Fred Pohl updated his blog earlier today and then passed away. I have been reading his blog for a few years and have contributed to the discussions there. Fred has commented about things on my web sites twice. I got the feeling that I really knew him and I thought that some day I would meet him.

I like his books. Some are good, some are very good. He was a major influence in Science Fiction. As an Editor he brought a new humanism to Science Fiction. He moved away from the Engineering/Science aspects of Science Fiction towards a more psychological treatment of characters and their problems. What he published was not exactly “soft” SF, but he made it more real and more human.

I will miss his blog. I will miss the man. I have a signed manuscript that of his that I bought on eBay and I will always treasure it.