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Excerpt From Arthur C. Clarke's Last Work

Posted by kdawson on from the slow-boat dept.

Ubuntukitten writes "The Telegraph is running an excerpt from Arthur C. Clarke's last work, called 'The Last Theorem.' Fellow writer Frederik Pohl helped out. It's a reassuring chunk of old-fashioned sci-fi, describing an Olympics that's set on the moon. Typically for Clarkian sci-fi, is very much about the practicalities of mounting a Lunar Olympics, rather than any wild fantasy." The excerpt's centerpiece is a trip to the moon that begins with a space elevator ride. The book will be published on Aug. 1.

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  1. Oblig. by consonant · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That man is scary-stunning-awesome. If you haven't already done so, go read "The Nine Billion Names of God".

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  2. about Pohl by jacquesm · · Score: 4, Insightful

    F. Pohl is one of the great masters of SF, if you haven't heard of him go read 'the space merchants', then check when it was written...

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  3. Re:Can we stage it for 2008? by aussie_a · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I lived in Beijing until last month for several years. The reports of poor air quality are completely true.

    Isn't it fun being an anonymous internet poster?