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A Fall of Moondust
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| Author: |
Arthur C. Clarke |
| Publisher: |
Harcourt, Brace & World, 1961 |
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| Awards: |
1963 Hugo Nominated |
| Sub-Genre Tags: | Hard SF Space Exploration |
| Member Rating: |
   (9 reads / 6 ratings)
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Synopsis
Time is running out for the passengers and crew of the tourist-cruiser "Selene", incarcerated in a sea of choking lunar dust. On the surface, her rescuers find their resources stretched to the limit by the pitiless and unpredictable conditions of a totally alien environment.
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The Songs of Distant Earth; Arthur C. Clarke 2010; Arthur C. Clarke The Fountains of Paradise; Arthur C. Clarke Rendezvous with Rama; Arthur C. Clarke The Nine Billion Names of God; Arthur C. Clarke A Fall of Moondust; Arthur C. Clarke ... - Sci Fi novels - Writing Forums
Arthur C. Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey, Rendezvous with Rama, and A Fall of Moondust. The last of the three is a bit dated in its science (most scientists no longer believe in seas of fluid dust on the moon nowadays), but it is a fine ... - Conceptual Fiction: A Fall of Moondust by Arthur C. Clarke ...
This lunar adventure combines the worst aspects of a mining disaster, a lost in space story and The Poseidon Adventure. - Software, Games, Movies, Scripts, Templates, Wallpapers Fonts ...
Arthur C Clarke Sci Fi Book Collection. |. Arthur C Clarke Sci Fi Book Collection Description: ... A Fall of Moondust A Meeting With Medusa Against The Fall Of Night Armaments Race Before Eden Big Game Hunt Breaking Strain Castaway Childhood's End Cold War Cradle Crime On Mars Critical Mass Death and the Senator Deep Range Dolphin Island Encounter at Dawn Expedition To Earth Glide Path Hammer Of God Hide And Seek History Lesson How We Went To Mars ... - Arthur C. Clarke Fansite: "A Fall of Moondust" (novel): Engaging ...
There are some movie style scenes that dramatize things a bit too much, & help prolong the book. But overall, extremely enjoyable. Fact sheet. A Fall of Moondust, novel, review. Author: Arthur C Clarke Genre: Science fiction, thriller ... - IEEE Spectrum: Remembering Sputnik: Sir Arthur C. Clarke
Clarke is most famous for his novels, short stories, and screenplays, including Prelude to Space (1951), Childhood's End (1953), Earthlight (1955), The Deep Range (1957), A Fall of Moondust (1961), Glide Path (1963), The Nine Billion ... - Moon Base | Science Fiction Fans | LibraryThing
Aug 31, 2009, 2:17pm (top)Message 7: Noisy. I have fond memories of A Fall of Moondust by Arthur C. Clarke. Not about a colony per se, but about travel between moon colonies. flag abuse ... - Sir Arthur C. Clarke - R.I.P. | Google Earth Blog
He wrote terrific "hardware" science fiction -- read "A Fall of Moondust." Dana Stabenow's SF books, starting with "Second Star" are also well done 'hardware' SF. By the way, a fascinating animation of how the space station is built is ... - Arthur C. Clarke, 1917 – 2008 | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine
When I was a kid, and my mom was nurturing my interest in science fiction, Arthur C. Clarke was one of my faves. I think “A Fall of Moondust” was the first novel of his I ever read. Although he will be best known to most people for the ... - Neil Gaiman's Journal: Arthur C Clarke (and the closing of many tabs)
I grew up reading Clarke -- books like A Fall of Moondust and The Deep Range were books I'd read and loved before I turned ten -- but the story that made the deepest impression on me was a short story, 'The Nine Billion Names of God'. ...