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      Against the Fall of Night

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      A classic tale of pulp SF, from one of the greatest writers of the genre. Part of the new Golden Age Masterworks list!

      In the year ten billion A.D., Diaspar is the last city on Earth. Agelss and unchanging, the inhabitants see no reason to be curious about the outside wo...

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      Description

      Product ID:9781473222342
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Series:Golden Age Masterworks
      Title:Against the Fall of Night
      Authors:Author: Sir Arthur C. Clarke
      Page Count:144
      Subjects:Classic science fiction, Classic science fiction
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      A classic tale of pulp SF, from one of the greatest writers of the genre. Part of the new Golden Age Masterworks list!

      In the year ten billion A.D., Diaspar is the last city on Earth. Agelss and unchanging, the inhabitants see no reason to be curious about the outside world. But one child, Alvin - only seventeen and the last person to be born in Diaspar - finds that he is increasingly drawn to what lies outside the city walls. Even though he knows the Invaders, who devastated the world, may still be out there...

      Later rewritten, expanded and republished as The City and the Stars, this early novella by one of the greats of science fiction remains a powerful and evocative depiction of the future of humanity...


      Imprint Name:Gollancz
      Publisher Name:Orion Publishing Co
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2019-05-02

      Additional information

      Weight136 g
      Dimensions198 × 128 × 11 mm