Arthur Charles Clarke Boeken

De mens had al eerder steden gebouwd, maar nog nooit een stad als Diaspar, de laatste stad op Aarde. Een unieke, volmaakt gesloten wereld te midden van de woestijn die de Aarde was geworden.. Meer dan een miljard jaar lang beschermde hij zijn inwoners tegen het aftakelende heelal en de Indringers die de mens terugdrong naar de Aarde. Daar worden met tussenpozen van eeuwen steeds weer dezelfde mensen geboren. langzaam wordt het rijke verleden vergeten en gaat de geschiedenis verloren in de mist der tijd.. Slechts één ding houdt stand: de angst voor de Indringers. maar Alvin, weet een weg te vinden om het rotsvaste bijgeloof van eeuwen uit te roeien en een uitweg te vinden uit de gevangenis die Diaspar is en de ongerepte aarde te herontdekken. Maar Alvin was dan ook de eerste mens sedert miljoenen jaren die voor de eerste keer geboren werd... een Unieke.

At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub Rama. It is huge, weighing more than ten trillion tons. And it is hurtling through the solar system at an inconceivable speed. Then a space probe confirms the unthinkable: Rama is no natural object. It is, incredibly, an interstellar spacecraft. Space explorers and planet-bound scientists alike prepare for mankind's first encounter with alien intelligence. It will kindle their wildest dreams... and fan their darkest fears. For no one knows who the Ramans are or why they have come. And now the moment of rendezvous awaits — just behind a Raman airlock door.

Het verhaal van een gezamenlijke Sovjet-Amerikaanse missie aan boord van het Russische ruimteschip Leonov. Doel van deze missie is enerzijds het verloren gegane ruimteschip uit 2001: A Space Odyssey, de Discovery, te bergen - en anderzijds de mysterieuze "monoliet" op Jupiter te onderzoeken die in 2001: A Space Odyssey ontdekt werd. En dan keert het wezen dat ooit Dave Bowman was terug uit het universum van de monolieten met zijn eigen vitale missie ...

Confrontatie tussen een van de uitstervende aarde vertrokken expeditie met een vredige kolonie op de waterplaneet Thalassa

Space writers holiday. When a celebrated science fiction writer takes to space on his first trip to Mars, he's sure to be in for some heckling from the spaceship crew. But Martin Gibson, man about space, takes it all in his stride. That is, until he lands on the red planet. Once there the intrepid author causes one problem after another as he stumbles upon Mars's most carefully hidden secrets and threatens the future of an entire planet!

Set in the near future, a cargo hovership makes an emergency stop in the Midwest to make repairs. An adventurous teenager, Johnny Clinton, sneaks on board. About a day later there is an explosion, the craft comes to a stop in the southern Pacific Ocean, and starts to sink. Its crew, not aware they had a stowaway, leaves on a lifeboat. The craft sinks entirely leaving Johnny swimming around in a field of debris. He climbs onto a larger piece to use as a raft though has no food or shelter. Johnny is rescued by a pod of dolphins who push his raft 100 miles to an island in the heart of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. There, Johnny meets the brilliant and eccentric Professor Kazan, who has dedicated his life to the study of dolphin communication. Johnny's further adventures with dolphins and the sea make this an exciting and fascinating coming-of-age story.

This book originally appeared in 1962, and was based on essays written during the period 1959 - 1961. Since it was concerned with ultimate possibilities, and not with achievements to be expected in the near future, even the remarkable events of the last decade have dated it very little. But Arthur Clarke has gone over the book making corrections and comments where necessary in order to bring it right up-to-date. The author, amongst many fascinating excursions into what the future may hold, discusses the fourth dimension and the obsolescence of the law of gravity, the exploration of the entire solar system and the colonization of some of it; seas will be mined for energy and minerals, and asteroids will be pulled to Earth to supply needed materials; men, already bigger than they need be, may be bred smaller to be more efficient on less food.

An ordinary-looking London pub hides a vibrant gathering of writers, editors, scientists, and curious minds every Wednesday night. If you were fortunate enough to be guided there, you would encounter lively discussions, drinks, and the captivating stories of Harry Purvis, a scientist with a treasure trove of astonishing experiences. His tales include the bizarre murder plot involving a carnivorous orchid and a military computer that was reprogrammed to embrace pacifism. Other intriguing stories, like "SILENCE PLEASE," feature a spurned lover and a device meant to eliminate sound, while "BIG GAME HUNT" follows a researcher so engrossed in controlling animal behavior with electrical impulses that he overlooks a crucial detail. These narratives challenge logic and stretch the imagination, ensuring hours of engaging reading. Even if you question their authenticity, the collection promises entertainment and wonder. Among the stories included are "Silence Please," "Big Game Hunt," "Patent Pending," "Armaments Race," "Critical Mass," "The Ultimate Melody," "The Pacifist," "The Next Tenants," "Moving Spirit," "The Man Who Ploughed the Sea," "The Reluctant Orchid," "Cold War," "What Goes Up," "Sleeping Beauty," and "The Defenestration of Ermintrude."