Beyond Reality discussion

Science fiction master Frederik Pohl has passed away at the age of 93. From his official website:

"We’re saddened to tell his friends and readers that Fred went to the hospital in respiratory distress this morning and died this afternoon.

Please stay tuned. We’re teary and shell-shocked right now, but we’ll have more news soon. And Fred left a thick file of things he wanted to tell you, so we’ll likely keep posting for a while."


There are already many memorial articles online. A few:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/04/boo...

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013...

http://io9.com/rip-frederik-pohl-the-...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-ca...

I read and enjoyed his Heechee Saga a few years ago with another discussion group. I should read more of his work. RIP.

I own a couple of his books but must confess, I've never read them. And I can't recall if I read some of his stuff 30+ years ago...

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

70 years of writing science fiction, culminating in being named a Nebula Grandmaster. Holy moly.

The Heechee Saga -- it's not one of the most mindblowing out there, but it's still great! But Pohl had so much to give to sci fi readers. He always had his hand in the philosophy bin as well as the hard sci fi. Back in the seventies, he was one of the first who gave me my start in reading sci fi, and I will always be grateful.

I met Frederik Pohl at a school appearance YEARS ago (my mother was a teacher at the school) and he was kind enough to sign my copy of the Science Fiction Book Club edition of Gateway and it's still one of my most prized possessions. He will always be one of my all time favorite authors in any genre. Truly a Grand Master!