A Fall of Moondust - Arthur C. Clarke

A Rama Drama in Space

Advantages: Imaginative and thought provoking
Disadvantages: Dull and predictable characters

Arthur C. 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 Arthur C. 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 ...

Zmugzy 15.05.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Rendezvous with Rama - Arthur C. Clarke

Save the Whale?

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? Arthur C Clarke 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 ...

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Review of The Deep Range - Arthur C. Clarke

FROM APEMAN TO SPACEMAN

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 Arthur C Clarke’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 ...

Mauri 27.06.2003 (24.07.2003) · Read full review
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Review of 2001: A Space Odyssey - Arthur C. Clarke