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Legendary Science Fiction Author Ben Bova Has Passed at the Age of 88
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| 12/1/20
| Andrew Liptak
Posted on 12/01/2020 7:23:51 AM PST by Borges
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posted on
12/01/2020 7:23:51 AM PST
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Borges
To: Borges
Rest in Peace, Ben. Thanks for the memories..................
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posted on
12/01/2020 7:26:18 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Democrats cheat. ... It's what they do. ... GUARANTEED! ... Even if it's not necessary!....)
To: Borges
Omni was excellent under his editorship. I read it in the late 70s as a kid, and no, it was not age-appropriate for me to be reading it then.
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posted on
12/01/2020 7:27:15 AM PST
by
oblomov
To: Borges
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posted on
12/01/2020 7:28:53 AM PST
by
Ciexyz
(Prayers for America.)
To: Borges
All the authors I liked the best have gone. I miss old school science fiction.
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posted on
12/01/2020 7:32:49 AM PST
by
DiogenesLamp
("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
To: Borges
Omni magazine bump.
They don’t make them like that anymore.
Godspeed, Mr. Bova.
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posted on
12/01/2020 7:32:55 AM PST
by
mewzilla
(Break out the mustard seeds. )
To: DiogenesLamp
The sheer volume of his work is incredible. RIP.
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posted on
12/01/2020 7:34:31 AM PST
by
bigbob
(Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
To: Borges
He died from a stroke, so add him to the Covid count.
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posted on
12/01/2020 7:37:56 AM PST
by
PAR35
To: Borges
Started reading his stuff when I was about 8 years old. RIP to a great visionary.
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posted on
12/01/2020 7:39:23 AM PST
by
6ppc
(Democrats would have to climb Everest to reach the level of "scum of the earth")
To: Borges
Really enjoyed his stories in Analog growing up, as well as his Orion series.
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posted on
12/01/2020 7:42:49 AM PST
by
GunningForTheBuddha
(Wanted to invest in a cannabis-fed beef company, but decided the steaks were too high )
To: Borges
88, and had a stroke, but “complications from COVID-19” is definitely what killed him. </sarcasm>
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posted on
12/01/2020 7:45:42 AM PST
by
Sicon
("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
To: DiogenesLamp
“All the authors I liked the best have gone. I miss old school science fiction.”
I re-read them. Reading Andre Norton now.
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posted on
12/01/2020 7:49:12 AM PST
by
dljordan
To: Borges
Thank you God for letting us have this man for as long as you did. He’s earned a seat at your table.
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posted on
12/01/2020 7:51:10 AM PST
by
null and void
(If a country fixed a national election overnight like America just did, we would probably invade it.)
To: Borges
passed due to complications from COVID-19 and a stroke.
Guess which will get the blame.
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posted on
12/01/2020 7:53:56 AM PST
by
Don Corleone
(The truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth)
To: dljordan
Loved Andre Norton stories. I miss Heinlein. I miss Keith Laumer, Asimov, Harry Harrison, Jerry Pournelle, and so forth.
A lot of greats have left us.
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posted on
12/01/2020 8:02:38 AM PST
by
DiogenesLamp
("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
To: Borges
“Red tape has killed more people than bullets...” ― Ben Bova, Millennium
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posted on
12/01/2020 8:03:03 AM PST
by
x
To: Borges
“Omni was a science and science fiction magazine published in the US and the UK. It contained articles on science, parapsychology, and short works of science fiction and fantasy.[1] It was published as a print version between October 1978 and 1995.
The first Omni e-magazine was published on CompuServe in 1986 and the magazine switched to a purely online presence in 1996.[2][3] It ceased publication abruptly in late 1997, following the death of co-founder Kathy Keeton; activity on the magazine’s website ended the following April.[4][5]” ...”
“The magazine was initially edited by Frank Kendig, who left several months after the magazine’s launch. Ben Bova, who was hired as Fiction Editor, was promoted to Editor, leaving the magazine in 1981.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omni_(magazine)
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posted on
12/01/2020 8:12:22 AM PST
by
ETL
(REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! Click ETL...)
To: Borges
One of my favorite science plausible/science fiction writers.
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posted on
12/01/2020 8:16:19 AM PST
by
MTsumi
To: Borges
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posted on
12/01/2020 8:19:49 AM PST
by
ETL
(REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! Click ETL...)
To: Borges
Well crud, I think that only one of the old timers left is Larry Niven.
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posted on
12/01/2020 8:21:57 AM PST
by
BiteYourSelf
( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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