me to make my first ever GR review.

[Susan]

Oh, I'm so sorry to hear Sheri Tepper has passed away. I've really enjoyed reading her books over the years and am sad there will be no more new ones.

[Paul]

A wonderful writer - one of my favourites, actually. I just picked up A Plague of Angels yesterday.


I think the first book of hers I read was Sideshow, which completely blew me away. Grass and The Gate to Women's Country are also favourites. I have many of her books on my TBR shelves, of course.


Thanks, Sheri, for all the worlds

[Teanka]

I only read Grass earlier this year, and it made a big impression on me. I'm planning to read a lot more of her books. What sad news!

[Ken]

I have never read anything she has written but I have heard I should read Grass

I will keep an eye out for it

[Candiss]

I have read and enjoyed The Gate to Women's Country. I tried to get into Grass a few years back, but it didn't click for me at the time.

Today I went through the list of her books and wrote down a few that looked interesting to me. (I'm much more drawn to her eco- and socio-political sci-fi than to her fantasy, but that's par for the reading course for me.) I walked to my local indie bookstore and found a copy of Shadow's End and have added it to my queue. I hope to track down a copy of The Family Tree next.

[Shel, Moderator]

I never read anything of hers, though she's been on my list of authors to try for a long time. :(

[Kathi, Moderator & Book Lover]

Sad news. I have only read one book by Tepper, Beauty, and I have to admit, I don't recall it very well. I would like to try Grass or The Gate to Women's Country or A Plague of Angels, which always seem to garner praise and recommendations.

[Haaze]

I read the trilogy "The Books of the True Game": King's Blood Four, Necromancer Nine, and Wizard's Eleven a few years ago. It turns out that these were her first fantasy books from the early 1980s. I found them excellent and realized that Sherri Tepper was a force to reckon with. The trilogy was very enjoyable. Just a few weeks ago I picked up The Visitor just to check it out. However, it is still in my TBR pile. I do have quite a number of her books in my stacks.