Questions tagged [arthur-c-clarke]
Questions about the works of the British science fiction writer Arthur Charles Clarke (1917 – 2008) and his life as a writer. A. C. Clarke is best known as co-writer of the screenplay for the film '2001: A Space Odyssey'.
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What did Arthur C Clarke mean when he described the builders of Comarre as being the "Decadents"?
In Arthur C. Clarke's "The Lion of Comarre", the faction that built the city are referred to as being the Decadents by the protagonist, and by several other characters who acted as narrators ...
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When is the story of Dolphin Island set?
Arthur C. Clarke's short novel Dolphin Island was published in 1963. It's clearly set in a somewhat "future" world, probably quite near future, but can we narrow down its temporal setting ...
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Where is Dolphin Island?
Arthur C. Clarke's short novel Dolphin Island is set on an island in the Pacific. Although this Dolphin Island itself is fictitious, the novel includes references to real locations such as Tonga. From ...
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Which Chesterton story is alluded to in Childhood's End?
In Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End, there is a small allusion to a Chesterton story, when the characters Stormgreen and Van Ryberg discuss their theories about the nature of the Overlords (Chap. 4):...
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