Pioneering science fiction author Sir Arthur C Clarke has died at his home in Sri Lanka, aged 90.

In a career spanning seven decades, Arthur wrote more than 100 books. His honours included several Doctorates in science and literature, a Franklin Institute Gold Medal, the Marconi Fellowship, the Charles A Lindbergh Award, the UNESCO-Kalinga Prize, and an Oscar Nomination for the Screenplay of 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. In 1989 the Queen awarded him a CBE, and in 1998 he was knighted in the New Year's Honours Lists.