SF Signal: RIP: Janet Kagan

RIP: Janet Kagan

Sad news...

Author Janet Kagan has passed away.

SF writer Janet Kagan, born 1946, died Friday, 29 February 2008, of C.O.P.D. (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), at the age of 63. She was author of popular "Mama Jason" stories published in Asimov's and collected in Mirabile (1991), and of two novels, Star Trek tie Uhura's Song (1985), and Hellspark (1988). Her 1992 novelette "The Nutcracker Coup" won a Hugo Award in 1993.

See also: Janet Kagan's website.

It's a shock. Janet Kagan was a popular guest speaker at the Queensbourgh community collage Sci-Fi club. Her intellect and wit kept us going. Janet was a friend of the club and spoke there many times. The student adviser was Ginney Carew of the English Department. I don't know how Janet and Ginney put up with us  I and members of the club were at their house where Rick, Her husband, cooked some great meals.

Posted by Jerry Dolan on Monday March 03, 2008 at 10:34 PM