Off to Riverworld?

[pyat]

From here:

PEORIA — Science fiction author Philip Jose Farmer died this morning at his home. He was 91.

The Peoria-based writer had written more than 75 books and was awarded the top honors in his field. That includes the Grand Master Award for Science Fiction in 2001, an award also given to noted authors such as Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov and Robert A. Heinlein.

Farmer had a world-wide following, with fans travelling to Peoria once or twice a year.

He was once quoted as saying that, particular in his early career, he had more fans in France, Italy, Germany and Japan than in the United States. Even after he retired from writing, his fans continued to produce “Farmerphile,” a magazine devoted to his life and works.

Comments

[cargoweasel.livejournal.com]

*91*?! Yow, that's pretty good. RIP. I loved riverworld, read it in early high school.

[redeem147.livejournal.com]

Oh my. I didn't know. Thank you.

[tuftears.livejournal.com]

D'oh. I loved his Riverworld series as well, but I haven't seen anything from him in a while. I wonder if some writer will be picking up his mantle, finishing up unfinished works he might have had lying around, like Jane Linskold did with Zelazny?

[sixteenbynine.livejournal.com]

Interestingly, the Riverworld books were far from my favorite of his works. Sad to see him go all the same. He'll be badly missed.

[doc-mystery.livejournal.com]

This is sad, if not entirely unexpected news.

I remember inhaling nearly everything Farmer wrote while I was in high school. I was especially fond of his Riverworld series, but also his pulp inspired works.

Somewhere on the Riverworld, a Grail has just sparked to life...

::B::