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Clarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008.
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Space and time -- Fiction.
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Clarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008.
Space and time -- Fiction.
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Firstborn / Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter.
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Clarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008.
Del Rey/Ballantine Books, c2008.
Call #:
FICTION CLA
Subjects
Space and time -- Fiction.
Series
Clarke, Arthur C, (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008. Time odyssey ; 3.
ISBN:
9780345491572 (acid-free paper)
0345491572 (acid-free paper)
Alternate title:
First
born
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
364 p. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
"The conclusion of A Time Odyssey"--Jacket.
Summary:
"The Firstborn–the mysterious race of aliens who
first
became known to science fiction fans as the builders of the iconic black monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey–have inhabited legendary master of science fiction Sir Arthur C. Clarke’s writing for decades. With Time’s Eye and Sunstorm, the
first
two books in their acclaimed Time Odyssey series, Clarke and his brilliant co-author Stephen Baxter imagined a near-future in which the Firstborn seek to stop the advance of human civilization by employing a technology indistinguishable from magic. Their
first
act was the Discontinuity, in which Earth was carved into sections from different eras of history, restitched into a patchwork world, and renamed Mir. Mir’s inhabitants included such notables as Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, and United Nations peacekeeper Bisesa Dutt. For reasons unknown to her, Bisesa entered into communication with an alien artifact of inscrutable purpose and godlike power–a power that eventually returned her to Earth. There, she played an instrumental role in humanity’s race against time to stop a doomsday event: a massive solar storm triggered by the alien Firstborn designed to eradicate all life from the planet. That fate was averted at an inconceivable price. Now, twenty-seven years later, the Firstborn are back. This time, they are pulling no punches: They have sent a “quantum bomb.” Speeding toward Earth, it is a device that human scientists can barely comprehend, that cannot be stopped or destroyed–and one that will obliterate Earth. Bisesa’s desperate quest for answers sends her
first
to Mars and then to Mir, which is itself threatened with extinction. The end seems inevitable. But as shocking new insights emerge into the nature of the Firstborn and their chilling plans for mankind, an unexpected ally appears from light-years away."--Inside jacket.
Genre:
Science fiction.
Other authors:
Baxter, Stephen.
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