Arthur C. Clarke was born in Minehead in 1917. During the Second World War he served as a radar instructor for the RAF, rising to the rank of flight-lieutenant. After the war, he entered King's college, London taking, in 1948, his Bsc in physics and mathematics with first class honours.One of the most respected of all science-fiction writers, he has won Kalinga Prize, the Aviation Space-Writers Prize and the Westinghouse Science Writing Prize. He also shared an Oscar nomination with Stanley Kubrick for the screenplay of 2001: A Space Odyssey, which was based on his story, The Sentinel. He has lived in Sri Lanka since 1956.

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1. 4/5

   Inte som den första.

   "Möte med Rama", den första boken, som förövrigt kommer att bli film, har en större "sense of wonder". Men har man läst den första, så är den här en god uppföljare och ett måste.

   Waselius

   19 februari 2026

Arthur C. Clarke was born in Minehead in 1917. During the Second World War he served as a radar instructor for the RAF, rising to the rank of flight-lieutenant. After the war, he entered King's college, London taking, in 1948, his Bsc in physics and mathematics with first class honours.One of the most respected of all science-fiction writers, he has won Kalinga Prize, the Aviation Space-Writers Prize and the Westinghouse Science Writing Prize. He also shared an Oscar nomination with Stanley Kubrick for the screenplay of 2001: A Space Odyssey, which was based on his story, The Sentinel. He has lived in Sri Lanka since 1956.

Select Guide Rating

1. 4/5

   Inte som den första.

   "Möte med Rama", den första boken, som förövrigt kommer att bli film, har en större "sense of wonder". Men har man läst den första, så är den här en god uppföljare och ett måste.

   Waselius

   19 februari 2026