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Writer Arthur C Clarke dies at 90

Discussion in 'Booktalk' started by Warrior of the World, Mar 18, 2008.

  1. Warrior of the World

    Warrior of the World Questing through space

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    Montresor Mostly Harmless Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder

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    [​IMG] RIP Arthur C. Clarke!

    Clarke was one of the first Sci-Fi writers I read, I particularly remember reading Rendez-Vous with Rama and 2001 - A Space Odyssey in my early teen years. Without him I probably wouldn't be reading so much Sci-Fi even today.
     
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  3. Takara

    Takara My goodness! I see turnips everywhere

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    I just saw. Such a sad thing. :( RIP
     
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  4. Loreseeker

    Loreseeker A believer in knowledge Veteran

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    Truly sad. :(

    His books made Jupiter my favorite planet.

    RIP
     
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  5. revmaf

    revmaf Older, not wiser, but a lot more fun

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    RIP, indeed. He was one of the first science fiction authors I read, too, along with Isaac Asimov and Robert Heinlein.

    Now that I have read much more widely I have other authors I like more, but Clarke will always have a special place in my heart for the mind-expanding novels and short stories I read when I was younger.
     
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    He was a skilled and prolific writer whose impact on the speculative fiction community is difficult to overstate. I enjoyed his books and his ideas. He will be missed.
     
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