Comments on: RIP, Philip Jose Farmer http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/02/25/rip-philip-jose-farmer/ DEVISING A SYSTEM FOR REMEMBERING EVERYTHING Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:05:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Matt McIrvin http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/02/25/rip-philip-jose-farmer/#comment-131506 Matt McIrvin Fri, 27 Feb 2009 04:19:29 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=6409#comment-131506 Along with Fred Pohl, he's another writer I always thought of as belonging to a younger generation than he actually did. My favorite story of his will always be "The Shadow of Space". I found out many years after reading it that he initially wrote it as a treatment for <i>Star Trek</i>. There was, of course, no chance that they'd ever put <i>that</i> on <i>Star Trek</i>, but if they had it'd have been the greatest and most disturbing episode ever. Along with Fred Pohl, he’s another writer I always thought of as belonging to a younger generation than he actually did.

My favorite story of his will always be “The Shadow of Space”. I found out many years after reading it that he initially wrote it as a treatment for Star Trek. There was, of course, no chance that they’d ever put that on Star Trek, but if they had it’d have been the greatest and most disturbing episode ever.

]]> By: Chris Garcia http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/02/25/rip-philip-jose-farmer/#comment-131354 Chris Garcia Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:17:26 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=6409#comment-131354 I grew up on Vonnegut and Farmer. I learned to love satire through Kurt and sexually-charged adventure SF from Phil. A Feast Unknown was one of my favourite novels in my teens, and the Riverworld books made me question my own thoughts of religion and mortality in a way that only a high school junior can. And now to work on the Phillip Jose Farmer Tribute issue of The Drink Tank. I'd hoped I wouldn't have to do one of those for many more years Chris I grew up on Vonnegut and Farmer. I learned to love satire through Kurt and sexually-charged adventure SF from Phil.

A Feast Unknown was one of my favourite novels in my teens, and the Riverworld books made me question my own thoughts of religion and mortality in a way that only a high school junior can.

And now to work on the Phillip Jose Farmer Tribute issue of The Drink Tank. I’d hoped I wouldn’t have to do one of those for many more years

Chris

]]> By: htom http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/02/25/rip-philip-jose-farmer/#comment-131323 htom Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:29:35 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=6409#comment-131323 Thanks for the fix, Shane. Thanks for the fix, Shane.

]]> By: Shane http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/02/25/rip-philip-jose-farmer/#comment-131292 Shane Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:25:06 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=6409#comment-131292 Thanks PJF. Bon voyage. Thanks PJF. Bon voyage.

]]> By: Shane http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/02/25/rip-philip-jose-farmer/#comment-131291 Shane Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:22:55 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=6409#comment-131291 You almost had it htom. His website is <a href="http://www.pjfarmer.com/" rel="nofollow">www.pjfarmer.com</a> You almost had it htom. His website is http://www.pjfarmer.com

]]> By: htom http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/02/25/rip-philip-jose-farmer/#comment-131290 htom Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:25:39 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=6409#comment-131290 I must have missed a couple of his books, over the years, but there were not many, and I enjoyed every one that I read. <a href="http://www.pjfaramer.com" rel="nofollow">His website homepage</a> has a bunch of links to obits. I must have missed a couple of his books, over the years, but there were not many, and I enjoyed every one that I read.

His website homepage has a bunch of links to obits.

]]> By: Vovo4ka http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/02/25/rip-philip-jose-farmer/#comment-131289 Vovo4ka Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:24:58 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=6409#comment-131289 i express deep distress at Philip r.i.p. Philip i express deep distress at Philip
r.i.p. Philip

]]> By: Derek http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/02/25/rip-philip-jose-farmer/#comment-131284 Derek Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:53:29 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=6409#comment-131284 PJF ranks in my top 3 favorite authors. Riverworld and World of Tiers are the standouts for me. A font of great ideas, great action, fun characters, deep thoughts. PJF ranks in my top 3 favorite authors. Riverworld and World of Tiers are the standouts for me. A font of great ideas, great action, fun characters, deep thoughts.

]]> By: Kes http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/02/25/rip-philip-jose-farmer/#comment-131283 Kes Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:50:37 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=6409#comment-131283 The line that always stuck with me is from Riders of the Purple Wage: "I'll be the northern lights of your soul." Not a bad epitaph, at that. The line that always stuck with me is from Riders of the Purple Wage:

“I’ll be the northern lights of your soul.”

Not a bad epitaph, at that.

]]> By: Graham Storrs http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/02/25/rip-philip-jose-farmer/#comment-131264 Graham Storrs Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:12:21 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=6409#comment-131264 I'm another one who spent my teenage years reading all I could find from PJF. I owe him a debt of gratitude for introducing me to the idea that religion was a legitimate (and fertile) subject to explore in sci-fi. I’m another one who spent my teenage years reading all I could find from PJF. I owe him a debt of gratitude for introducing me to the idea that religion was a legitimate (and fertile) subject to explore in sci-fi.

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