OBIT: John M. Ford

...Noted SF writer.John M. Ford - Mike to those of us who knew him -
passed away yesterday. So far, the only obit I've found was by Steve
Jackson:

http://www.sjgames.com/ill/archives.html?y=2006&m=September&d=26

....I met Mike once about 15 years ago, when my Klingon Empire BBS was
at its peak. We talked briefly about the BBS and how I'd adapted the
themes to fit his version of the Klingons - which I'd made clear were
IMO superior to those Paranoidmount had deliberately designed to
negate his so as to avoid having to pay any royalties, etc - and about
his concepts in general. That was when he hinted that another Klingon
novel was in the works, but he promised that it wouldn't be like
anything anyone was expecting. That novel turned out to be "How Much
For Just The Planet?", and had BBSing not been on its downward swing
at that time, I could see myself tweaking KE to a more comedy-musical
format.

Mike will be missed, and the Naked Stars will remember his deeds!

OM
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