Arthur C. Clarke于1917年出生在Minehead。第二次世界大战期间,他担任英国皇家空军的雷达指导员,晋升为空军中尉。战后,他以一等荣誉从伦敦国王学院获得物理和数学学士学位。作为最受尊敬的科幻小说作家之一,他还获得了卡林加奖、航空太空作家奖和西屋科学写作奖。他还与斯坦利·库布里克共同获得了奥斯卡最佳编剧奖提名,《2001太空漫游》是根据他的故事《哨兵》改编的。
The time: 200 years after man's first landing on the Moon. There are permanent populations established on the Moon, Venus and Mars. Outer space inhabitants have formed a new political entity, the Federation, and between the Federation and Earth a growing rivalry has developed. EARTHLIGHT is the story of this emerging conflict.
Two centuries from now there may be men who do not owe allegiance to any nation on Earth, or even to Earth itself. This brilliant story tells of a time when man stands upon the moon and the planets, tells of men now divided by the vast stretches of the Solar System but once again torn by jealousy and fear. With vaulting imagination Arthur C. Clarke describes life on the strange, awe-inspiring surface of the moon, scene of a most fantastic and exciting contest of arms.
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