On 21 Mar, 20:02, "Ian Salsbury" <I...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On 19 Mar, 18:30, "Ian Salsbury" <I...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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(The Doctor) wrote:
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> >> > Newsflash!!
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> >> > Sir Arthur Charles Clarke has died at the age of 90.
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> >> > Old people die. Get used to it Yads.
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> >> At the grand old age of 90 he certainly had a good innings. A
fantastic
> >> authour, really enjoyed a fair few of his books ( Childhood`s End and
The
> >> Songs of Distant Earth spring to mind ) so I`ll raise a glass of wine
to
> >> him
> >> tonight. Never did read 2001...and must confess to finding the film
> >> something of a chore.
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> > He certainly put out his share - I'm a fan of the Rama series
> > particularly, and Songs of Distant Earth (Clarke's own favourite, I've
> > heard).
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> I`ve only read the first Rama book...enjoyable enough but I don`t rate
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> higly as some others I`ve read by him. I`m glad to hear he was so fond
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> SoDE, I adored the book and found it quite moving at the end.
The first one is a sort of standalone - it doesn't relate much to the
subsequent trilogy except for providing background; the characters,
situation and plot are all different. Personally I think Gardens of
Rama (the third one) is the best.
Phil
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