Dunenewt Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7304004.stmWhen you consider what he predicted, he really was a great man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mihail Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edric O Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acriku Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanguard3000 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 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). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMA_1 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Thanks for the books. Escapism with a purpose! You made me smile.Regards: Titus (TMA-1 -- Tycho Magnetic Anomaly #1) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acriku Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 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). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunenewt Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Unfortunately he was a paedophile, but I will remember him for his books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mihail Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunenewt Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Ah, that's okay then. Damn Nationstates forums with their dodgy news sources feeding my false information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchemi2 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Loved the Rama books, He was a great writer and helped to make the sci-fi genre respectable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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