[AnnonUSA]

Posted: Tuesday, 18 March 2008 5:51PM

Science Fiction Writer Arthur C. Clarke Dies at Age of 90 in Sri Lanka, Aide Says

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- An aide says science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke has died.
Rohan De Silva says Clarke died early Wednesday after suffering from breathing problems. He was 90.
Clarke is the author of more than 100 books, including ``2001: A Space Odyssey.''

[Slutter McGee]

Heinlein and Clark. There aint any good scifi writers left.

Sincerely,

Slutter Mcgee

[AnnonUSA]

Originally Posted by Slutter McGee

Heinlein and Clark. There aint any good scifi writers left.

Sincerely,

Slutter Mcgee

You read much Heinlein Slutter? I loved his books. Such a great mind. I read many of them so long ago, I should re-read a few now.

[elroypornlab]

That's a shame one of the greats RIP

[Slutter McGee]

Originally Posted by AnnonUSA

You read much Heinlein Slutter? I loved his books. Such a great mind. I read many of them so long ago, I should re-read a few now.

Oh yes. Love him. I have read Starship Troopers, Stranger in a Strange Land, Tunnel in the Sky, For Us The Living, and The Moon is a Hash Mistress.

Been wanting to read quite a few more, but haven't gotten around to it. He is a little to militaristic at times, and you can often detect a slight libertarian bent to his stories. I love his writing though, and I am not even a big fan of Sci-Fi. Maybe because most of it is written so poorly.

Sincerely,

Slutter McGee

[AnnonUSA]

Originally Posted by Slutter McGee

Oh yes. Love him. I have read Starship Troopers, Stranger in a Strange Land, Tunnel in the Sky, For Us The Living, and The Moon is a Hash Mistress.

Been wanting to read quite a few more, but haven't gotten around to it. He is a little to militaristic at times, and you can often detect a slight libertarian bent to his stories. I love his writing though, and I am not even a big fan of Sci-Fi. Maybe because most of it is written so poorly.

Sincerely,

Slutter McGee

You should read Farnham's Freehold..

Starman Jones was also a good read. And I seem to remember The Number of the Beast being very good too.

Got to get copies of those again and re-read em. Maybe turn my son on to them too.

[Slutter McGee]

Originally Posted by AnnonUSA

You should read Farnham's Freehold..

Starman Jones was also a good read. And I seem to remember The Number of the Beast being very good too.

Got to get copies of those again and re-read em. Maybe turn my son on to them too.

I stole "The Number of the Beast" from my father last time i was in amarillo. Looking forward to getting the time to read it. Starship Troopers cracked me up. I had seen the movie before I read the book. I actually liked the movie much more. The book was this: Politics, politics, politics, a fight, politics, politics, politics, politics, politics, oh look a giant bug, politics, politics, politics, politics, oh thats right i almost forgot that there are actual characters in this book lets develop them a little, poltics, politics, politics, politics, politics, politics, politics..............and on to infinity.

Sincerely,

Slutter McGee

[AnnonUSA]

Originally Posted by Slutter McGee

I stole "The Number of the Beast" from my father last time i was in amarillo. Looking forward to getting the time to read it. Starship Troopers cracked me up. I had seen the movie before I read the book. I actually liked the movie much more. The book was this: Politics, politics, politics, a fight, politics, politics, politics, politics, politics, oh look a giant bug, politics, politics, politics, politics, oh thats right i almost forgot that there are actual characters in this book lets develop them a little, poltics, politics, politics, politics, politics, politics, politics..............and on to infinity.

Sincerely,

Slutter McGee

Well you have to take into account the years the books were written and what influenced Heinlein....