Sorry to hear about this, Mark. It sounds like he made a real impact on you and your writing.
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| Author: | Mark Justice [ Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Rest In Peace, Philip Jose Farmer |
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. |
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| Author: | HorrorWorld [ Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rest In Peace, Philip Jose Farmer |
Sad news indeed. |
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| Author: | Matt Cowan [ Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rest In Peace, Philip Jose Farmer |
Sorry to hear about this, Mark. It sounds like he made a real impact on you and your writing.
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| Author: | Mark Justice [ Sun Mar 01, 2009 6:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rest In Peace, Philip Jose Farmer |
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