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Sir Arthur C. Clarke is a living legend, a writer whose name has been synonymous with science fiction for more than fifty years. An indomitable believer in human and scientific potential, Clarke is a genuine visionary. If Clarke has an heir among today’s science fiction writers, it is... read more

Cast of Characters/Important People

  • Casey: Casey is a UN soldier from 2037.
  • Bisesa Dutt: Bisesa is a UN soldier from 2037, she investigates the Marduk's Orb.
  • Abdikadir: Abdikadir is a UN soldier from 2037.
  • Grove: Grove is a british army commander from the end of 19th century.
  • Rudyard Kipling: Rudy is a soldier in the british army inder commander Grove.
  • Kolya: Kolya is a Russian astronaut from Soyuz.
  • Sable: Sable is a Russian astronaut from Soyuz. She convinces Genghis Khan to go to Babylon.

First Sentence

For thirty million years the planet had cooled and dried, until, in the north, ice sheets gouged at the continents.

Series

This is book 1 in the A Time Odyssey series.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Arthur C. Clarke (Author)
  2. Stephen Baxter (Author)
 

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