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The Arthur C. Clarke Award is the UK’s premier prize for science fiction literature. 2008 Winner Announced Black Man by Richard Morgan and published by Gollancz is the winner of this year’s Arthur C. Clarke Award, the UK’s premier prize for science fiction literature. The announcement was made at the award’s official ceremony held in London, Piccadilly on the evening of Wednesday 30th April as part of an exclusive event in partnership with the opening of this year’s SCI-FI-LONDON Film Festival. The annual award is presented for best science fiction novel of the year and selected from a list of novels whose UK first edition was published in the previous calendar year. Remembering Sir Arthur In his 90th birthday reflections video released on YouTube in December 2007, Sir Arthur said he had 'no regrets and no more personal ambitions'. He listed three 'last wishes': some evidence of extra-terrestrial life; adoption of clean energy sources; and an end to the long-drawn civil war in Sri Lanka. He added: "I’ve had a diverse career as a writer, underwater explorer, space promoter and science populariser. Of all these, I want to be remembered most as a writer – one who entertained readers, and, hopefully, stretched their imagination as well." ...Read more.
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