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The first of the writers to define SF? No. The last of the writers to define SF? No. Someone whose books I'd invariably reach for in the library though. The way I think is part-built by Frederick Pohl.



Paying tribute to Pohl on his website, British author Neil Gaiman called him "the last of the Golden Age greats, the first generation of Science Fiction Writers who created the genre".

In an obituary released by the family, Pohl's editor James Frankel said: "It is difficult to sum up the significance of Frederik Pohl to the science fiction field in few words.

"He was instrumental to the flowering of the field in the mid-to-late 20th century, and it is hard to dispute that the field would be much the poorer without his talent and remarkable body of work as a magazine and book editor, a collaborator and a solo author."

BBC News - Frederik Pohl: US science fiction author dies aged 93



http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/02 ... s_aged_93/

I'll never forget the first time I read "Gateway." Outstanding science fiction. I went on to read the entire series and I've reread it many times. I'll miss him...

It's not just the books he wrote that are important, much of his legacy lies in the works he commissioned from others, not only in the magazines he edited but also as editor for Bantam.

A sad loss.