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9. Yeah. I was there the entire time and only observed him

Sun Sep 17, 2017, 03:03 AM

Sep 2017

that one time in a corridor. It was a bit sad, considering he'd been a towering figure in the field at one point.

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Jerry Pournelle, Science Fiction Novelist and Computer Guide, Dies at 84 [View all] Eugene Sep 2017 OP

One of my all time favorite authors. nt Xipe Totec Sep 2017 #1

Some of my favorite books as a kid exboyfil Sep 2017 #2

Good comment roscoeroscoe Sep 2017 #3

Could'nt agree more. Crutchez_CuiBono May 2018 #12

He wrote a very positive review of software I wrote lapfog_1 Sep 2017 #4

I'm under the impression that he'd become very right wing PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #5

Indeed he was DavidDvorkin Sep 2017 #6

No wonder he was almost a complete non entity at WorldCon. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #7

If so, it was due to age and infirmity DavidDvorkin Sep 2017 #8

Yeah. I was there the entire time and only observed him PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #9

Inferno was a great novel. Couldn't get into Escape from Hell. n/t FSogol Sep 2017 #10

He was DEFINITELY Right Wing MurrayDelph Oct 2017 #11

Thanks for he insights into the man. HeartlandProgressive Aug 2019 #13