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Author Tom Deitz Dies

By Ian Randal Strock

April 27, 2009

Andrew Porter writes to let us know that author Tom Deitz died 27 April 2009. Born in 1952, he had degrees in medieval English from the University of Georgia, and wrote nearly twenty novels. In 2007, DeepSouthCon gave Dietz the Phoenix Award, for "a professional who has done a great deal for Southern Fandom."

Deitz's literary output included the nine-volume David Sullivan series (which started with Windmaster's Bane in 1986), the Soulsmith trilogy, the four-book Tale of Eron, The Gryphon King (1989), Above the Lower Sky (1994), and The Demons in the Green (1996).

[Edited 28 April 2009: We originally typoed Deitz's name. Apologies.]

[Edited 15 June 2009: See this article about a new memorial web site for Deitz.]

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On April 28, 2009, Peter Kramp said:

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The Books i own (Eron) and the Covers i know of (Sullivan Series) all display his Name as dEItz, not dIEtz.

On April 28, 2009, Ian Randal Strock said:

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Thanks for catching that typo. My apologies.

--Ian, the Editor

On April 30, 2009, Joe said:

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This is a sad day.. because Tom Deitz was a great writer. His David Sullivan series remains a top favorite of mine. I kept hoping against hope that he'd write a tenth novel, but I guess it wasn't meant to be.

RIP Tom.

On April 30, 2009, Sharon Albert said:

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I worked with Tom Deitz on and off for many years in the North Georgia Mountains. He was a friend. I loved his books, and will miss knowing that when I travel north again, I won't be seeing Tom again. A truly interesting character.

On May 6, 2009, Jan said:

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I was sorry to hear about his passing. Reading his books made me look at the North Georgia area in a different way. He will be missed.

On June 6, 2009, Jennifer Harkins Gregory said:

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I attended Young Harris College for a year with Tom Deitz but only knew him casually. Over the years, however, I was quite aware that he had become an accomplished author. I am sorry for his passing and only just learned of it through the YHC Today bulletin.

On June 9, 2009, Mary Ann said:

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Could someone please post the titles (in order) for the David Sullivan novels?

On September 3, 2010, J.Graham Martin said:

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I am sadden that T.Deitz died. In 1971 he painted an oil painting of a Savannah scene for my mother. He not only was an author but an artist. The painting is displayed in our dining room.