Rob Holdstock passed away

aegidian · Post by **aegidian** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 4:00 pm

I hear from David Langford that Rob Holdstock, author of The Dark Wheel is seriously ill and in intensive care.

I'm sure all our thoughts are with him, and wish him a speedy recovery.

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 4:30 pm

Oh no!

Agreed - positive thoughts winging his way.

(note: have scoured the web - no other news about the great man - so if you find out any more please let us know!)

drew · Post by **drew** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:35 pm

Sad news indeed. Hope he gets better. Anyway we can send our best wishes?

Cheers,

Drew.

Rxke · Post by **Rxke** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 7:17 am

drew wrote:
Anyway we can send our best wishes?

That would be nice.

hoping he recovers swiftly

aegidian · Post by **aegidian** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:53 pm

Well, Dave said he shouldn't be contacted directly, so his agents are the best place to send your good wishes:

http://robertholdstock.com/contact/

Rxke · Post by **Rxke** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:43 am

Thanks Giles, mightily appreciated!

...But I'm a bit wary, if you send a 'get better' card/letter and it turns out he's too ill to get better, isn't that bad manners then?

What to do in such a case (when you don't know what's really going on)

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:55 pm

Rxke wrote:
Thanks Giles, mightily appreciated!

...But I'm a bit wary, if you send a 'get better' card/letter and it turns out he's too ill to get better, isn't that bad manners then?

What to do in such a case (when you don't know what's really going on)

I just emailed his UK agent and asked, if possible, that my best wishes were passed on to him from a loyal fan.

drew · Post by **drew** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 6:47 pm

Me too.

Cool article he wrote for the Guardian here (they didn't publish it - idiots!). Gives an interesting insight into the man...

Cheers,

Drew.

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 10:39 am

drew wrote:
Me too.

Cool article he wrote for the Guardian here (they didn't publish it - idiots!). Gives an interesting insight into the man...

Cheers,

Drew.

Ohhhh... Cool link Drew - nice one!

I remember seeing an interview with him many years ago where he admits that he owes the whole of the Mythago Saga to Dark Wheel - because he was paid 17.5p per copy of ELite sold with DW in it - then the money started rolling in and didn't stop - so he could stop his day job and concentrate on getting the Ryhope Woods stories sorted out in his head - and what a set of tales he told!

aegidian · Post by **aegidian** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 4:26 pm

Sadly, Rob Holdstock died of complications from an e coli infection at 4am this morning.

Post by **Kaks** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 5:02 pm

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Sorry to hear that

His novel was truly inspiring for a lot of Jamesons out there. And his other works too.

You're never truly dead when a bit of you lives on in the hearts and minds of others.

RIP, Commander.

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 5:19 pm

What a wonderful man to have passed on so relatively young - his recent Merlin Codex work was fabulous, and Lavondyss remains in my top 3 books of all time.

Of course, my thoughts are with his family.

As Kaks says, he wrote so many wonderful stories, he will live on for many generations to come.

Rxke · Post by **Rxke** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 5:24 pm

Wow, that really sucks, what a way to go...

drew · Post by **drew** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 5:37 pm

aegidian wrote:
Sadly, Rob Holdstock died of complications from an e coli infection at 4am this morning.

Absolutely gutted!

That's truly terrible. Sympathies to his family of course, but a huge loss to all.

As has been said, an inspiration to the game, to the players, and, on a personal note, one of the main reasons I took up writing and 'space stuff'.

The Dark Wheel salutes you Rob. Right on, Commander!

Cheers,

Drew.

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Sun Nov 29, 2009 5:41 pm

drew wrote:
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As has been said, an inspiration to the game, to the players, and, on a personal note, one of the main reasons I took up writing and 'space stuff'.

The Dark Wheel salutes you Rob. Right on, Commander!

Cheers,

Drew.

Same here Drew, same here!