Lots of Brits here, I assume there are some Clarke fans

I first encountered his work in the mid 60s. There was a pair of his novels in one binding, The Deep Range and The City And The Stars. I loved the latter: set in the far future, Earth is a desert with only one self-sustaining city left. All the inhabitants were emotionally programmed to fear leaving the city, but every few generations a 'unique' was introduced to the population. In this case he actually left the city waay behind...I reread the story a couple of years ago and enjoyed it very much.

I saw 2001: A Space Odyssey in its first theatrical run, and it blew my mind. I believe it was expanded from an earlier short story, The Sentinel. I still watch it when it shows up on TV.

Next I think was his collection of short stories, The Nine Billion Names Of God, great classic sci-fi. I also enjoyed the novel A Fall Of Moondust, a good example of 'realistic' science fiction, believable yet gripping.

I read the first two Rama books, enjoyable if unspectacular. I got through the 2001 sequels; the last one, 3001, is actually kind of humorous, and ties up all the loose ends.

I heard he was involved in a scandal, was it child-molesting? Anyone know if he was eventually cleared?