The Last Theorem

Arthur C Clarke & Frederik Pohl [ Plus

ISBN 10: 0007304684 / ISBN 13: 9780007304684

Published by Harper Voyager, London, 2008

About this Item

A fine unread Signed limited edition [number 253 out of 500 copies] bound in purple and blue-grey cloth with gilt illustration and silver titles. With an introduction by Brian Aldiss and five full page illustrations by John Harris. Housed in an as new purple slipcase. Signed by Fred Pohl, Brian Aldiss and John Harris on the limitation page. A facsimile signature of Arthur C Clarke is also provided.

Seller Inventory # 008735

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Last Theorem
• Publisher: Harper Voyager, London
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0007304684
• ISBN 13: 9780007304684
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: John Harris
• Edition: Signed Limited Numbered
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Slipcase
• Signed: Signed by Authors, Illustrator
• Seller catalogs:
  • ScIence Fiction & Fantasy

About this title

Synopsis

This deluxe illustrated edition features five exclusive full-colour paintings, a specially reset text and is housed in its own slipcase. Limited to just 500 copies, it is signed by Frederik Pohl, Brian Aldiss, who provides a foreword, and the artist, John Harris. Arthur C Clarke's signature appears as a facsimile.

30 light years away, a race known simply as the One Point Fives are plotting a dangerous invasion plan, one that will wipe humankind off the face of the Earth…

Meanwhile, in Sri Lanka, a young astronomy student, Ranjit Subramanian, becomes obsessed with a three-hundred-year-old theorem that promises to unlock the secrets of the universe. While Ranjit studies the problem, tensions grow between the nations of the world and a UN taskforce headed up by China, America and Russia code-named Silent Thunder begins bombing volatile regimes into submission.

On the eve of the invasion of Earth a space elevator is completed, helped in part by Ranjit, which will herald a new type of Olympics to be held on the Moon. But when alien forces arrive Ranjit is forced to question his own actions, in a bid to save the lives of not just his own family but of all of humankind.

Co-written with fellow grand master Frederik Pohl, The Last Theorem not only provides a fitting end to the career one of the most famous names in science fiction but also sets a new benchmark in contemporary prescient science fiction. It tackles with ease epic themes as diverse as third world poverty, the atrocities of modern warfare in a post-nuclear age, space elevators, pure mathematics and mankind’s first contact with extra-terrestrials.

This deluxe quarterbound edition features five stunning colour plates by acclaimed artist, John Harris, which were specially commissioned for this edition, and a foreword by fellow SF grandmaster Brian Aldiss. The book features the fully reset and corrected text, is signed by all contributors (Arthur C Clarke’s signature appears in facsimile) and is limited to just 500 numbered copies; it is housed in a matching slipcase and will be a treasured addition to any collector’s library.

About the Author

Brian Aldiss, OBE, was a fiction and science fiction writer, poet, playwright, critic, memoirist and artist. Born in Norfolk in 1925, after leaving the army, Aldiss worked as a bookseller, which provided the setting for his first book, The Brightfount Diaries (1955). His first published science fiction work was the story ‘Criminal Record’, which appeared in Science Fantasy in 1954. Passing away in 2017, over the course of his life Aldiss wrote nearly 100 books and over 300 short stories – becoming one of the pre-eminent science fiction writers of the 20th and 21st century.