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Noted science-fiction author Arthur C. Clarke died yesterday.

Clarke is best known for the novelization of the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey". He also worked on radar during WWII (anecdotes told in the book "Glide Path"), and conceived the idea of the geosynchronous satellite.

He wrote some of my favorite novels, including:

  • Earthlight--cool futuristic spy story during wartime
  • Rendevous With Rama--imaginative encounter with alien artifact (3 sequels)
  • Songs of Distant Earth--stopover at a colony far from the homeworld (Mike Oldfield recorded a great album based on this book.)


Recently I've been reading the "Time Odyssey" trilogy, co-authored with Stephen Baxter. I haven't yet finished the third novel.

Although his later novels with Baxter (such as the "Rama" sequels) tended to be somewhat negative and preachy, his ability to tell a story will be missed.
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