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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. Can we stage it for 2008? by Lewisham · · Score: 4, Funny

    The IOC should take this seriously. The air quality on the moon is probably better than at Beijing.

    *buh-dum-tish*

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    1. Re:Can we stage it for 2008? by Archtech · · Score: 3, Funny

      The IOC should take this seriously. The air quality on the moon is probably better than at Beijing.

      Well, there is certainly less air pollution...

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    2. Re:Can we stage it for 2008? by dwater · · Score: 3, Informative

      I lived in Beijing until last month for several years. The reports of poor air quality are vastly exaggerated. It does get bad occasionally usually due to sand storms (they're bad), but it's not often, IMO.

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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?

    4. Re:Can we stage it for 2008? by z0idberg · · Score: 4, Funny

      And the facilities would probably be ready before the London ones are finished.

    5. Re:Can we stage it for 2008? by itsdapead · · Score: 3, Funny

      Well, there is certainly less air pollution...

      Dunno. It depends how much of the Moon's negligible atmosphere consists of exhaust fumes from Apollo...

      What's the Selenites' record on human rights like? I'm pretty sure they imprisoned Prof. Cavour and his crew without trial.

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  4. Re:Deja Vu by adamwright · · Score: 4, Informative

    The main character in "Hammer of God" was originally a moon athlete, and the book mentions the eventual establishment of a Lunar Olympics.

  5. Re:Deja Vu by ezzthetic · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm sure you writen other posts describing stories as weirdly familiar.

    You post seems weirdly familiar.

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  6. Re:Deja Vu by laejoh · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's why it's called "The Last Theorem" and a seperate book! Arthur Clarcke had a truly marvellous short story about this Lunar-based sport event which the margin was too narrow to contain.

  7. Trustworthy by neokushan · · Score: 4, Funny

    How can anyone trust ANYONE's writings if they have the initials "A.C."?

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  8. Last work? by sleeponthemic · · Score: 3, Funny

    Don't be so sure. 2pac is still bangin' them out.

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  9. No, I'm New Here by New+Here · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, I'm New Here

  10. Re:Deja Vu by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    You sir, are underestimating us. Of course we know about Fermat, we've all studied our biology.

  11. Re:Ode to AC by neokushan · · Score: 3, Funny

    They all seem different and complicated, I don't trust any of those things!

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