Rest In Peace, Philip Jose Farmer

Mark Justice · **Joined:** Mon Mar 14, 2005 1:28 am **Posts:** 1683

Philip Jose Farmer passed away this morning at the age of 91.

He was a giant in science fiction. If the Riverworld series was all he wrote, his immortality would be assured. But he created so much more.

He had a love for the age of pulp magazines heroes. In fact, when I published a Doc Savage fanzine in high school with my friend John Boehm, Farmer was he first author I ever interviewed. Even as he tried to convince me over the phone that Doc Savage and Tarzan were real people, he remained a true gentleman. In later correspondence he encouraged my writing, and never treated me like the gawky fanboy I was.

I think I'm going to sit down with To Your Scattered Bodies Go, and rediscover the brilliance of his work.

HorrorWorld · **Joined:** Wed Dec 31, 1969 8:00 pm **Posts:** 1024

Sad news indeed.

Matt Cowan · **Posted:** Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:14 am

Sorry to hear about this, Mark. It sounds like he made a real impact on you and your writing.

Mark Justice · **Joined:** Mon Mar 14, 2005 1:28 am **Posts:** 1683

Rest In Peace, Philip Jose Farmer

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