Arthur C. ClarkeScience Fiction · Fiction·1917–2008
Islands in the Sky
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.
How it reads
Prose complexity 4/10