# RIP Mike Resnick **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [January 9, 2020, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mike-resnick/846174 "2020-01-09T14:02:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2020, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mike-resnick/846174/1 "2020-01-09T14:02:26Z")
According to his daughter Laura, Science fiction author [Mike Resnick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Resnick)has died. He won five Hugo Awards and was a well-known anthologist. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mike-resnick/846174/2 "2020-01-09T14:03:28Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > According to his daughter Laura, Science fiction author [Mike Resnick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Resnick)has died. He won five Hugo Awards and was a well-known anthologist. Yeah. I just got word via his GoFundMe (which had been collecting money to help him pay medical bills). I read a lot of his books - both the ones he wrote and the ones he edited. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mike-resnick/846174/3 "2020-01-09T14:32:16Z")
I liked his “themed” anthologies, like _Alternate Presidents_ (which has one of the best covers ever for an alternate history – [Alternate Presidents - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_Presidents#/media/File:Alternate_Presidents_cover.jpg) ) The only fiction of his I can recall reading is his contribution to _the Red Tape War_ and his contributions to his anthologies. the man had multiple Hugo nominations. I really oughtta read more of them. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mike-resnick/846174/4 "2020-01-09T15:21:43Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > I liked his “themed” anthologies, like _Alternate Presidents_ (which has one of the best covers ever for an alternate history – [Alternate Presidents - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_Presidents#/media/File:Alternate_Presidents_cover.jpg) ) > The only fiction of his I can recall reading is his contribution to _the Red Tape War_ and his contributions to his anthologies. > > the man had multiple Hugo nominations. I really oughtta read more of them. Recommend starting with “Santiago”. If you like it, there’s more set in that universe. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mike-resnick/846174/5 "2020-01-09T15:52:24Z")
Oh no! Ddamnit; today is not starting well for me. _Walpurgis 3_ has a special place in my heart. RIP Mr. Resnick; you done good. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2020, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mike-resnick/846174/6 "2020-01-09T20:50:09Z")
Oh, that’s a pity. He wrote some good stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mike-resnick/846174/7 "2020-01-09T21:00:07Z")
RIP; I didn’t even know he was sick. > [@E-DUB](#): > > Recommend starting with “Santiago”. If you like it, there’s more set in that universe. I’ll second this recommendation. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mike-resnick/846174/8 "2020-01-09T21:40:16Z")
Never read any of his stuff, but for years, I was on a science fiction listserv that he was a part of. Sad to hear he’s gone. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mike-resnick/846174/9 "2020-01-09T21:54:34Z")
Damn. He was very approachable, and I’ve chatted with hm a number of times at conventions. Once I had just finished reading _The Other Teddy Roosevelts_ and just had to tell hm how much I had enjoyed it; we ended up talking about TR for a while. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mike-resnick/846174/10 "2020-01-10T06:59:13Z")
I enjoyed the novels that I read, particularly _Birthright: the Book of Man_ and _The Best Rootin’ Tootin’ Shootin’ Gunslinger in the Whole Damned Galaxy_ (the ending of which I found kinda heartbreaking).