A Meeting with Medusa, by Clarke, Arthur C.

Lots of people out there feel that Arthur C. Clarke can do no wrong. I do not happen to be one of those, but I do greatly respect the man, and I will read anything he wrote at least once. Fortunately much of what he wrote during his very long career was excellent. Along with Heinlein and Asimov, Clarke is probably one of the most recognized names in our genre, and that recognition is deserved. I do not have to tell you how glum I was the day he passed, even if it was expected and natural. […]

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Published:: 11.07.10 / 5pm

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Alan Holowaychuk (AToE) 11.10.10 / 5pm

This short story (I think of it as a short rather than a novella as I first found it in a compelation) is probably my favourite piece by Clarke, who is easily one of my favourite authors (and died on my birthday sadly).

Obviously 5 stars are a rare thing to hand out, so giving this 4 makes sense, but in all honesty I don’t know how it could have possibly been any better than what it was.

I still have a lot of Clarke to get through before I run out, and I sincerely hope that some of what I’ll run across will come close to this one

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