03-18-2008, 07:10 PM | #1 |
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Arthur C. Clarke dies at age 90
Nothing to say but that this is really sad.
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03-18-2008, 07:19 PM | #2 |
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Ok, actually I do have to something to say. I think reading 2001: A Space Odyssey was what really got me interested in reading sci-fi. I do remember it was one of the first books that I read all the way to the end. I was young, so that was a big deal to me. Also, I am the same age as Dave Bowman, so when I read that and realized that I would be the same age as him in the then future of 2001, I thought that was pretty cool.
Mr. Clarke was a great visionary and prolific writer. He'll be missed. Last edited by tsgreer; 03-18-2008 at 07:29 PM. |
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03-18-2008, 07:41 PM | #3 |
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How about a reference link - http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/book...rke/index.html
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A great life, A great Man:
R.I.P. Clarke..... and another reference from the BEEB: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7304004.stm Quote:
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I doubt I would ever have written my own science fiction if I hadn't grown up in the late 1960s reading his. Clarke, Asimov, Laumer, Niven, all of them alive and producing new material regularly...that was a helluva time to be a kid!
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03-18-2008, 09:06 PM | #7 |
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Ray Bradbury may have been the first SF author I read, but Arthur C. Clarke was absolutely my greatest influence. His style of writing and choice of subjects, both of which imparted a realism that most SF lacked at the time IMO, made his SF more than just escapism... his SF was the first that I'd read that I could honestly believe could happen. That was more inspiring to me than anything else.
I've always wished I could have visited him someday in Sri Lanka, even if it was just to worship at his feet. |
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Another of the great ones gone The City and the Stars turned me on to sci-fi Rendez-vous With Rama is one of my favorite first contact novels Thanx Mr Clarke You'll be missed |
03-18-2008, 10:38 PM | #9 |
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Sir Clarke you will be missed. I am glad we have the body of your work to continue to remember you by.
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03-18-2008, 11:13 PM | #10 |
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Very sad news for the SF community. He will be missed.
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03-18-2008, 11:41 PM | #11 |
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I had read other sci-fi books before 2001, but when I read it I sat back in my chair and thought, "wow, a sci fi book can't get better than this." And I still believe that even after reading dozens of sci-fi books since. There has never been a greater writer in that genre, and I doubt there ever will be - he is the Hemingway of sci-fi.
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I had just taken up reading when I read 2001. It was such and amazing book..I can still remember how excited I was....It was as if something had changed inside me. Truly Mr. Clarke was a genius.
Rest In Peace Sir and know that generations to come will read your works and know you for the great visionary you were. |
03-19-2008, 06:27 AM | #13 |
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I loved his books but after I would read a couple I found that I had to stop and read something else. There's something unusual about his writing that I could never put my finger on. Once I had recovered, I was always anxious to jump back in. I'd love to read some now but unfortunately Sony has only 6 or 7 of his titles available.
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03-19-2008, 06:35 AM | #14 |
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I am incredibly saddened to hear that Arthur C. Clarke has died. His name will be remembered as long as we ply the lanes of space.
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03-19-2008, 06:41 AM | #15 |
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The last of the "Grand Masters" of SF has now gone. A very sad day. Headline news on the BBC this morning - a very well-respected man. The BBC News obituary of him can be read here.
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