29th June 2006

R.I.P. Jim Baen

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Most of my readers won’t give a hoot, but a few may be SF readers.

Jim Baen passed away yesterday, the result of a major stroke. He was 63 years old. He spearheaded Galaxy magazine for a while, then Tor Books, then became the founding father of Baen Books. A great number of the books on my shelves are Baen Books.

David Drake’s memorial tells his story.

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  1. 1 On June 29th, 2006, PAgent said:

    I always thought that if I ever became a published sci-fi author, I wanted to be published by Baen books. They always seemed to be a class act.

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