Arthur C. Clarke, Dec. 1917 - March 2008
Jeff VanderMeer • March 18th, 2008 @ 5:09 pm • Uncategorized
Unfortunately news that Arthur C. Clarke died today at the age of 90. I can still remember how his “The Nine Billion Names of God” story blew me away. And “The Star.”
My short Amazon piece on his death, here. A longer piece tomorrow.
Jeff
March 19, 2008 at 8:18 am
There are two sf stories that I remember reading at a very young age that spun me round and knocked me over backwards. One was The Nine Billion Names of God. I can still remember shivering when I read the last line.
(The other was a story that involved sentient Kodiak bears and I have *no* earthly idea what the hell else it was about, what it was called, or who it was by. But man, I loved those bears.)
March 19, 2008 at 11:37 am
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March 19, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Sad news, indeed. “The Star” is probably my favorite SF story. Childhood’s End is one of my favorite books.