Arthur C. Clarke, author portrait
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Arthur C. Clarke

Arthur C. Clarke has long been considered the greatest science fiction writer of all time and was an international treasure in many other ways, including the fact that an article by him in 1945 led to the invention of satellite technology. Books by Mr. Clarke—both fiction and nonfiction—have sold more than 100 million copies worldwide. He died in 2008.
2001: A Space Odyssey
The Last Theorem
Firstborn
Sunstorm
Time's Eye
Childhood's End
3001 The Final Odyssey
2010: Odyssey Two
2061: Odyssey Three
Rama Revealed
The Hammer of God
2001: a Space Odyssey
The Garden of Rama
Rama II
Songs of Distant Earth

Books

2001: A Space Odyssey
The Last Theorem
Firstborn
Sunstorm
Time's Eye
Childhood's End
3001 The Final Odyssey
2010: Odyssey Two
2061: Odyssey Three
Rama Revealed
The Hammer of God
2001: a Space Odyssey
The Garden of Rama
Rama II
Songs of Distant Earth

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