Both Arthur C. Clarke and John Richardson are noted literary figures, the first as a science fiction author and the second as a reviewer for which publication?
Arthur C. Clarke Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was a British science fiction writer, science writer and futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host.
Prelude to Space Prelude to Space is a science fiction novel written by British author Arthur C. Clarke in 1947. It appeared for the first time in 1951 in magazine format by World Editions Inc, as number three in the series "Galaxy Science Fiction". Sidgwick & Jackson published it in novel form for the British readership in 1953, followed the next year by a United States hardcover edition from Gnome Press and a paperback from Ballantine Books.