I've been dreading making this post for a few days now. I've been a The Night Land website fan for a couple of years. I was only recently learned of Andy Robertson's death from the William Hope Hodgeson's Facebook page. Words utterly fail to convey the sheers punch to the gut that this was. This was the message that I saw:
"To our sorrow, Andy Robertson, creator of this blog and of The Night Land website, has died. He will be greatly missed. Our condolences to his family.
We believe we'll be able to keep the site running, though right now we can't be sure whether it will remain at its current host, or whether we'll be shifting to the Night Land mirror site.
We've been informed that Brett Davidson, who has written many fine Night Land stories, will handle Andy's literary affairs.
Rest in peace, old friend."
Here's the thing, I was emailing the website with some questions and whatnot expecting to speak with a friend whom I had shot emails back and forth about Hodgeson's classics over the years. Now that voice has been silenced.
I'm still trying to process this loss and go forward with my Mutant Epoch campaign. The material is still there and I've had phone calls with players. Somehow its not the same right now. This loss is hitting a bit hard. My prayers and deepest regrets are with the Robertson family at this time.
My deepest regret is that I didn't communicate more with Andy. He was such a great guy and good supporter.
Rest In Peace My Friend,
Eric Fabiaschi
"The Book of Love Is Writ With One Pen"
William Hope Hodgeson
"To our sorrow, Andy Robertson, creator of this blog and of The Night Land website, has died. He will be greatly missed. Our condolences to his family.
We believe we'll be able to keep the site running, though right now we can't be sure whether it will remain at its current host, or whether we'll be shifting to the Night Land mirror site.
We've been informed that Brett Davidson, who has written many fine Night Land stories, will handle Andy's literary affairs.
Rest in peace, old friend."
Here's the thing, I was emailing the website with some questions and whatnot expecting to speak with a friend whom I had shot emails back and forth about Hodgeson's classics over the years. Now that voice has been silenced.
I'm still trying to process this loss and go forward with my Mutant Epoch campaign. The material is still there and I've had phone calls with players. Somehow its not the same right now. This loss is hitting a bit hard. My prayers and deepest regrets are with the Robertson family at this time.
My deepest regret is that I didn't communicate more with Andy. He was such a great guy and good supporter.
Rest In Peace My Friend,
Eric Fabiaschi
"The Book of Love Is Writ With One Pen"
William Hope Hodgeson
