An Arthur C. Clarke related question

Is there a modern SF author whose science fiction scratches 
similar itches as the (solo) fiction of Arthur C. Clarke? 

	I'll arbitrarily define "modern" as post-1998 and further
specify that even if Baxter had begun his career that late, he still
wouldn't count. 

	
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