When a celebrated science fiction writer takes to space on his first visit to Mars, he stumbles upon Mars' most carefully hidden secrets and threatens the future of the entire planet!" Softcover, ix, 246 pp. With a new Introduction by the author. Mild wear with faint creases on spine, no names or giftnotes, text is age-toned, otherwise unmarked, tight binding.

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Title

The Sands of Mars

Publisher

Signet Books, New York

Publication Date

1974

Language

English

ISBN 10

0451147901

ISBN 13

9780451147905

Binding

Mass Market Paperback

Edition

Later Printing

Condition

Very Good-

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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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