The Sands of Mars

Clarke, Arthur C.

ISBN 10: 0451147901 / ISBN 13: 9780451147905

Published by Ace, 1974

About this Item

First Edition. first edition.

Seller Inventory # mon0003077486

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Sands of Mars
• Publisher: Ace
• Publication Date: 1974
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0451147901
• ISBN 13: 9780451147905
• Binding: mass_market
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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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