RIP Arthur C. Clarke

[ISiddiqui]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/books/03/18/obit.clarke/index.html

At least he had a long life (lived to 90).

Rendevous with Rama is one of my fav books ever.

:(

[terpkristin]

Truly, he was a legend. I only read one of his novels, 2001: A Space Odyssey, but that one ranks among my favorite all-time science fiction books. Oddly enough, I didn't even read 2001 until I was in graduate school in aerospace engineering (about 4 years ago now I guess). I guess I have him to thank for my career, too, given that I am now an aerospace engineer working on geosynchronous communications satellites. Gosh, now I'm really psyched up to read another of his books...

/tk

[JPhillips]

I would have guaranteed he was already dead. RIP

[st.cronin]

I would have guaranteed he was already dead. RIP

+1, and that's happening to me a lot, ie Roy Scheider.

[SunDevil]

RIP

[sachmo71]

rough year for fantasy\sci fi authors.