Against the Fall of Night
by Arthur C. Clarke
2020-12-29 17:11:25
Against the Fall of Night
by Arthur C. Clarke
2020-12-29 17:11:25
The renowned science fiction authorâs landmark novel of the last human born on a far future worldâand his quest for the truth about existence. Living in the ten-billion-year-old city of Diaspar, Alvin is the last child born of humanity, and...
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The renowned science fiction authorâs landmark novel of the last human born on a far future worldâand his quest for the truth about existence. Living in the ten-billion-year-old city of Diaspar, Alvin is the last child born of humanity, and he is intensely curious about the outside world. But according to the oldest histories kept by the city fathers, there is no outside worldâit was destroyed by the Invaders millions of years ago. One day, Alvin finds a rock with an inscription seemingly meant for him: âThere is a better way. Give my greetings to the Keeper of the Records. Alaine of Lyndar.â This cryptic message takes Alvin on a quest to discover humanityâs true pastâand its future. Originally published in the November 1948 issue of Startling Stories, Against the Fall of Night is a rich and intensely poetic vision of a distant future thatâs sure to delight fans of Clarke and science fiction as a genre. â[Clarke is] one of the truly prophetic figures of the space age.â âThe New Yorker
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