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RIP Philip Jose Farmer
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:24 pm
by ulysses5019
Re: RIP Philip Jose Farmer
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:28 pm
by SportsFan68
He was brilliant.
Rest in peace, maybe in Riverworld . . .
Re: RIP Philip Jose Farmer
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:40 pm
by Ritterskoop
The Riverworld series is one of the few sci-fi universes I have read besides Heinlein. Loved it. Loved the idea of it. Loved the interactions between and among historical and fictional characters in an otherwordly place.
Re: RIP Philip Jose Farmer
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:34 am
by Bob78164
I didn't realize he was still alive. Thanks for this news. --Bob
Re: RIP Philip Jose Farmer
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:11 am
by jarnon
I enjoyed his "Riverworld" and "World of Tiers" series. RIP.
Re: RIP Philip Jose Farmer
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:14 am
by gsabc
So who's left from First Fandom, now that Clarke, Farmer and Ackerman are recently gone? I can think of a couple of the 2nd generation (Silverberg, Ellison) and there are certainly more of that group around.
I'll have to put the Riverworld books on my library list for rereading. RIP.
Re: RIP Philip Jose Farmer
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:04 am
by mcd1400de
gsabc wrote:So who's left from First Fandom, now that Clarke, Farmer and Ackerman are recently gone? I can think of a couple of the 2nd generation (Silverberg, Ellison) and there are certainly more of that group around.
I'll have to put the Riverworld books on my library list for rereading. RIP.
Frederik Pohl is still alive and kicking; he'll be 90 in November.
So long to Riverworld and Kickaha and all the rest; RIP, Phil.
oh, and.... Winnegan's Fake!