Arthur C Clarke
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English
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The Sixth Science Fiction Megapack presents 25 more mind-bending excursions through time and space, with great stories by such authors as Arthur C. Clarke, Nancy Kress, Lawrence Watt-Evans, George Zebrowski, Philip K. Dick, and many more! Included are:
OUT OF ALL THEM BRIGHT STARS, by Nancy Kress
THE HANGING STRANGER, by Philip K. Dick
WALKING JOHN AND BIRD, by Neal Asher
THE SYMPHONIC ABDUCTION, by Hannes Bok
THE NINE BILLION
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Acclaimed science fiction author George Zebrowski conducts interviews with four Grand Masters of Science Fiction: Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, and James Gunn. These conversations cover a wide variety of topics, from writing and science fiction to science and the future. One of the not-to-be-missed books for anyone interested in the history of science fiction and the authors who shaped the field.
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The definitive collection of the best in science fiction stories between 1929 and 1964. This book contains twenty-six of the greatest science fiction stories ever written. They represent the considered verdict of the Science Fiction Writers of America, those who have shaped the genre and who know, more intimately than anyone else, what the criteria for excellence in the field should be. The authors chosen for the Science Fiction Hall Fame are the...
90) Childhood's end
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AudioGO
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[2012], p2011
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English
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Alone many miles above the Earth, Jan Rodricks, the last surviving human, is witnessing the end of the world. As he watches, he records for the benefit of history how mankind was doomed. The massive spaceships appeared over every city on Earth, bringing the Overlords, a seemingly benign race vastly superior in technology and intelligence. Led by the enigmatic Karellen, they promised a new age of peace and prosperity, and with the help of UN Secretary...
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While experimenting with time a scientist is transported 80 million years into prehistory. He is Sam Magruder, a chronologist from the 22nd Century who finds himself stark naked and the only human on earth. The novel describes his struggle to survive, feeding on lizards and scrambled turtle eggs while fighting off dinosaurs. A study of modern human existence against the background of our distant past. The book is the only novel by a renowned paleontologist...
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Distributed by Kultur International
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2007
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English
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An educational colloquium, that attempts to uncover that unified grand theory of the laws that govern the universe. Delves deep into topics such as the Big Bang Theory, the expansion of the universe, black holes, and more.
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This unique documentary is composed entirely of archival footage and photographs, accompanied by the voice of Stanley Kubrick. Taken from a series of rare interviews, the film provides an opportunity to understand the work of a master filmmaker, giving voice to one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema, as well as one of the most controversial and enigmatic.
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With contributions from Freeman Dyson, Stephen Hawking, Joao Magueijo, Steven Weinberg, Philip Anderson, Robert Schulmann, Philip Glass, Max Jammer, Sir Joseph Rotblat, I. Bernard Cohen, and Sir Arthur C. Clarke. This definitive illustrated study of one of the foremost icons of the 20th century commemorates the centenary of Albert Einstein's annus mirabilis of 1905, the same year when Einstein, at age 26, published his groundbreaking Special Theory...
