Against the Fall of Night
by Arthur C. Clarke · first published 1953
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…stylistic than Asimov's, and while not as prolific, his novels and scientific writing were equally inspiring. Clarke had a poetic, fantastical side, revealed in stories like 'The Lion of Comarre' and 'Against the Fall of Night'; relating visions of vast vistas of space and time (reminiscent of Olaf Stapledon), but also with a subtle discontent and yearning in the protagonists. I fear much of this subtlety is lost among modern…
on “A Conversation with Arthur C. Clarke (1999)” ↗Or Arthur C. Clarke's "moving ways" (Against the Fall of Night / The City And The Stars)
on “How the 'hoverboards' took off in spite of laws against them” ↗…far have been poor and uncomfortable with nothing to lose? If we ever get to a point where it is not necessary to work might we not instead end up with Arthur Clarke's Diaspar (The City and the Stars/Against the Fall of Night)?
on “PRC elites voice AI-skepticism” ↗Maybe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Against_the_Fall_of_Night or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_and_the_Stars ? Also sounds similar to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan%27s_Run but doesn't quite match.
on “Unidentified PC DOS 1.1 Boot Sector Junk Identified” ↗Also quoted: "In 'Against the Fall of Night' the human race has mysteriously regressed after a full billion years of civilization. Humanity is faced with the remnants of its past glories: for example, a network of roads and sidewalks that flow…
on “Warp Speed Engine Designed ” ↗