Arthur C. Clarke

Fizz · Post by **Fizz** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:48 pm

Sadly, another great name in book writing has been lost. Arthur C. Clarke has died at 90.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/books/0 ... index.html

-Fizz

Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:07 pm

Great, great author. I've read and admired his books for years . . . Dolphin Island, Fountains of Paradise, 2001: A Space Odyssey, 2010: Odyssey Two, Childhood's End and of course the great series Rendevous with Rama.

I watched his webcast when he turned 90 and he looked very good.

Hail and farewell to a Grand Master of Science Fiction.

R.I.P. Mr. Clarke.

Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:12 pm

Another link:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080318/ap_ ... bit_clarke

Dranoel · Post by **Dranoel** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:35 pm

I'm reading the thread over at Fark.com- and there are a lot of people referencing Gary's passing too.

They say it comes in 3's. Dare I ask, who's next?

RIP Mr. Clarke.

//One of my favorite Sci-Fi movies is 2010 (yeah, the sequel).

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Julian Grimm · Post by **Julian Grimm** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:41 pm

That sucks. I was hoping he would continue the 2001 series after 3001 which left a big opening for an exciting sequel.
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Thongor · Post by **Thongor** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:11 pm

A very, very bad year for the phantastic genre.

My sincerest condolences to his family and his friends.

R.I.P. Mr. Clarke

Harry Joy · Post by **Harry Joy** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:06 am

And I'd just finished reading a book of his I'd never picked up just a few weeks ago. Rather sad news. Clarke was a genre of science fiction all his own, and THE big hard science fiction influence on me when I was young. Helped balance all the moonmen and Martian fembot books I read.

Omote · Post by **Omote** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 2:05 am

Yeah, it's another sad day. No doubt. There is really nothing to say other then just look at what this man really meant to literature and science. Wow.

Wow...

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SpencerWright · Post by **SpencerWright** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 2:40 am

Oh My God, It's Full of Stars!

RIP ACC....
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Harry Joy · Post by **Harry Joy** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:18 am

As strange as it may seem, my current avatar/sig combo was inspired mostly by Clarke and Bova, who dominate the top of my current to-be-read pile.

SirClarence · Post by **SirClarence** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 2:38 pm

Except for the brillant Rendezvous with Rama, I always liked Clarke's short stories more than his novels. Another one from the golden age of SF is gone - very sad...
RIP Mr. Clarke

Aladar · Post by **Aladar** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:48 pm

This is indeed sad news.
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Post by **Breakdaddy** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:58 pm

Rest in peace, sir.

Harry Joy · Post by **Harry Joy** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:43 am

SirClarence wrote:
Except for the brillant Rendezvous with Rama, I always liked Clarke's short stories more than his novels. Another one from the golden age of SF is gone - very sad...
RIP Mr. Clarke

I liked them all, but the one book I've revisited often over the years is his collection of short stories called The Sentinel.

Catweazle · Post by **Catweazle** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:26 pm

Dranoel wrote:
//One of my favorite Sci-Fi movies is 2010 (yeah, the sequel).

Will I dream?

Of course you will dream, all intelligent creatures dream.

Yep, mine too, and my second-favourite film of any genre.
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