Prelude To Space - Softcover

Clarke, Arthur C

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1258254824 ISBN 13: 9781258254827

Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC, 2012

Synopsis

A Compellingly Realistic Novel Of Interplanetary Flight.

About this title

From the Inside Flap

compelling story of the launching of Prometheus -- Earth's first true spaceship -- and of the men who made it happen.

Dirk Alexson:
Chronicler of the greatest space adventure of all time, he was chosen to immortalize the incredible story of the men and their heroic mission.

Sir Robert Derwent:
Direct-General of Interplanetary -- London Headquarters for the international space-flight project -- he was the man who got the mission off the ground and into the pages of history.

Professor Maxton:
The world's leading atomic engineer, he designed the huge ship's drive units and he waited with the rest of the world to see if the project would be a success.

From the Back Cover

"Clarke Is Mighty Convincing As A Scientific Prophet!"-- Orville Prescott, The New York Times

Edition details

• Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1258254824
• ISBN 13: 9781258254827
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 172