AncalagonTheBlack Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Emily Pohl-Weary, Frederik Pohl’s granddaughter, is reporting that Frederik Pohl has passed away. He was 93 years old.Frederik Pohl is a science fiction Grand Master the author of numerous science fiction novels, including the Gateway series, Man Plus, The Years of the City and most recently, All the Lives He Led.Called by Kingsley Amis (in Amis's critical study of science fiction, New Maps of Hell) "the most consistently able writer science fiction, in its modern form, has yet produced."http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2013/09/rip-frederik-pohl-1919-2013/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazydog7 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 I got a copy of The Space Merchants from my grandfather on my 9th birthday. It was the first book of Science Fiction that I ever read. If I were more sentimental I would call for a chrous of "Last of the Giants" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactus Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Oh man, I remember reading the gateway/hechee series as a kid. One of my first "grown up" science fiction books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Unless my memory is playing tricks on me, this leaves David Kyle as the last living Futurian. Pohl was also, really, the last SF author to be there at the dawn of modern American SF. So, a chapter in the genre's history comes to a close with his passing.He had an amazingly long career, and seemed as sharp and feisty as ever as can be seen in his last post, posted just hours before his death. I very highly recommend Gateway -- I think it remains one of the finest SF novels ever written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tyrion I Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 R.I.P.This is sad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysig Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 i remember being blown away by Gateway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecryptile Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Pohl had a long and productive life. He will be missed, but he accomplished a lot for the genre- his contributions as an editor were probably as important as his contributions as a writer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzer32 Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Sad news..RIP mr. Pohl.His book "Gateway" was first SF book I ever read. It was also book that showed me that reading can be interesting (after all this boring books in high school). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 He certainly was an interesting and prolific writer.I have The Space Merchants and Gladiator at Law in old 60's paperback form in my bedside bookcase, and I enjoy picking them up and reading them once a year or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdyphillip Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Mr. Pohl was probably my favorite sci-fi writer. The book Gateway is probably my all time favorite sci-fi book. The world has lost an incredibly innovative thinker. This is sad news indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maarsen Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 I have been a fan of Fred Pohl since the late sixties/early seventies. I knew I was in for a treat when I saw his name on the front page. Gateway forever!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookWyrm Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 DAMN. Very recently we've lost Ray Bradbury, Jack Vance, Ian Banks, Richard Matheson and Harry Harrison. Can we slow down with this stuff already?Rest in Peace you wonderful person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serious Callers Only Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Anyone remember Gladiator-at-law? You can tell he was a communist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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