19 March 2008
Arthur C. Clarke -- R.I.P.
One of the greats. He was 90 years old and lived in Sri Lanka the last part of his life.
In Science Fiction, you can easily argue that the top three writers of all time are Arthur C. Clarke, Robert Anson Heinlein, and Isaac Asimov. May they all rest in peace.
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He came to prominence shortly after the Second World War with an article
predicting geostationary satellites that would make global broadcasting and
worldwide television a reality, decades before they became possible.
In Science Fiction, you can easily argue that the top three writers of all time are Arthur C. Clarke, Robert Anson Heinlein, and Isaac Asimov. May they all rest in peace.
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These would not be my favorites but I could not really argue against them. I have enjoyed their work and they have had a profound effect on their field. I owe them all a debt I can not repay. Thank you, gentleman.
Posted by: Machinist at 19 March 2008@13:52:35 (yFIK0)
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Gentlemen! *sigh*
Posted by: Machinist at 19 March 2008@13:53:18 (yFIK0)
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Who would your favorites in Science Fiction be then?
Posted by: Stashiu3 at 20 March 2008@02:36:55 (Q5ggV)
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Larry Niven would top the list, Alfred Bester or John W. Campbell would be second. None of these but Campbell would have the stature or the influence the ones on your list had so I think you may be right. I like Asimov's nonfiction more than his fiction but he has greatly molded the field and I certainly have enjoyed much of his work.
Posted by: Machinist at 20 March 2008@03:12:42 (yFIK0)
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Niven is great, as is Campbell (another giant, but not nearly as well known outside the SF-reading community), and Bester is incredible but has not had the direct influence of the others (although many have copied/stolen much from his ideas and style).
My favorite "current" SF authors are Steve Perry and Spider Robinson, despite Robinson having been tragically afflicted with BDS recently (his last novel "Very Bad Deaths" rags on Bush and Rice... sad because it's otherwise a very good read)..
My favorite "current" SF authors are Steve Perry and Spider Robinson, despite Robinson having been tragically afflicted with BDS recently (his last novel "Very Bad Deaths" rags on Bush and Rice... sad because it's otherwise a very good read)..
Posted by: Stashiu3 at 20 March 2008@03:25:13 (Q5ggV)
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Oh, and Alan Dean Foster, but he has slowed down quite a bit.
Posted by: Stashiu3 at 20 March 2008@03:26:58 (Q5ggV)
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I have only seen the Robinson stories the Gentle Lady sent me. The other authors I am unfamiliar with. I am afraid my fiction reading has been very limited for some time, other than some classics. The last fiction I read aside from Shakespeare was Cyrano de Bergerac and Animal Farm (reread). I do go back and reread parts of my old collection.
Campbell's greatest contribution was of course as an editor and I always read his editorials first, right up to his death. I bought a copy of Analog at the store as I always did and turned to the editorial as I was walking home. That was when I learned he had died. It was a sad walk.
Campbell's greatest contribution was of course as an editor and I always read his editorials first, right up to his death. I bought a copy of Analog at the store as I always did and turned to the editorial as I was walking home. That was when I learned he had died. It was a sad walk.
Posted by: Machinist at 20 March 2008@11:50:22 (yFIK0)
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