Just heard on the BBC news that Sir Arthur C. Clarke has passed away.  Hardly a shock, given that he was 90 years old, but nonetheless. . .

My love of science fiction can be dated back to reading Arthur C. Clarke. As a teen, I devoured everything I could get my hands on - his novels, short story collections, non-fiction.  Perhaps, I'll post more later but, for now, I think I'm going to go and read a few Clarke short stories.