This is hard to write — the news was harder to read. Arthur C. Clarke has died in Sri Lanka at the age of 90.
Clarke was one of my favorite authors, period — and his works are one of the reasons I'm writing today. As I may have mentioned earlier on Roy Schieder's passing, the 2001 series of novels had a major impact on my imagination — as did Childhood's End and Rendezvous with Rama and so many more. And lesser known ones, like A Fall of Moondust — and I had just finished rereading another of his short story collections the other day. Plus his straight science books, which I've turnedto again and again...
I wish I had something inspired and eloquent to say right now... I hope I will later. This is going to take a while to digest. I guess I'll suffice for the moment to say thanks, Sir Arthur, for the many, many journeys. You are already missed.