# Philip Jose Farmer has died **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 25, 2009, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philip-jose-farmer-has-died/487394 "2009-02-25T18:03:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philip-jose-farmer-has-died/487394/21 "2009-02-26T00:28:53Z")
I adored the World of Tiers books when I was a teen-haven’t read them in awhile (loved #1, liked #3 a lot, the rest were a cut below in quality), perhaps I’ll make some time tho, for old times’ sake. Riverworld was a great premise run into the ground. Still he could tell a rip-roaring adventure like few others could. ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philip-jose-farmer-has-died/487394/22 "2009-02-26T00:34:46Z")
He also introduced me to Doc Savage with his “biographical” _Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life_. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philip-jose-farmer-has-died/487394/23 "2009-02-26T00:56:32Z")
Riverworld has got to be the greatest concept in SF history - the possibilities for plots and characters are endless. I understand the usual atrocity was committed when it was done as a movie several years ago. But if it was done well, the series could live forever. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philip-jose-farmer-has-died/487394/24 "2009-02-26T01:35:11Z")
Damnit. See you on the river, Mr. Frigate. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilvert_s_Pagan)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philip-jose-farmer-has-died/487394/25 "2009-02-26T02:21:22Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Also, he and Vonnegut actually had a falling out over his using the Kilgore Trout name for the **VENUS ON THE HALF SHELL** book, which was ironic since he was also an inspiration for Kilgore Trout. I had the opportunity to ask Vonnegut about his relationship with PJF in 1997. Vonnegut was actually OK with Farmer’s doing the book - it’s when Farmer wanted to extend the Trout name into additional stuff (movies, other books, IIRC) that Vonnegut said “enough”. KV also had never read VOTHS, although he stated that “he’d heard it was actually a pretty good book”. The feud was a shame, in my book anyway. > [@](#): > > Perhaps it had even been erected before life had crawled out of the primeval seas, warm and nutritious as a diabetic’s urine. > [@](#): > > "How do I love thee? Let me figure > > The ways," said Liz. But mental additions > Subtracted from Bob Browning’s emissions, > Dividing the needed vigor to frig her. > > Here’s what he said to the Portuguese > In order to part her deadened knees. > > "Accounting’s not the thing that counts. > A plus, a minus, you can shove! > Oh woman below and man above! > It’s this inspires the mounts and founts! > > “To hell with Euclid’s beauty bare! > Liz, get your ass out of that chair!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philip-jose-farmer-has-died/487394.md?page=1)