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City and the Stars (Sf Masterworks 39)
Sir Arthur C. Clarke
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Description for City and the Stars (Sf Masterworks 39)
Paperback. Clarke's masterful evocation of the far future of humanity, considered his finest novel. Series: S.F. Masterworks. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
Clarke's masterful evocation of the far future of humanity, considered his finest novel
Men had built cities before, but never such a city as Diaspar. For millennia its protective dome shut out the creeping decay and danger of the world outside. Once, it held powers that rule the stars.
But then, as legend has it, the invaders came, driving humanity into this last refuge. It takes one man, a Unique, to break through Diaspar's stifling inertia, to smash the legend and discover the true nature of the Invaders.
Product Details
Publisher
Gateway
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Series
S.F. Masterworks
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781857987638
SKU
V9781857987638
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-37
About Sir Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke was born in Minehead in 1917. During the Second World War he served as an RAF radar instructor, rising to the rank of Flight-Lieutenant. After the war he won a BSc in physics and mathematics with first class honours from King's College, London. One of the most respected of all science-fiction writers, he also won the KALINGA ... Read more
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