Farmer's blend of intellectual daring and pulp-fiction prose found a worldwide audience.... Sprawling, episodic works gave him room to explore the nuances of a provocative premise while indulging his taste for lurid, violent action. --The New York Times The greatest science fiction writer ever. --Leslie A. Fiedler, author of Love and Death in the American Novel An excellent science fiction writer, far more skillful than I am. --Isaac Asimov