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Jerry Pournelle passed away

Manach · 2017-09-09 09:21:20

I enjoyed his collaborations with Larry Niven (Footfall, Mote in God's Eye etc) and his standalone works. "American science fiction writer, essayist, and journalist who contributed for many years to the computer magazine Byte. Pournelle served as President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 1973" -…

09-09-2017 10:21am

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I enjoyed his collaborations with Larry Niven (Footfall, Mote in God's Eye etc) and his standalone works.

"American science fiction writer, essayist, and journalist who contributed for many years to the computer magazine Byte. Pournelle served as President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 1973"
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Pournelle#Fiction

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#2 09-09-2017 12:31pm

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I saw the news this morning. He'd not been well for some time, and never fully recovered from a stroke a few years ago. The Mote in God's Eye should be required reading for an SF fan, along with its sequel The Gripping Hand (a.k.a. The Moat around Murcheson's Eye). Pournelle's politics, on the other hand ... hoo, boy! :eek:

Ye Hypocrites, are these your pranks
To murder men and gie God thanks?
Desist for shame, proceed no further
God won't accept your thanks for murder.
―Robert Burns

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#3 09-09-2017 6:19pm

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Ah damnit, I enjoyed many of his books.

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#4 10-09-2017 8:56am

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Very sad to hear this, I really enjoyed his books back in the day.

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#5 11-09-2017 4:18pm

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Lucifer's Hammer is a favourite of mine.

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#6 13-09-2017 3:00pm

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I've read almost everything he wrote, loved his stuff. RIP.

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