It is with a very heavy heart that I pass along the news that Robert Asprin, author of many MYTHadventures books and co-creator of the Thieves’ World anthologies, died suddenly this morning. There are no details as of yet, according to Filker Tom, but when there are I’m sure they will be widespread.

I’ll post more once I get it. Right now I’m too sad to eulogize.

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There’s word at MythAdventures.net.

A more detailed account from author Bill Fawcett, through Jane Jewell at the sff.discuss.obituaries newsgroup

I just got off the phone with Bill Fawcett. He says what I thought - that this was totally unexpected. Bob seemed in great shape physically. His last checkup had been fine - no known problems.

Bill said that SFWA member Darlene Bolesny had come to pick Bob up to drive him to be Guest of Honor at MarCon. She found him slumped on the sofa with a sf book in his hand. She called 911 and the paramedics worked a long time trying to revive him but he was gone.

The sad part is that Bob was writing again. He’d finished a couple of books recently and had a number of contracts. Everything was looking up for him. He’ll be missed very much.

Jane J

Lynn Abbey has posted on the Thieves World Yahoo group:

I’m still sorting this out myself, but realizing that pretty much everyone on this list is at least peripherally aware that I was married to Bob Asprin, I thought I should pass the word…

Bob died yesterday afternoon (May 22, 2008). It was sudden and unexpected, probably a heart attack. A friend was supposed to take him to the airport as he was scheduled to be Guest-of-Honor at Marcon this weekend.

She found him on his sofa with one of Terry Prachett’s books open on his chest.

I hope he had simply dozed off and passed in his sleep.

When my thoughts are a bit more organized, I plan to post them…and some pictures from the good times…on my blog (http://www.lynnabbey.com/blog).

It’s hit metafilter, via Boing Boing.

A notice is posted on the front page of Locus magazine.