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Synopsis
SCIENCE FICTION-ON MARS A DEDICATED GROUP OF PIONEERS-AMONG THEM SOME OF EARTHS FINEST BRAINS-STUGGLE TO CHANGE THE FACE OF THE PLANET.
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About the Author
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 PRIZE, the AVIATION SPACE-WRITERS PRIZE,and the WESTINGHOUSE SCIENCE WRITING PRIZE. He also shared an OSCAR nomination with Stanley Kubrick for the screenplay of 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, which was based on his story, 'The Sentinel'. He lived in Sri Lanka from 1956 until his death in 2008. To discover more about how the legacy of Sir Arthur is being honoured today, please visit http://www.clarkefoundation.org
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- PublisherSidgwick & Jackson Ltd
- Publication date1976
- ISBN 10 0283983515
- ISBN 13 9780283983511
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages208
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Paperback: 7" x 4¼". Condition: Good: Moderate signs of wear. Cover Art: Gordon C Davies (illustrator). 1976 Edition. © 1951: A stand-alone novel by Arthur C Clarke. 2nd printing of 1976 edition:- Synopsis: It is the twenty-first century. On Mars a dedicated group of pioneers - among them some of Earth's finest brains - struggle to change the face of the planet. The Mars of this novel has no fabulous cities or exotic princesses; it is the planet which modern science has revealed to us, and the book's authenticity provides a far greater excitement than would fantasy. Against this background, Arthur C Clarke has woven a thrilling story about a group of very real people, to show that amidst the wonder of future science, human nature will stay very much the same. A startling, prophetic novel by the author of '2001: A Space Odyssey':- (original cost £0.75). Seller Inventory # 17.012.00036
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