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The City and the Stars is a science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke, published in 1956. This novel is a complete rewrite of Clarke's earlier Against the Fall of Night, his first novel, which had been published in Startling Stories magazine in 1948 after being rejected by the editor of Astounding Science-Fiction, according to ...
- Arthur Charles Clarke
- 1956
9,564 reviews 157 followers. October 13, 2021. The City and the Stars, Arthur C. Clarke. The City and the Stars is a science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke, published in 1956. The City and the Stars takes place one billion years in the future, in the city of Diaspar.
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Oct 25, 2021 · A sci-fi novel by Arthur C. Clarke about two isolated city-nations on a post-apocalyptic world. Download or stream the book in various formats from the Internet Archive.
"Men had built cities before, but never such a city as Diaspar; for millennia its protective dome shutout the creeping decay and danger of the world outside. Once, it held powers that rules the stars. But then, as legend had it, the invaders came, driving humanity into this last refuge.
- Arthur Charles Clarke
- Centipede Press, 2017
- Robert Silverberg
- The City and the Stars
Nov 30, 2012 · This grand space adventure explores the fate of humanity a billion years in the future— A visionary classic by one of science fiction’s greatest minds. Far in the future, Earth’s oceans have...
Jun 2, 2011 · Clarke's masterful evocation of the far future of humanity, considered his finest novel. Men had built cities before, but never such a city as Diaspar. For millennia its protective dome shut out the creeping decay and danger of the world outside. Once, it held powers that rule the stars.
Dec 10, 2009 · Download or stream the 1957 science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke, set in a distant future where humanity has abandoned Earth. The book explores themes of time, evolution, and the nature of existence.
