From aicn, Today's a sad day - we lost Anthony Minghella earlier today - and now we've lost one of the most brilliant minds in science fiction, Arthur C Clarke. For many of us - he'll be the man that worked with Kubrick in creating the science fiction Masterpiece... 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY - but for fans of the written word he was so much more.
He was one of the true masters - read his RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA or CHILDHOOD'S END. Both titles have been developed for features, but as of yet - have not be cracked. They are incredible works that hopefully will be brought to life. He moved to Sri Lanka in the mid-1950s where he spent the rest of his life. He died their today at the age of 90. He leaves us with over 100 books that challenge our understanding of the universe. This is a sad day.
2 comments:
Well that sucks but I take solace in the fact that he was a very old bastard. Light of Other Days is one of my very favorite books.
I read the first 2 books of the Time Odyssey trilogy and just noticed that the 3rd one came out last year! To the book store!
At least he got his wish to die by being flattened beneath a giant monolith. Or was that a dream I had?
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