Comments by "Angry Kittens" (@AngryKittens) on "Arthur C. Clarke - Master of Science Fiction - Extra Sci Fi - Part 1" video.

  1. I've read a few. But yeah, I think his preeminence had more to do with the movie and his speculative (but believable) portrayals of humanity's future, rather than his skill in writing engaging stories. Blasphemy, I know. My favorites have remained with the 2001 series (yes there are more, 3001 is actually my favorite among them). I also liked the Rama series. I was meh on Songs of Distant Earth and Childhood's End. And I hated Cradle which was a confusing mess. I still prefer Sagan over Clarke, in terms of "peaceful first contact" sci-fi, especially since Sagan's last plot twist in Contact was far more profound than Clarke's monoliths. Though both were very influential in fostering my love for science fiction as a kid. Still, there are MANY other SF authors I enjoyed far more, like LeGuin, Niven, William Gibson, Aldiss, Haldeman, Alastair Reynolds, Heinlein, Vonnegut, Huxley, Zelazny, Pohl, Paul Anderson, Silverberg, P.J. Farmer, James Tiptree Jr., Greg Bear, Ben Bova, Stephen Baxter, and so on. My absolute favorite SF author though is perhaps Iain M. Banks on his Culture series. And the individual book I loved the most was Walter M. Miller, Jr.'s A Canticle for Liebowitz.
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