andrew j. offutt, RIP

Yes, the lack of capitalization is intentional, per his longstanding tradition.

From SFF.Net, I’ve just had word that he’s gone.

I’ve written about andrew j. offutt before, but his life is worth noting and celebrating for his contributions as a science fiction, fantasy, and erotica author. I hope his creations and co-creations will live on as new readers discover them: Shadowspawn from Thieves’ World, Tiana Highrider from the ‘War of the Wizards’ trilogy, the dementedly-sexy space opera reprobates of the Spaceways series, and too many other great genre forays to list here. He wasn’t often considered ‘highbrow’ SF&F. He was prolific, professional, and unashamed. Modern paranormal romance and erotic romance authors and readers may not be aware of it, but his work is a link back to earlier forms of those genres.

I have dark chocolate and good Scotch around here somewhere, for a toast.