Islands in the Sky

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Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Arthur C. Clarke

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Islands in the Sky

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Pros & Cons

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Pros

Clarke tries his very best with scientifically accurate anecdotes to keep it lively and interesting in gee * fashion. It's quite different for clarke, who usually writes in such a philosophical, poetic style.

It assumes a future that doesn't exist yet, with many manned space stations, moon stations and colonists on mars. Written before spaceflight (1952) so the author spends a fair amount of time explaining some things that a modern audience probably would... Read More

It delves into concepts that are core to understanding that dream and fascinates with the imagination of the author's vision. He realizes that these few experiences have profoundly changed his life.

Cons

Story seems aimed at the mid-teen and is a low adventure description. Generally, a disappointing read. Fortunately, i know clarke's writing gets much better in later books.

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Quality

Roy spends much of his time with the apprentices both during their training and in their free periods

Am still reading but so far am pleased

This very very early clarke novel is just about the only work in his entire canon that seems to have been written with the teen... Read More

Competitiveness

He won an academic contest from world airways that offered him his dream vacation anywhere in the world

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This product had a total of 548 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 6 2023.