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Clarke's masterful evocation of the far future of humanity, considered his finest novelMen had built cities before, but never such a city as Diaspar. For millennia its protective dome shut out the creeping decay and danger of the world outside. Once, it held powers that rule the stars.

But then, as legend has it, the invaders came, driving humanity into this last refuge. It takes one man, a Unique, to break through Diaspar's stifling inertia, to smash the legend and discover the true nature of the Invaders.

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Publication: 8 Mar 2001, Gollancz
ISBN: 9781857987638
Extent: 256 pages

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The City And The Stars by Sir Arthur C. Clarke

    Clarke's masterful evocation of the far future of humanity, considered his finest novelMen had built cities before, but never such... Read more

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      Description

      Clarke's masterful evocation of the far future of humanity, considered his finest novelMen had built cities before, but never such a city as Diaspar. For millennia its protective dome shut out the creeping decay and danger of the world outside. Once, it held powers that rule the stars.

      But then, as legend has it, the invaders came, driving humanity into this last refuge. It takes one man, a Unique, to break through Diaspar's stifling inertia, to smash the legend and discover the true nature of the Invaders.

      Paperback
      Publication: 8 Mar 2001, Gollancz
      ISBN: 9781857987638
      Extent: 256 pages

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