Re: Arthur C Clarke, RIP

Gene Ward Smith wrote:
> Peter Knutsen <peter@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in news:47e0e679$0$15885
>>Now, what I'd really like to see is a definition of science fiction that

>>excludes Clarke. Even a half way serious one.
> 
> Anyone who has written fantasy is not a science fiction author.
Admittedly, 
> it's a terrible definition, but no worse than yours. And it does exclude

> Clarke.

Yes, you're right, it is a definition, and it does, as you say, exclude 
Clarke.

(I'm taking your word on it, that Clarke has actually written something 
that can be, or should be, classified as fantasy.)


But is that a definition you just made up, or is it one you've used for 
some time? I've used mine for many years. Not quite a decade, I believe, 
but not far from it...

-- 
Peter Knutsen
sagatafl.org