Re: Report: Arthur C. Clarke, Dead at 90

Joseph S. Powell, III wrote:
Wow. One of the "Big Three" (Dr Clarke, Dr Asimov, and Heinlein).

Last night, after a long day spent with my youngest brother and his son, my
3-year-old Nephew Jaden I'd only first met this past Sunday (a super little
tyke), I rested my tired feet and tossed in two versions of my 2001: A Space
Oddysey DVD's (the old MGM one and the 2001 Warners one; I have yet to get
an HDTV or Blu Ray); on the older DVD I saw a speech and then Q & A session
with Dr Clarke....I thought about all the grandeur of speculating the
future, and how lucky we were to still have Dr Clarke around....then this.
Damn.
I have yet to read any of his Rama books....I think it's about damn time I
did.

Read the first book: Rendezvous with Rama. The rest were written mostly by Gentry Lee with Clarke acting as the editor and are not, umm, highly regarded. Rendezvous with Rama would make a good movie if it were done right.

Other Arthur C. Clarke major works are Childhood's End, The City and the Stars, Against the Fall of Night. He will be missed.

Alan F

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