The Selected Works of Arthur C. Clarke is a collection of four unique science-fiction novels penned by renowned sci-fi author, Arthur C. Clarke. This collection not only thrills and excites readers with Clarkes passion for science-fiction and speculative work, but his words ask readers big questions about what it means to be human, and humanitys relationship with nature and technology. The Deep Range: A hundred years into the future, humanity lives mostly on the oceanstending vast whale herds and plankton farms. Walter Franklin works on a submarine patroland his adventures under the sea are told in this riveting tale, set against the backdrop of a world both futuristic and familiar
The Trigger: A team of scientists develops the ultimate passive weapona device that detonates all nitrate-based bombs. But even protective weaponry comes with moral dilemmasand the devices inventor struggles to keep the weapon from those with violent intentions
The Ghost from the GrandBanks: An astonishing discovery is made when the two halves of the Titanic are raised from the seabedsix perfectly preserved bodies, including a beautiful woman who was not listed among the ships original passengers. The mission to discover her secret becomes obsessiveand dangerous
Richte 10: A violent earthquake killed Lewis Cranes parents when he was just a child. Now grown up, he has devoted his life to protecting humankind from earthquakes. A renowned scientist, Crane has developed technology to fuse the Earths tectonic plates to stop earthquakes foreverbut what repercussions will this have on the planet? |