Tributes

Robert Holdstock died peacefully on November 29th, 2009 at the age of 61 after a short illness.

The following are a selection of personal tributes prepared for his funeral service on December 17th, 2009 by his family and friends:

• 36 Years, by Jim Burns
• About Rob, by Chris Priest
• An Earth King, by Robert Gould
• An Enduring Legacy, by Malcolm Edwards
• The Friendly Bear, by Matilda Verrells
• Hanging in Mid-Air, by Christian Lehmann
• For Rob – a poem by Maura McHugh
• Holdstock Moments, by Wendy Froud
• Knowing Rob Holdstock, by Lisa Tuttle
• Poems, Peoms and Other Atrocities, by Garry Kilworth
• Rob – An Appreciation, by Chris Evans
• Robert Holdstock: Memories & Mythagos, memorial booklet assembled by Malcolm Edwards
• Robert Holdstock (1948 -2009), funeral service booklet prepared by Malcolm Edwards
• Small but Important, by Chris Holdstock
• A Tribute, by Roy Kettle

Other Tributes

• Ansible 270 Supplement – by Dave Langford, in which he gathers many memories from Rob’s friends, family and colleagues.

Obituaries online

• The Guardian obituary by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
• In Praise of Robert Holdstock in The Guardian by David Barnett
• Robert Holdstock, fantasy and science-fiction writer in The Scotsman