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Islands in the Sky

Islands in the Sky

Science FictionSpace Opera
Pages
1
Published
1952
Language
English

Synopsis

When Roy Malcolm wins a trip to an Inner Space Station, he expects a simple sightseeing tour. Instead, he finds himself caught up in a thrilling adventure five hundred miles above Earth. A mysterious spaceship, interplanetary crime, and a race-for-life mission turn his prize into the most exciting weeks of his life. This story, penned by a British Interplanetary Society chairman, offers both entertainment and an accurate glimpse into humanity's future in space.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

AdventurousMysterious
Coming of AgeFish Out of WaterQuest

Genres

Science Fiction Space Opera Young Adult Fantasy

Authors

A
Arthur C. Clarke

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke CBE FRAS was a British science fiction writer, science writer and futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host. He is famous for being co-writer of the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, widely considered to be one of the most influential films of all time. Clarke was a science writer, who was both an avid populariser of space travel and a futurist of uncanny ability. On these subjects he wrote over a dozen books and many essays,...

C
Charles Carroll

Charles Carroll is the author of The Golden Goblet, a historical fiction novel. He writes engaging stories that transport readers to different times and places.

Characters

Roy MalcolmProtagonist
All characters in Islands in the Sky