by Sir Arthur C. Clarke (Author)
Since the beginning of time it had worked its will on humanity, and for as long as man could remember, he had struggled against its power. But in the 21st century the battle was won: the sea, mankind's age-old enemy, had finally been conquered. Professionals like Walter Franklin now patrolled the infinite savannahs of the oceans, harvesting from the plankton prairies as crop which kept the world fed. But like that other great frontier, space, the sea had not yet yielded up all its secrets. And men like Franklin would never rest until its every fathomless mystery had been challenged ...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: paperback / softcover
Publisher: Gollancz
Published: 10 Nov 2005
ISBN 10: 0575077115
ISBN 13: 9780575077119
Book Overview: Arthur C. Clarke remains the best known science fiction writer in the UK Arthur C. Clarke's books are bought by mainstream and general readers as well as SF fans The backlist novels and short story collections are perennial backlist staples 'Vivid, beautiful and exciting' SUNDAY TIMES 'One of the truly prophetic figures of the space age' NEW YORKER
Arthur C. Clarke was born in Minehead in 1917. During the Second World War he served as an RAF radar instructor, rising to the rank of Flight-Lieutenant. After the war he won a BSc in physics and mathematics with first class honours from King's College, London. One of the most respected of all science-fiction writers, he also won the 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 lived in Sri Lanka from 1956 until his death in 2008.
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