RichP714 3,151 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 (edited) https://www.amazon.com/Childhoods-Clarke-Arthur-Market-Paperback/dp/B00OVMABW0/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=childhood's+end&qid=1566347858&s=gateway&sr=8-3 A classic read Edited August 21, 2019 by RichP714 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sk1Bum 9,883 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 That's a great book that I've not read in 20 years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie 16,429 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 That's a good read; I like Arthur C. Clarke's style of writing.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichP714 3,151 Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 6 hours ago, Charlie said: That's a good read; I like Arthur C. Clarke's style of writing.... Have you read the 'Rendezvous with Rama' stories? They started out as a small novel when he was young. He returned to the story in a big way in later life, (and with the help of another author, both good) Rendezvous with Rama (1973) ISBN 978-0-553-28789-9 Rama II (1989) ISBN 978-0-553-28658-8 The Garden of Rama (1991) ISBN 978-0-553-29817-8 Rama Revealed (1993) ISBN 978-0-553-56947-6 Along their journey, they run into resource crises, which are, of course, denied by what has become the de-facto leadership (eerily similar to what's going on today, yet this story's last book was written in 1993; Fractal geometry comes into play, an overall wonderful series 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian_at_HHH 2,609 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Clark could always balance really interesting tech, with a really great story. These days I find SF is all focused on the tech with little or no story. I miss writing like Childhood's End and the Rama series. Oops, I suppose I should have added one, so it would be in 3's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichP714 3,151 Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 36 minutes ago, Brian_at_HHH said: Clark could always balance really interesting tech, with a really great story. These days I find SF is all focused on the tech with little or no story. I miss writing like Childhood's End and the Rama series. Oops, I suppose I should have added one, so it would be in 3's. I watched the mini-series recently, and remembered that about him as well; you really CARE about his characters, and the backdrop may be some futuristic situation, but the stories are about being a human and what that entails 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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