Richter 10

Clarke, Arthur C. & McQuay, Mike

ISBN 10: 0786206942 / ISBN 13: 9780786206940

Published by London: Victor Gollancz, 1996, 1996

About this Item

First Edition. Near fine book in a near fine dust wrapper.

Seller Inventory # 001236

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Richter 10
• Publisher: London: Victor Gollancz, 1996
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786206942
• ISBN 13: 9780786206940
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

The only surviving member of his family after the 1994 Los Angeles earthquake, young Lewis Crane devotes his life to seismology and is terrified when he predicts "the big one"

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