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American writer (1918–2009)

Also known as: Kilgore Trout, Philip J. Farmer, Филип Хосе Фармер, فيليب خوسيه فارمر, フィリップ・ホセ・ファーマー, 菲利浦·荷西·法默

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Roger Zelazny1937–1995
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Mythic, pocket-universe adventures like the Amber series echo the World of Tiers' godlike world-builders and pulp-tinged invention. (AI reason)
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Robert Silverberg1935–
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New Wave-era science fiction blending sexual frankness, historical figures and big speculative concepts. (AI reason)
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Theodore Sturgeon1918–1985
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Explores sexuality and human connection in science fiction with a boundary-pushing, humane sensibility. (AI reason)
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Harlan Ellison1934–2018
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Taboo-breaking, provocative speculative fiction from the same era of genre experimentation. (AI reason)
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Edgar Rice Burroughs1875–1950
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Pulp planetary romance and jungle adventure that Farmer's pastiches and Tarzan homages directly celebrate. (AI reason)
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Michael Moorcock1939–
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Multiverse-spanning fantasy and metafictional play with pulp heroes and recurring characters. (AI reason)
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Jack Vance1916–2013
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Picaresque planetary adventures with exotic, inventive worlds and sardonic wit. (AI reason)
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Kim Newman1959–
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Crossover fiction mixing historical and fictional characters, akin to Farmer's Wold Newton approach. (AI reason)
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Robert A. Heinlein1907–1988
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Later novels engage sexuality, immortality and resurrection-style themes with expansive scope. (AI reason)
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Larry Niven1938–
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Vast artificial-world settings like Ringworld offer the same epic exploration of a constructed world. (AI reason)
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