Name: The City and the Stars (Arthur c. Clarke Collection)
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Author: Arthur C. Clarke
ISBN: 9780795300073

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The City and the Stars (Arthur c. Clarke Collection)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Arthur C. Clarke

Publisher

RosettaBooks

Language

English

Pages

166

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 1.0 cm

Weight

0.25 kg.

ISBN13

9780795300073

Synopsis "The City and the Stars (Arthur c. Clarke Collection) "

This grand space adventure explores the fate of humanity a billion years in the future- A visionary classic by one of science fiction's greatest minds.Far in the future, Earth's oceans have evaporated and humanity has all but vanished. The inhabitants of Diaspar believe their domed city is all that remains of an empire that had once conquered the stars. Inside the dome, the citizens live in technological splendor, free from the distractions of aging and disease. Everything is controlled precisely, just as the city's designers had intended.But a boy named Alvin, unlike his fellow humans, shows an insatiable-and dangerous-curiosity about the world outside the dome. His questions will send him on a quest to discover the truth about the city and humanity's history-as well as its future.A masterful and awe-inspiring work of imagination, The City and the Stars is considered one of Arthur C. Clarke's finest novels.

Arthur C. Clarke

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Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) fue un escritor, científico inglés y miembro de la Orden del Imperio Británico. Fue presidente de la Sociedad Interplanetaria Británica, miembro de la Academia Astronáutica, de la Real Sociedad Astronómica, entre otras organizaciones científicas.

En su faceta de escritor, publicó un gran número de libros que han sido traducidos a más de treinta idiomas. En 1961 recibió el Premio Kalinga, otorgado por la Unesco, en reconocimiento a su labor como divulgador científico al gran público. Entre su obra cabe destacar la serie «Odisea espacial» -formada por 2001: Una odisea espacial (1968), 2010: Odisea dos (1982), 2061: Odisea tres (1987), 3001: Odisea final (1996)-, Rendez-vous with Rama (1972; Premio Nebula, 1973; Premio Hugo, 1974) y Cánticos de la lejana tierra (1986).

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