RIP Arthur C. Clarke

[ffutures]

Sir Arthur C. Clarke has apparently died aged 90

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ijDA5bgxiHlTvS_r-SSjskS1Tq1wD8VG3BKO4

I met him once, and exchanged mail a couple of times when I was writing an RPG called "George E. Challenger's Mysterious World," but he was enormously influential on my reading and appreciation of SF, and for a long time one of my favourite authors. He'll be missed.

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[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Gosh. I was just reading about him an hour or so ago, how Warren Ellis got his email address from a mass mailing Michael Moorcock sent out but forgot to blind all the addressees.

[pengshui-master.livejournal.com]

Sad news, indeed.

His and Asimov 's output (and back catalogue) formed the backbone of my teenage reading. And have likewise been influential in my writing - even if that is only for personal gaming projects.

[pisica.livejournal.com]

(Here via aitkendrum)

My dad had lots of books of the Big Three (Asimov/Bradbury/Clarke) in the house, so I read lots of them when I was young; I know Childhood's End was part of that. Damn.

[trinfaneb.livejournal.com]

One of the giants in the field. He'll be missed.