Arthur C. Clarke, R.I.P.

[eldritchhobbit]

Arthur C. Clarke (December 16, 1917-March 18, 2008)
A legend is gone.

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"I can never look now at the Milky Way without wondering from which of those banked clouds of stars the emissaries are coming. If you will pardon so commonplace a simile, we have set off the fire alarm and have nothing to do but to wait. I do not think we will have to wait for long."
- from "The Sentinel," Arthur C. Clarke

Comments

[janissa11.livejournal.com]

He had a great, very long run, and it still seems far, far too soon. ::slumps:: Farewell, great man!

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Yes indeed.

[re-animating.livejournal.com]

That's a bummer. He did have a good long run though.

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

You're right on both counts.

[mariadkins.livejournal.com]

Oh man I'm heartbroken.

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

:( *hugs*

[uterus-shrugged.livejournal.com]

I have passed many a pleasant hour reading Mr. Clarke's work. He is missed.

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Ditto what you said.

[st-crispins.livejournal.com]

Childhood's End is one of my favorite books.

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

It's fantastic.

[euclase.livejournal.com]

What a life. Truly.

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

You said it.

[vonjunzt.livejournal.com]

Hey, Amy.

If you're still looking for dystopias, you might consider a book I've recently learned about and just started reading -- Clarke and Mike McQuay's Richter 10. I don't know how good it is, but it is Arthur C. Clarke.

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for this!

[gilda-elise.livejournal.com]

A sad day, not just for the science fiction community but for the world.

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Yes indeed.

[sneezythesquid.livejournal.com]

One of the true giants, gone. HAL weeps.

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Yes indeed.