Prolific science-fiction author Arthur C. Clarke died earlier today at his home in Sri Lanka, at the age of 90. He was most famous for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey which he wrote with Stanley Kubrick as the basis for the iconic film and which was based on one of Clarke's earlier short stories.I spent most of my high school years reading Arthur C. Clarke's books, including the Odyssey books and (my favourites) his Rama books. He was my favourite author for a few years and I ended up reading 15 of his books - all the ones they had in the local public library. I can still remember the last sentence of his short story The Nine Billion Names of God even now, about 12 years after I read it.
Rest in peace, Sir Arthur.
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