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Against the Fall of Night is a science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. Originally appearing as a novella in the November 1948 issue of the magazine Startling Stories, it was revised and expanded in 1951 and published in book form in 1953 by Gnome Press.
Against the Fall of Night centers on Alvin, the youngest member of the city of Diaspar. Diaspar is the last remnant of human civilization on Earth, the lone oasis in a literal world desert.
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Against the Fall of Night is a book of ideas; throughout all of his adventuring, including that first trek across a brutal desert (and a later journey to the stars) there is never any sense that Alvin or his companions are in any danger.
Jan 1, 1970 · Arthur C Clarke's Against the Fall of Night is a 1950's era sci-fi tale that takes place hundreds of millions of years into the future at which point humanity has supposedly been relegated to Earth by long forgotten 'invaders' annoyed at Earth's expansion.
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Nov 8, 2022 · The renowned science fiction author's landmark novel of the last human born on a far future world--and his quest for the truth about existence. Living in the ten-billion-year-old city of Diaspar, Alvin is the last child born of humanity, and he is intensely curious about the outside world.
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Against the Fall of Night. by. Arthur C Clarke. Publication date. 1970-01-01. Publisher. Pyramid Books. Collection. inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks.
May 2, 2019 · The renowned science fiction author's landmark novel of the last human born on a far future world-and his quest for the truth about existence....
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