Firstborn

Author(s): Arthur C. Clarke

Fantasy

With this epic tale of altered histories and different earths, a universe where Alexander's empire prompted a different past, a world where strange alien 'eyes' gaze upon a fractured reality, a time when man is looking to colonise the red planet Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter scale new heights of ambition and sheer story telling brio. This is classic SF adventure from two of the biggest names in the genre. A heady combination of high concept SF, big engineering projects and human drama.


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Arthur C. Clarke is perhaps the most famous SF writer alive Stephen Baxter one of the world's most significant SF authors Clarke is acknowledged as a real visionary - he invented the communication satellite The long awaited conclusion to the Time's Odyssey trilogy Critical acclaim for the previous two volumes

Arthur C. Clarke was born in Minehead in 1917. During the Second World War he served as a radar instructor for the RAF, rising to the rank of flight-lieutenant. After the war, he entered King's college, London taking, in 1948, his Bsc in physics and mathematics with first class honours.One of the most respected of all science-fiction writers, he has won 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 has lived in Sri Lanka since 1956. Stephen Baxter is the pre-eminent SF writer of his generation. Published around the world he has also won major awards in the UK, US, Germany, and Japan. Born in 1957 he has degrees from Cambridge and Southampton. He lives in Northumberland with his wife. Stephen Baxter is the pre-eminent SF writer of his generation. Published around the world he has also won major awards in the UK, US, Germany, and Japan. Born in 1957 he has degrees from Cambridge and Southampton. He lives in Northumberland with his wife.

General Fields

  • : 9780575083394
  • : Orion Publishing Co
  • : Gollancz
  • : 0.453
  • : 29 May 2008
  • : 234mm X 153mm X 22mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Arthur C. Clarke
  • : Paperback
  • : Export ed
  • : 304