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RIP Arthur C Clarke

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Mihail

Mihail

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Truly sad. I haven't read any of his books ( :-[ ), but I just felt that he was a very good writer and person. Not to mention that he and Frank were friends...

Edric O

Edric O

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This is a great loss. Clarke and Asimov were the pioneers of the sci-fi genre as we know it today. Although I prefer Asimov, Clarke's books were enjoyable. He will be missed.

Ever onwards to the stars!

Acriku

Acriku

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He said he wanted to be remembered as a writer and he shall. A great writer and inspiration for many authors :) His ideas were literally beyond his time.

Vanguard3000

Vanguard3000

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I preferred Clarke's writing style myself (to Asimov), at least when comparing their earlier works.

I'll retroactively dedicate the drinks I had earlier this evening to Sir Arthur (their previous dedication was to Optimus Prime).

TMA_1

TMA_1

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Thanks for the books. Escapism with a purpose! You made me smile.

Regards: Titus (TMA-1 -- Tycho Magnetic Anomaly #1)

Acriku

Acriku

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Hey, I forgot your name was from 2001 odyssey (right?)

He seemed to have lead a good life, with a good sense of humor (the only way to live, imo).

Mihail

Mihail

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Unfortunately he was a paedophile, but I will remember him for his books.

On 26 May 2000 he was made a Knight Bachelor[18] "for services to literature" at a ceremony in Colombo.[19] The award of a knighthood had been announced in the 1998 New Year Honours,[20] but investiture of the award had been delayed, at Clarke's request, because of an accusation, by the British tabloid The Sunday Mirror, of paedophilia, which was, however, found to be baseless by Sri Lankan police and retracted by the paper soon after.

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