The drought had lasted now for ten million years, and the reign of the terrible lizards had long since ended. Here on the Equator, in the continent which would one day be known as Africa, the battle for existence had reached a new climax of ferocity, and the victor was not yet in sight. In this barren and desiccated land, only the small or the swift or the fierce could flourish, or even hope to survive.
author- Arther c Clark
publisher- New York: New American Library c1968
annotations- from the award-winning author of childhoods end and Rendezvous with Rama comes the inspiration for one of the 20th centuries most groundbreaking film, 2001: a space odyssey. the story starts with a discovery on the moon that humanity has been dreading and hoping for since it first looked into the night sky. the possibility that we may not be alone in the universe sparks a manned mission into the outer reaches of the solar system, but in the deep reaches of space, with a crew of two and an AI named HAL disaster is brewing. a thought-provoking read, descriptively written, with a strong plot and great world-building. a true classic.
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