and everything else I have read by Arthur C. Clarke. Rendevous with Rama was the first book I read by him. I was twelve years old, it was the thickest book I had ever tried to read, and loved it. Now they are getting ready to make a film version with Morgan Freeman, who is also awesome, so I am excited about it.

Some other books by the late Mr. Clarke which influenced me:

• The Light of Other Days with Stephen Baxter
• Tales from Planet Earth
• and of course 2001 : A Space Odyssey