He spent the first half of his life in England, where he served in World War Two as a radar operator, before emigrating to Ceylon in 1956. Sir Arthur Charles Clarke was one of the most important and influential figures in 20th century science fiction. 'Classic Clarke.a good story'.- 'The Denver Post'. 'As good as any anything he's written.for a hard-science-fiction treat, I suspect 'The Hammer Of God' won't be topped'.- 'Star Tribune', Minneapolis. 'Clarke is still at the top of his game'.- 'The Detroit News'. Suddenly they find themselves on the most important mission in human history-a mission whose success may require the ultimate sacrifice. On board the starship Goliath Captain Robert Singh and his crew must race against time to redirect the meteor form its deadly collision course. While a few fanatics welcome the apocalyptic destruction as a sign from God, the greatest scientific minds of Earth desperately search for a way to avoid the inevitable. But even as humankind enters a new golden age, an amateur astronomer points his telescope at just the right corner of the night sky and sees disaster hurtling toward Earth: a chunk of rock that could annihilate civilization. In the year 2110 technology has cured most of our worries. handles both ideas and characters with deftness and wit in short, the outstanding living science fiction writers is romping'.- 'Chicago Sun-Times'.

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