Arthur C. Clarke's July 20, 2019

Arthur C. Clarke's July 20, 2019 PDF Author: Arthur Charles Clarke
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 326

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Photos and text provide a speculative tour of life in the future.

Arthur C. Clarke's July 20, 2019

Arthur C. Clarke's July 20, 2019 PDF Author: Arthur Charles Clarke
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
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Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 326

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Photos and text provide a speculative tour of life in the future.

Childhood's End

Childhood's End PDF Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Publisher: RosettaBooks
ISBN: 0795324979
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 261

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In the Retro Hugo Award–nominated novel that inspired the Syfy miniseries, alien invaders bring peace to Earth—at a grave price: “A first-rate tour de force” (The New York Times). In the near future, enormous silver spaceships appear without warning over mankind’s largest cities. They belong to the Overlords, an alien race far superior to humanity in technological development. Their purpose is to dominate Earth. Their demands, however, are surprisingly benevolent: end war, poverty, and cruelty. Their presence, rather than signaling the end of humanity, ushers in a golden age . . . or so it seems. Without conflict, human culture and progress stagnate. As the years pass, it becomes clear that the Overlords have a hidden agenda for the evolution of the human race that may not be as benevolent as it seems. “Frighteningly logical, believable, and grimly prophetic . . . Clarke is a master.” —Los Angeles Times

Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World

Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World PDF Author: Simon Welfare
Publisher: Fontana Press
ISBN: 9780006363156
Category : Curiosities and wonders
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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Dolphin Island

Dolphin Island PDF Author: Arthur Charles Clarke
Publisher: Berkley
ISBN: 9780425071434
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 188

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A seventeen-year-old boy becomes involved in communication experiments with dolphins off the Great Barrier Reef.

Expedition to Earth

Expedition to Earth PDF Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Publisher: Rosetta Books
ISBN: 0795325363
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194

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Short stories from the science fiction master—including the tale that inspired 2001: A Space Odyssey. These stories present a brilliant showcase of Arthur C. Clarke’s many-layered approach to the moral dilemmas of scientific advancement—from the thrilling and brutal “Breaking Strain” to the more poetic and thoughtful “Second Dawn.” Also included is “The Sentinel”—the basis for the classic Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space Odyssey. This outstanding collection reminds us that the author of Childhood’s End was not only a giant in the world of science fiction, a recipient of multiple Nebula and Hugo Awards, and an incomparable storyteller, but also a “skilled literary artist” (Hartford Courant). “I do not know of any short story that has moved me more than Arthur C. Clarke’s ‘If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth.’” —The Christian Science Monitor

3001

3001 PDF Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Publisher: RosettaBooks
ISBN: 079532488X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 233

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The mysteries of the monoliths are revealed in this inspired conclusion to the Hugo Award–winning Space Odyssey series—“there are marvels aplenty” (The New York Times). On an ill-fated mission to Jupiter in 2001, the mutinous supercomputer HAL sent crewmembers David Bowman and Frank Poole into the frozen void of space. Bowman’s strange transformation into a Star Child is traced through the novels 2010 and 2061. But now, a thousand years after his death, Frank Poole is brought back to life—and thrust into a world far more technically advanced than the one he left behind. Poole discovers a world of human minds interfacing directly with computers, genetically engineered dinosaur servants, and massive space elevators built around the equator. He also discovers an impending threat to humanity lurking within the enigmatic monoliths. To fight it, Poole must join forces with Bowman and HAL, now fused into one corporeal consciousness—and the only being with the power to thwart the monoliths’ mysterious creators. “3001 is not just a page-turner, plugged in to the great icons of HAL and the monoliths, but a book of wisdom too, pithy and provocative.” —New Scientist

Arthur C. Clarke's Mysteries

Arthur C. Clarke's Mysteries PDF Author: John Fairley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781573928335
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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Stories from the popular television shows "Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World" and "Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers" are collected in one volume, for those who like a good detective story laced with the unexplained. Photos.

Cradle

Cradle PDF Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0575121696
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368

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When the US Navy's new, state-of-the-art missile disappears after its test launch, panic ensues - if it ends up anywhere near civilians, the consequences could be massive. Where has it gone? What has happened? Seemingly unconnected, journalist Carol Dawson is investigating the unusual sightings of whales in Miami, which may or may not be linked to the missing rocket. Armed with Oceanographic research equipment, Carol charters a boat skippered by Nick Williams and Jefferson Troy and heads to the Gulf of Mexico. What they find can barely be explained but could be worth untold riches. While Carol, Nick and Jefferson attempt to uncover the origin of the mysterious artefact they have discovered, they must dodge treasure hunters, the government, and consider the origin of humanity itself. Is this the First Contact? Or is it the last?

Arthur C. Clarke's Venus Prime 3

Arthur C. Clarke's Venus Prime 3 PDF Author: Paul Preuss
Publisher: ibooks
ISBN: 0743400011
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 376

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““[A] combination of mystery and science fiction almost reaching the level of Isaac Asimov’s classic LIJE BALEY—Daneel Olivaw novels.” —CHICAGO SUN TIMES The third volume in a series of science-fiction thrillers evolving from the works of Arthur C. Clarke, grandmaster of science fiction and author of 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Her code name is Sparta. Her beauty veils a mysterious past and abilities far surpassing those of a normal human—the first product of advanced biotech engineering. At long last, evidence of extraterrestrial life has been found: a plaque discovered on the edge of the north polar icecap on Mars. And when the theft of that alien artifact leads to two murders in the Labyrinth City, Sparta must risk her life and her identity to solve the case. As the mystery unravels, the investigation becomes a race across the stars to retrieve the plaque, a quest which will ultimately uncover even more evidence than Earth's scientists have ever discovered!

The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke

The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke PDF Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Publisher: Rosetta Books
ISBN: 0795349734
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1575

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Six decades of fascinating stories from the legendary “colossus of science fiction” and creator of 2001: A Space Odyssey gathered in one compendium (The New Yorker). Arthur C. Clarke, along with H. G. Wells, Isaac Asimov, and Robert A. Heinlein, was a definitive voice in twentieth century science fiction. A prophetic thinker, undersea explorer, and “one of the true geniuses of our time,” Clarke not only won the highest science fiction honors, the Nebula and Hugo Awards, but also received nominations for an Academy Award and the Nobel Peace Prize, and was knighted for his services to literature (Ray Bradbury). Now, more than one hundred works of the sci-fi master’s short fiction are available in the “single-author collection of the decade” (Booklist, starred review). This definitive edition includes early work such as “Rescue Party” and “The Lion of Comarre,” classics like “The Nine Billion Names of God” and “The Sentinel” (which was the kernel of the later novel and movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey), and later works including “A Meeting with Medusa” and “The Hammer of God.” Encapsulating one of the great science fiction careers of all time, this immense volume “displays the author’s fertile imagination and irrepressible enthusiasm for both good storytelling and impeccable science” (Library Journal). “One of the most astounding imaginations ever encountered in print.” —The New York Times “As his Collected Stories helps to demonstrate, there has been no popular writer since the days of C S Lewis and Charles Williams whose disposition is more nakedly apocalyptic, who takes greater pleasure in cradling eternity in the palm of his hand.” —The Guardian