Wow. Getting a fan letter from Arthur C. Clarke is wellnigh as good, in

terms of street cred, as making a movie with Bruce Lee. This man is deeply

appreciated. As well he should be: he was one of the great storytellers of

our time, and filled my young years with wonder and delight. He tells me he

has a new novel under way, about Fermat’s Last Theorem. Here’s one sale

right here.