A Fall of Moondust
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A Fall of Moondust
A brilliantly imagined story of human ingenuity and survival from one of the undisputed masters of science fiction.
'The best book Arthur C. Clarke has done' John Wyndham 'Brilliant' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'Marvellously convincing' TLS 'The predicament of the buried travellers is rendered with claustrophobic authenticity' OBSERVER 'The best book yet about man's most dramatic journey, the most exciting science fiction novel for years' EVENING STANDARD
Time is running out for the passengers and crew of the tourist cruiser Selene, incarcerated in a sea of choking lunar dust.
On the surface, her rescuers find their resources stretched to the limit by the mercilessly unpredictable conditions of a totally alien environment.
A brilliantly imagined story of human ingenuity and survival, A Fall of Moondust is a tour-de-force of psychological suspense and sustained dramatic tension by the field's foremost author.
Series: S.F. Masterworks
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780575073173
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 14 March 2002
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Gollancz
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 202g
Pages: 224
About the Author
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.
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