The Sentinel - Couverture souple

Clarke, Arthur C.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0586212043 ISBN 13 : 9780586212042

Editeur : Voyager, 2000

Synopsis

The Sentinel, 9780586212042

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Born in Somerset in 1917, Arthur C. Clarke has written over sixty books, among which are the science fiction classics ‘2001, A Space Odyssey’, ‘Childhood’s End’, ‘The City and the Stars’ and ‘Rendezvous With Rama’. He has won all the most prestigious science fiction trophies, and shared an Oscar nomination with Stanley Kubrick for the screenplay of the film of 2001. He was knighted in 1998. He passed away in March 2008.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

The most celebrated collection of science fiction stories ever published. 'The Sentinel' is a book that must be read, re-read then treasured. This magnificent showcase of short fiction by one of the greatest science fiction writers of all time contains:

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The story that inspired '2001 A Space Odyssey': THE SENTINEL
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The real prequel to '2010 Odyssey Two': A MEETING WITH MEDUSA
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The story that gave birth to 'Childhood's End': GUARDIAN ANGEL
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The original version of THE SONGS OF DISTANT EARTH
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The story originally published as '?': REFUGEE
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A story of human chauvinism told by the tentacled Lords of the Universe: RESCUE PARTY
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A tale of theft en route to JUPITER V
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A Story of sailing THE WIND FROM THE SUN

'Here is new myth'
TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

'A one-man literary Big Bang, Clarke has originated his own vast and teeming futurist universe'
SUNDAY TIMES

'The colossus of science fiction'
NEW YORKER

'One of the most astounding imaginations ever encountered in print'
NEW YORK TIMES

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Voyager
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0586212043
• ISBN 13: 9780586212042
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: HarperCollins Publishers, Product Safety Manager; enquiries@harpercollins.ie; ; HarperCollins, Macken House, 39/40 Mayor Street Upper; Dublin 1; D01 C9W8; Irlande