The Deep Range - Softcover

Clarke, Arthur C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 055328925X ISBN 13: 9780553289251

Publisher: Bantam Books, 1991

Synopsis

It has taken a long time, but humankind has won its battle against the sea. Now, professionals harvest plankton with which to feed the world, but like space, the sea has not yielded all its secrets, and men such as Franklin, the protagonist of this tale, will never rest until all its fathomless mysteries have been challenged.

About this title

Book Description:

'Brings the future to life before your very eyes' SUNDAY TIMES

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

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 055328925X
• ISBN 13: 9780553289251
• Binding: Paperback