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The City and the Stars

By: Arthur C. Clarke
Narrated by: Mike Grady
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Men 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 ruled the stars. But then, as legend had it, the Invaders came, driving humanity into this last refuge. It takes one man, a Unique, to smash the legend and discover the true nature of the Invaders.

©1956 Arthur C. Clarke (P)2013 W F Howes Ltd Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction
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I'm sure I would have really enjoyed this 50 years ago when I was at high school.
Now it's feeling a little dated. Maybe it's just me.
It's classic science fiction and worth the listen.

Pretty good, but feeling a little dated.

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A story that leads you along an intriguing path where the horizons of the story are ever expanding leaving the reader with many questions.

Intriguing Yarn

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Contains many themes, tropes and ideas that .are still redolent today. Has not dated at all.

Classic of science fiction

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So glad to have found it now that I can better appreciate the balance Clarke has struck here between a more evolved and refined story telling and his trade mark skill with imagining compelling sci-fi futures. An enjoyable re-acquaintance with a childhood favourite author and probably one of his best novels from a literary perspective.

Missed this one as a teen…

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