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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Requiescat Intra Astra



First Robert Heinlein, then Isaac Asimov, and now Sir Arthur C. Clarke has passed beyond the veil to the land where no shadows fall. The great Trinity of Grand Masters is gone. And to steal a sentiment from another blogger "we shall not see their like again."

RIP


posted by The Mad Builder of Periwinkle at 22:21

7 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

The golden age of Sci-Fi might be behind us (also Rip Douglas Adams), but can you imagine a better for it to have happened?

-Kenny

22:54  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

better TIME that is, had a few beers trying to prevent cancer and all :)

-Kenny

22:58  
Blogger davis14633 said...

The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.
Arthur C. Clarke, "Technology and the Future" (Clarke's second law)
You will be missed

05:47  
Blogger Jar(egg)head said...

One of the brightest and most creative men who ever lived. RIP

07:30  
Blogger davis14633 said...

Ok, now I am starting to feel old. I grew up reading these guys and they are all dieing off. Martha! go fetch me a stick so I can chase these kids off my lawn!

08:48  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

If you have not read it yet, get a copy of Clarke's "Rendezvous with Rama". This is a really great work of classic science fiction. No ghosts or demons or magic, and no shootem up battle scenes, just an unfolding mystery of an alien technology. This book is being made into a film for release next year, but read it before you see Hollywood's usual messup of a great book.

11:06  
Blogger Jar(egg)head said...

Ack! A movie of Rama... Unless they've resurrected Kubrick to make it, I can't see it being very good. That's one of the classic "hard" sci-fi stories. I sincerely hope they don't screw it up, but like Mr(s) Anonymous above, I'm skeptical.

Another great (and little-known) novel by Clarke is The Deep Range, possibly one of the most unique sci-fi stories ever. I first read it 25 years ago, and it still sticks in my mind as one of the 10 best books I've ever read, (most of the other slots are occupied by Iain Banks' "Culture series".)

13:14  

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