A 1959 classic 'hard' science-fiction novel by renowned Cambridge astronomer and cosmologist Fred Hoyle. Tracks the progress of a giant black cloud that comes towards Earth and sits in front of the sun, causing widespread panic and death. A select group of scientists and astronomers - including the dignified Astronomer Royal, the pipe smoking Dr Marlowe and the maverick, eccentric Professor Kingsly - engage in a mad race to understand and communicate with the cloud, battling against trigger happy politicians. In the pacy, engaging style of John Wyndham and John Christopher, with plenty of hard science thrown in to add to the chillingly credible premise (he manages to foretell Artificial Intelligence, Optical Character Recognition and Text-to-Speech converters), Hoyle carries you breathlessly through to its thrilling end.
Penguin Classics the Black Cloud (Penguin Modern Classics)
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Author: Hoyle, Fred
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141196404
Details:
Author: Hoyle, Fred
Brand: PENGUIN POPULAR CLASSICS
Binding: Paperback
Format: International Edition
Number Of Pages: 225
Release Date: 26-10-2010
Package Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.0 x 0.6 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780141196404
