Quote Originally Posted by northernsky View Post
90 is a long life by any standard. Life is what you make of it and how you fill the years. Clarke filled his to the max. A pioneer in many fields, a brilliant mind, and a wonderful writer. Ah, that I could do half as much in twice the time. He will not be soon forgotten. The world needs more of his kind. We mourn, and then we remember.
There is no doubt that he could write. However, he was also a pederast and chose to live in Sri Lanka where his proclivities were less apt to result in prosecution than if he had remained in North America or Europe.

Will we mourn? Undoubtedly, some will.

Will his literary work be long remembered? Probably (although very few books have a shelf life beyond fifty years).

Does the world need more of his kind? As a parent, I would say most emphatically no.