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Fantasy and Science Fiction Writer Victor Milan Passes Away
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<blockquote data-quote="Christopher Helton" data-source="post: 7735109" data-attributes="member: 6804772"><p>American Fantasy and Science Fiction writer Victor Milan passed away after a battle with cancer. Probably known best for his <strong>Cybernetic </strong><strong>Samurai</strong> science fiction series, Milan also wrote novels set in the <strong>Battletech</strong>, <strong>Mechwarrior</strong> and <strong>Forgotten Realms </strong>settings. He also wrote a number of <strong>Deathlands</strong> and <strong>Outlanders</strong> novels under the company pen name of James Axler for the adventure fiction imprint published by <strong>Harlequin Press'</strong> <strong>Gold Eagle Books</strong>.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH]94215[/ATTACH]</p><p>[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]</p><p>Milan was also a gamer who was a fan of <strong>Call of Cthulhu</strong> and <strong>Superworld</strong> from the original <strong>Chaosium</strong>. Author George R.R. Martin credits Milan as the impetus behind the eventual creation of the <strong>Wild Cards</strong> setting, because he originally gave Martin a copy of the <strong>Superworld</strong> game that would spark the genesis of the world's creation. "[HQ]Vic was an integral part of the series right from the very start, and the characters he created were among our most popular. Among them were the Russian ace Molniya, the Harlem Hammer, the twisted German psychopath Mackie Messer, Dr. Pretorius, Ice Blue Sibyl, Flipper, Dust, the Darkness... and above all, Mark Meadows, aka Cap'n Trips, and his 'friends' Jumpin' Jack Flash, Starshine, Moonchild, Aquarius, Cosmic Traveller, Monster... and the Radical. The long saga of Mark Meadows began in volume one, and was brought to a close in volume twenty, SUICIDE KINGS. It was a long strange trip indeed, and every step of it was exciting, thanks to Vic.[/HQ]"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Christopher Helton, post: 7735109, member: 6804772"] American Fantasy and Science Fiction writer Victor Milan passed away after a battle with cancer. Probably known best for his [B]Cybernetic [/B][B]Samurai[/B] science fiction series, Milan also wrote novels set in the [B]Battletech[/B], [B]Mechwarrior[/B] and [B]Forgotten Realms [/B]settings. He also wrote a number of [B]Deathlands[/B] and [B]Outlanders[/B] novels under the company pen name of James Axler for the adventure fiction imprint published by [B]Harlequin Press'[/B] [B]Gold Eagle Books[/B]. [CENTER][ATTACH=CONFIG]94215[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] Milan was also a gamer who was a fan of [B]Call of Cthulhu[/B] and [B]Superworld[/B] from the original [B]Chaosium[/B]. Author George R.R. Martin credits Milan as the impetus behind the eventual creation of the [B]Wild Cards[/B] setting, because he originally gave Martin a copy of the [B]Superworld[/B] game that would spark the genesis of the world's creation. "[HQ]Vic was an integral part of the series right from the very start, and the characters he created were among our most popular. Among them were the Russian ace Molniya, the Harlem Hammer, the twisted German psychopath Mackie Messer, Dr. Pretorius, Ice Blue Sibyl, Flipper, Dust, the Darkness... and above all, Mark Meadows, aka Cap'n Trips, and his 'friends' Jumpin' Jack Flash, Starshine, Moonchild, Aquarius, Cosmic Traveller, Monster... and the Radical. The long saga of Mark Meadows began in volume one, and was brought to a close in volume twenty, SUICIDE KINGS. It was a long strange trip indeed, and every step of it was exciting, thanks to Vic.[/HQ]" [/QUOTE]
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