Time is running out for the passengers and crew of the tourist cruiser Selene ... more
incarcerated in a sea of choking lunar dust. On the surface her rescuers find their resources stretched to the limit by the mercilessly unpredictable conditions of a totall...
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It is the far future, and the moon has been colonised. Although primarily a research ... more
establishment, wealthy space tourists bring in revenue to fund the facilities. One major tourist attraction is a sightseeing cruise across the lunar plains: flat and smooth, they are composed entirely of dust.
Advantages: Imaginative and thought provoking Disadvantages: Dull and predictable characters
ArthurC. Clarke (16 December 1917 - 19 March 2008) was a British science fiction author, inventor, and futurist probably best remembered for the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, written in collaboration with director Stanley Kubrick during the making of the film of the same name. He also participated in a number of television series in the 1980s, the most notable being ArthurC. Clarke's Mysterious World. Rendezvous with Rama was published in 1973 and at the time received much critical acclaim winning various literary awards including the Hugo, Jupiter and Nebula.
When a huge meteor strikes Northern Italy in the 2077, the cities of Padua, Verona and Venice are wiped out and the world's leading scientists and politicians are forced to get their heads together and create an early warning system called Spaceguard to track all potential ...
Advantages: Engaging story, light easy read Disadvantages: Slightly dated, but the ethical point is still valid
In the silence of space no-one can hear you scream. Was that Franklin?s problem? Had he screamed? Could it be that he knew what it was like not to be heard?
If that was the case why on earth?and he is back on earth?would he choose a second career that took him to what might be thought of as ?inner? space. Not the vast silent deeps of the space, but those of the oceans, just as vast, just as silent, just as deadly?
ArthurCClarke is synonymous with Science Fiction, and is probably avoided by many who would enjoy his work for that very reason. Sci-Fi isn?t all about star wars, or colonising the planets beyond our ken and meeting strange new beings. There are enough strange new beings on this planet to keep us busy for a while yet.
This was something that Clarke recognised and treasured and in this 1968 story tried to give ...
Advantages: Well written, good concepts and detail Disadvantages: Slight flaws in the structure and lack of theme development
Many people believe that the film 2001: A Space Odyssey is an adaptation of ArthurCClarke’s book but in fact almost uniquely for such a highly regarded novel the truth is the other way around. Stanley Kubrick the director of the film had read a short story by Clarke ‘The Sentinel’ and from the idea within that he decides to make an epic Sci-fi movie that was to explore some of the most basic and yet most complex themes, the origins of man, the nature of humanity and its future. He decided to co-opt the services of Clarke as a joint scriptwriter and only later after the movie had been released did Clarke publish his adaptation of the script as a novel.
The novel very closely follows the events as detailed in the script and anyone familiar with the film will know what to expect, however you like many others were ...
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EAN
9780575073173
Type
Fiction
Genre
Science Fiction
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Title
A Fall of Moondust
Author
Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN
0575073179
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Time is running out for the passengers and crew of the tourist cruiser Selene incarcerated in a sea of choking lunar dust. On the surface her rescuers find their resources stretched to the limit by the mercilessly unpredictable conditions of a totally alien environment. A brilliantly imagined story of human ingenuity and survival A FALL OF MOONDUST is a tour-de-force of psychological suspense and sustained dramatic tension by the field's foremost author.
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