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1. Wow ... the last of the giants of old. RIP, Mr. Pohl. What an extraordinary life.

Mon Sep 2, 2013, 06:00 PM

Sep 2013

His was some of the first SF I read that used satirical humor to comment on society -- present and future.

Think I'll go read "Day Million" -- http://cdn.preterhuman.net/texts/literature/fiction/science_fiction/Day%20Million%20by%20Frederik%20Pohl.txt

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Frederik Pohl has died [View all] DavidDvorkin Sep 2013 OP

A little more here intaglio Sep 2013 #2

"Gateway" bmbmd Sep 2013 #3

Brought many a sci-fi fan hours of enjoyment. BlueJazz Sep 2013 #4

Damn. He was blogging right up to this morning, too. (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2013 #5

Off to his own Hee-Chee Rendevous getting old in mke Sep 2013 #6

I met him several times. SheilaT Sep 2013 #7

I heard him give a talk on the state of SF in 1965 or 66. Fortinbras Armstrong Sep 2013 #8

Nice anecdote, thank you for sharing it Babel_17 Sep 2013 #9