Monday, September 02, 2013

Frederik Pohl, R. I. P.

Frederik Pohl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Frederik George Pohl, Jr. (November 26, 1919–September 2, 2013) was an American science fiction writer, editor and fan, with a career spanning over seventy-five years — from his first published work, the 1937 poem "Elegy to a Dead Satellite: Luna", through the 2011 novel All the Lives He Led and articles and essays published in 2012.[1]

9 comments:

Jerry House said...

Sad news. I've enjoyed almost everything he wrote. He was no slouch at editing, either.

mybillcrider said...

One of the greats, for sure.

Rick Robinson said...

A great, and I've enjoyed not only his SF but his blog, which I've been reading for years.

mybillcrider said...

He had a blog post up today.

Ed Gorman said...

A man who was also a monument has passed. I met him once and we talked for about fifteen minutes. He had no doubt forgotten the conversation as soon as I walked away. Thirty years later I still remember most of it. What a fine writer and editor he was. Also a very nice guy.

Marsdon said...

A major talent gone.

I played poker with him once at one of the infamous Thursday night til dawn poker games Larry Niven used to host in the 70s and 80s.

George said...

As Jerry said, this is sad news. But not unexpected. Pohl was a brilliant editor. And his work with C.M Kornbluth became classics.

Bud said...

Sorry to hear that he died and on the last day of the current WorldCon, too! Glad I got to hear and see James Gunn in San Antonio. It must have hit Gunn hard since he and Pohl had been friends for a very long time. Have to say that Gunn looks and sounds more like 65 than 90!

mybillcrider said...

Gunn and Silverberg were the two I'd have loved to see and meet. Wish I'd been there.