Re: Arthur C Clarke, RIP

On Mar 18, 6:18 pm, nebu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Joseph Nebus) wrote:
> Thomas Womack <twom...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
> >MSNBC is re****ting that Arthur C Clarke has died.
> >Second-hand Arthur C Clarke short-story collections were what turned
> >me on to science fiction when I was eight; and I can still dream of
> >Dolphin Island and the Inner Station.
>
>         He had a wonderful and rare talent to express the feeling of
> discovery, invention, and innovation.
>
>         I *think* the first novel of his I read was either 2001 or
> 2010 -- I have a weird habit of reading sequels first -- but remember
> how deeply they impressed me with the tone, conveying the sense of
> being things which actually happened rather than fiction.
>
>         The short story in which the beings of Venus find and only
> partially understand the last relic from Earth has haunted me ever
> since I first read it, particularly when I try to start writing most
> anything.
>
> --
>                                                                 Joseph
Nebus
>
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I love the venus story too, and sometimes think about it when life on
other planets comes to mind.