Arthur C. Clarke's Chronicles of the Strange and Mysterious

by John Fairley, Simon Welfare

Nove misterije što ih u ovoj knjizi predstavljaju John Fairley i Simon Welfare, Clarke analizira s karakterističnim humorom i znanjem, nikad ne gubeći onaj osjećaj za tajanstveno koji ga je naveo da napiše: "Svemir je tako čudesan i neobičan da će realnost uvijek nadmašiti i najbujniju maštu: uvijek će postojati stvari koje ne znamo, a možda niti ne možemo znati."

Genres: Nonfiction, Paranormal, Reference

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

Now this is the third and final book in the series where the worlds mysteries became a little more disturbing and a little more scary (though I remember some of the episodes of the show scaring the hell out of me). I think really this was the end of the show and Mr Clarke's association with the unknown. For me it was certainly the end of an era.

However all good things much come to an end and in someways move on to new things and adventures, so to close off the series I have to admit it was a fascinating if at times little surprising read.

Over the years I have picked and read many books on many subjects but I guess the unknown, the strange and the mysterious still hold my attention. The problem I find is that in so many cases the material is repeated over and over again with nothing new or insightful added to it - the same stock photos and the same descriptions.

With these books (and originally the TV series) there was a new and different "approach" to them which made them fresh and interesting however implausible they were.

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is a great book for delving into occasionally or reading from cover to cover. Lots of strange events to consider and all founded on some sort of truth. That's not so true of many of the TV programmes on such subjects.... its like one of those but with the silly elements and the conspiracy theories all removed... so a good read if you feel light hearted or serious.

[Jose Sanz · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is not bad, but I had read about these things in the past and I already knew about them, so for me it was reading the same once and again.

[Lewis Alderton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting read - but dated.
There is much more current information on some of the cases than published here.

[Mike Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the third volume in the series, another good read, this is the volume that Arthur C. Clarke didn't want to put his name to at first, but was persuaded and wrote a smaller foreword compared to the other volumes. That was because this volume deals with the more adult subjects with more graphic photographs. The chapter on Mysteries From East And West features spontaneous human combustion and has the now famous photo of the remains of Dr John Irving Bentley taken in 1966, after he combusted, all that was left of him was one leg from the knee down and his Zimmer frame in his bathroom. Monsters, freak weather and mermaids are all covered in this very well written volume. If you can get all 3 volumes, this is a very good collection, well worth reading.