RIP George MacDonald Fraser

[ffutures]

Pointed out by angusabranson

George MacDonald Fraser has died

Bollocks. I really liked most of his Flashman books, ditto his military books, and The Pyrates was wonderfully silly fun. I've just realised that one of the characters in FF X derives from it!

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[epocalypse.livejournal.com]

The Steel Bonnets was probably the definitive book on the Border Reivers and was a major influence on me moving to this part of the world.

I loved the Flashman papers and just got The Reavers for Christmas. I'll miss his bawdy humour.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I also think of him primarily as an expert on the Reivers. If you are interested in Reiver history you might enjoy this short story written by my husband, also from a Reiver clan.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, that's a good one all right, so is the sequel

[epocalypse.livejournal.com]

I like that...
At the moment I'm working on a Reivers campaign in a slightly more fantastic 16th century for either Runequest or Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay. Plenty of magic and boglins.