false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173133522m/250024.jpg 250024 28 Men had built cities before, but never such a city as Diaspar; for millennia its protective dome shutout the creeping decay and danger of the world outside. Once, it held powers that rules the stars. But then, as legend had it, The invaders came, driving humanity into this last refuge. It takes one man, A Unique to break through Diaspar's stifling inertia, to smash the legend and discover the true nature of the Invaders. 925052 1956 The City and the Stars total:786|5:211|4:280|3:190|2:42|1:6| 786 2999 1076 70 5 0 false false Fri Sep 30 00:00:00 -0800 1960 Wed Mar 11 20:35:24 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 20:59:07 -0700 2009 It's hard to believe that Arthur wrote this just after the Second World War, on a boat trip from Australia to England as that was the normal way to travel such a short time ago. And he had vision! As part of the tale, he had comput...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jan 05 15:53:06 -0800 2009 Sat Aug 15 01:46:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 13:32:10 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 09:11:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Apr 21 03:10:22 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 03:27:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false true Tue Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 07:04:50 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 05 15:37:48 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 25 12:20:21 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 17:29:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 11:33:49 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 11:35:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Aug 25 04:39:29 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 04:39:29 -0700 2009 A good classic SF story. Clarke again shows his belief that man will someday turn into a creature of all mentalcapacities with no real physical body.]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 29 15:54:56 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 15:44:44 -0700 2009 2 4 0 false false Sat May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 05:41:52 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 18:00:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 17:37:28 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 17:38:04 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 17:19:18 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 17:22:32 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Thu May 07 16:25:43 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 16:26:08 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Dec 01 03:34:34 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 03:35:00 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 12 20:49:27 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 12 20:53:35 -0800 2007
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While it's really not the best writing or character development, it is incredibly formative, and for that, it has to stand. I would see this book, like a virus, to all in...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Nov 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 16 20:42:17 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 21:26:39 -0800 2008
Anyway, without giving away any spoilers, I thought that some of the story needlessly took away from the central plot of th...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jun 11 09:38:08 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 11 09:41:06 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Mar 05 14:25:35 -0800 2007 Mon Mar 05 14:31:22 -0800 2007 artificial intelligence into the story; pretty advanced stuff considering the book was writte...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=250024