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Titre : Childhood's end Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Arthur C. (Arthur Charles) Clarke (1917-2008), Auteur Editeur : New York [New York - États-Unis] : Ballantine Books Année de publication : 2001 Collection : Del-Ray books Importance : 218, [2] p. Présentation : couv. ill. en coul. Format : 18 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-345-31558-8 Note générale : nouv. intro. par l'auteur Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Écrivains anglais -- 20e siècle ; Littérature anglaise -- 20e siècle ; Rencontres humains-extraterrestres -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. ; Roman anglais -- 20e siècle ; Science-fiction Index. décimale : F Fiction Résumé : "The Overlords appeared suddenly over every city - intellectually, technologically, and militarily superior to humankind. Benevolent, they made few demands: unify earth, eliminate poverty, and end war. With little rebellion, humankind agreed, and a golden age began." "But at what cost? With the advent of peace, man ceases to strive for creative greatness, and a malaise settles over the human race. To those who resist, it becomes evident that the Overlords have an agenda of their on. As civilization approaches the crossroads, will the Overlords spell the end for humankind...or the beginning?" -- Résumé de l'éditeur Childhood's end [texte imprimé] / Arthur C. (Arthur Charles) Clarke (1917-2008), Auteur . - New York [New York - États-Unis] (New York [New York - États-Unis]) : Ballantine Books, 2001 . - 218, [2] p. : couv. ill. en coul. ; 18 cm. - (Del-Ray books) .
ISBN : 978-0-345-31558-8
nouv. intro. par l'auteur
Langues : Anglais (eng)
Catégories : Écrivains anglais -- 20e siècle ; Littérature anglaise -- 20e siècle ; Rencontres humains-extraterrestres -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. ; Roman anglais -- 20e siècle ; Science-fiction Index. décimale : F Fiction Résumé : "The Overlords appeared suddenly over every city - intellectually, technologically, and militarily superior to humankind. Benevolent, they made few demands: unify earth, eliminate poverty, and end war. With little rebellion, humankind agreed, and a golden age began." "But at what cost? With the advent of peace, man ceases to strive for creative greatness, and a malaise settles over the human race. To those who resist, it becomes evident that the Overlords have an agenda of their on. As civilization approaches the crossroads, will the Overlords spell the end for humankind...or the beginning?" -- Résumé de l'éditeur Réservation
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Titre : The songs of distant earth Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Arthur C. (Arthur Charles) Clarke (1917-2008), Auteur Editeur : New York [New York - États-Unis] : Ballantine Books Année de publication : c1986 Importance : 256 p. Format : 24 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-345-33219-6 Note générale : "A Del Rey book" Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Littérature américaine -- 20e siècle ; Roman américain -- 20e siècle ; Roman d'aventure ; Science-fiction Index. décimale : F Fiction Résumé : More than two thousand years in the future, a small human colony thrives on the ocean paradise of Thalassa-sent there centuries ago to continue the human race before the Earth's destruction. Thalassa's resources are vast-and the human colony has lived a bucolic life there. But their existence is threatened when the spaceship Magellan arrives on their world-carrying one million refugees from Earth, fleeing the dying planet. Reputed to be Arthur C. Clarke's favorite novel, Songs of Distant Earth addresses several fascinating scientific questions unresolved in their time-including the question of why so few neutrinos from the sun have been measured on Earth. In addition, Clarke presents an inventive depiction of the use of vacuum energy to power spacecraft-and the technical logistics of space travel near the speed of light The songs of distant earth [texte imprimé] / Arthur C. (Arthur Charles) Clarke (1917-2008), Auteur . - New York [New York - États-Unis] (New York [New York - États-Unis]) : Ballantine Books, c1986 . - 256 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-345-33219-6
"A Del Rey book"
Langues : Anglais (eng)
Catégories : Littérature américaine -- 20e siècle ; Roman américain -- 20e siècle ; Roman d'aventure ; Science-fiction Index. décimale : F Fiction Résumé : More than two thousand years in the future, a small human colony thrives on the ocean paradise of Thalassa-sent there centuries ago to continue the human race before the Earth's destruction. Thalassa's resources are vast-and the human colony has lived a bucolic life there. But their existence is threatened when the spaceship Magellan arrives on their world-carrying one million refugees from Earth, fleeing the dying planet. Reputed to be Arthur C. Clarke's favorite novel, Songs of Distant Earth addresses several fascinating scientific questions unresolved in their time-including the question of why so few neutrinos from the sun have been measured on Earth. In addition, Clarke presents an inventive depiction of the use of vacuum energy to power spacecraft-and the technical logistics of space travel near the speed of light Réservation
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