R.I.P. Arthur C. Clarke

arthur c clarke deadLegendary sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke has died at the age of 90. In his long life, he had written more than 100 books, but he’ll forever be known for 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY.

And rightfully so. Its power remains ever palpable all these decades later; I’ll never forget how riveted I was reading it for the first time in a crowded jury pool, waiting for my number to be called – and hoping it wouldn’t, so I could finish the novel in one sitting. It didn’t, and I did.

I can’t think of a more fitting tribute than this.

BOOKGASM REVIEWS OF THIS AUTHOR:
FIRSTBORN by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter
SUNSTORM by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter
TIME’S EYE by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter

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Comment by John A. Karr
2008-03-18 21:29:47

True modern pioneer of the mind.

 
2008-03-19 11:00:50

He’ll definitely be missed.

 
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