A massive alien starship carries its human passengers to the end of their generations-long odyssey and toward an epic confrontation with the mysterious Ramans. Reprint. NYT. (learn more about this book)
It is 2109. The scientists of project SPACEGUARD christen the uncharted asteroid that is falling sunwards - "Kali" - the Hindu goddess of destruction. Robert Singh is in charge of the immense task of pushing the asteroid off its course. But even planning cannot anticipate the human factor. (learn more about this book)
Few writers of science fiction have made a contribution to the world of science fact comparable to that of Arthur C. Clarke. His essay on extra-terrestrial relays, published in "Wireless World" in 1945, foreshadowed the development of communications satellites, and his writings on all aspects of... (learn more about this book)
A master of the science fiction genre chronicles the history of telecommunications, discussing submarine cables and the development of fiber optics and communication satellites, and projecting into the future of neutrino, gravitational, and tachyon communications. (learn more about this book)
1992 Pocket Presses Edition. Text in French.
"Sun and Light" or "And the Light Kills"
The Great Hall of SF No. 5118 (POCKET) (learn more about this book)
In the spellbinding Arthur C. Clarke tradition, here is an exhilarating adventure into the hearts of both the Universe and mankind... By the twenty-third century Earth has already had two encounters with massive, mysterious robotic spacecraft from beyond our solar system--the incontestable proof... (learn more about this book)
It is 2010. In two years' time it will be the centennial of the sinking of the Titanic. Two of the world's most powerful corporations race to raise the vessel but there are other powers at work, and chaos theory comes into play as plans progress - and six preserved bodies are found. This novel... (learn more about this book)