Another one bites the dust.

[mundens]

Just found out that Philip Jose Farmer has died.

For the reason why I feel this is worth mentioning above many of the others we've lost, you just need to read these paragraphs from the CNN report :

Critics said Farmer was the first author to address adult sexual themes in science-fiction novels.

Jonathan Strahan, an editor and critic for Locus magazine, said Farmer treated sex seriously, not in a juvenile manner or for cheap thrills.

"It wasn't pornography and it wasn't just about the sex of it," Strahan said. "It was about the sexuality of people in an interesting and intelligent way."

He was 91, so he's had a good innings

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RIP FJF