Arthur C Clarke was born in Minehead, Somerset in 1917. He died in Sri Lanka on March 19, 2008. He was the author of many science fiction novels and books of short fiction. He also wrote books on science and had an engineering background, having served in the Royal Air Force as a radar specialist. His best known work,"2001: A Space Odyssey" was adapted for film by Stanley Kubrick. While the film was rather scant of scientific explanation, preferring to rely on the story and the effects, the book was full of detailed explanation. Clarke had other books adapted into movies, but none as successfully as 2001:A Space Odyssey. Arthur C Clarke is no stranger to Hugo and Nebula Awards having picked up six of them and been nominated a further three times for his fiction and short stories. 2010: Odyssey Two is the follow-up to 2001, A Space Odyssey and is one of the best Arthur C Clarke books.
Book Review:To the spaceship Discovery, floating in the silent depths of space since Dave Bowman passed through the alien `Star Gate`, comes Heywood Floyd on a mission of recovery. What he finds near Jupiter is beyond the imagination of any mere human.
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Book Review:Rama has returned and the earth must be prepared for its arrival with trepidation.
Review:In the year 2130 a mysterious spaceship, Rama, arrived in the solar system. It was huge - big enough to contain a city and a sea - and empty, apparently abandoned. By the time Rama departed for its next unknown destination, many wonders had been uncovered, but few mysteries solved. Only one thing was clear: everything the enigmatic builders of Rama did, they did in threes.
Book Review:A novel set in the deep sea where humans are fed mainly from produce of the sea.
Book Review:The age old struggle between progress and culture is featured here to great effect.
Book Review:In a mind-blowing mix of scientific speculation and thriller, two seemingly unconnected events trigger off the discovery of nothing less than the secret of humanity`s existence.
Book Review:Jeffrey Horton has made a discovery that he hopes will change the world from being trigger happy to being peace loving.
Book Review:A collection of short stories written by Arthur C Clarke during the 60's which he felt was one of the most "dramatic periods in the entire history of science and technology".
Book Review:Arthur C Clarke - The Songs of Distant EarthWhile the MAGELLAN was careering towards safety with their load complete an unlikely connection was going to play a crucial role in the oncoming events. The Lieutenant Commander of the ship would fall in love with a Thalassan during a stop for repairs. The fate of both worlds became inextricably linked for bad or worse.