That's really sad Mrrzy.
Grab! I agree with you in part. Some of his stuff was just showcase for some rather brilliant ideas and speculation. I labored through 2001 and I couldn't put down Childhood's End. I don't think it was a question of inspiration. Rather is was a question of what exactly was it that was inspiring him at the time. At any rate, his was one of the great minds of the last century.