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Old 08-14-2008, 01:56 PM   #27
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Years back, there was a Star Trek con in Philadelphia, where I was living at the time. I stopped by because I knew people who would be there. One pair were selling books in the Dealer's Room. Blish had just died. They recounted a fan coming to their table, picking up a Blish ST novelization, and saying "He just died, didn't he?" "Yes." "Oh. Is he gonna write any more of these?"

I'm not sure how you respond to a question like that. My friends weren't, either...
Haven't you ever heard of "ghost writers"?
Sure. I think I know a couple. In the mentioned case, we considered spirit mediums and ouija boards, but concluded the question was best left as an exercise for the questioner. (Who arguably needed the exercise...)
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