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Firstborn: A Time Odyssey Book Three

Firstborn: A Time Odyssey Book Three

by Arthur C . Clarke (Author), StephenBaxter (Author)

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    Hardcover 2008

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    Paperback 2009

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Synopsis

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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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 304
 Publisher: Gollancz
Published: 29 May 2008
ISBN 10: 0575083409
ISBN 13: 9780575083400
Book Overview: 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

Media Reviews
This is good, solid, hard SF, coming from a base of realism: the physics is speculative but as accurate as possible, as is the high-tech equipment. It's a strain of SF rarely done well these days: technology projected forward into a plausible future. It?s a classic Arthur C. Clarke approach. Classic, if somewhat old-fashioned, science fiction thrills of the plausible future kind. * DREAMWATCH *
'Firstborn concludes the Times Odyssey trilogy - with the blend of hard scientific speculation, gripping narrative and cosmic sense of wonder that always marked Arthur C Clarke's science-fiction novels. An enjoyable read. -- Lisa Tuttle * THE TIMES *
Solidly traditional SF. -- Dave Langford * SFX *
Clarke and Baxter deliver that sense of wonder which has always been one of the things we read science fiction for. And for once the wonderful mysteries of the plot remain magical even after they've been explained. -- TIME OUT * Roz Kaveney *
Firstborn is a rousing adventure, full of convincing near-future detail and a proper Clarkian sense of wonder. The enthusiasm for exploring, spreading out, solving puzzles and building a better future are relentless. Be compassionate, it says, but be clever - and never give up. It's a fitting capstone to Arthur C Clarke's writing life. * DEATHRAY *
Author Bio
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.