On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:28:56 GMT, Chris Schumacher wrote:
> Arthur C. Clarke, the last, and greatest of the four titans, and hence
the
> greatest SF writer of the 20th century.
The greatest of those 4 was Heinlein IMHO.
> I always admired his boyish curiousity, love for ideas and gadgetry, and
> most of all (which may surprise some, if they never read the White Hart
> stories) and impeccable sense of humor.
>
> His "The City and the Stars" is my favorite book of all time.
>
> Now that all four of the titans (Heinlein, Asimov, Sturgeon, and Clarke)
> are dead, it's about time we had some more writers of their caliber...
We do. Better in fact.
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