{"product_id":"9780795300042","title":"Against the Fall of Night","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eClarke, Arthur C.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRosettaBooks\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe renowned science fiction author’s landmark novel of the last human born on a far future world—and his quest for the truth about existence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Living in the ten-billion-year-old city of Diaspar, Alvin is the last child born of humanity, and he is intensely curious about the outside world. But according to the oldest histories kept by the city fathers, there is no outside world—it was destroyed by the Invaders millions of years ago.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e One day, Alvin finds a rock with an inscription seemingly meant for him: “There is a better way. Give my greetings to the Keeper of the Records. Alaine of Lyndar.” This cryptic message takes Alvin on a quest to discover humanity’s true past—and its future.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Originally published in the November 1948 issue of \u003ci\u003eStartling Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAgainst the Fall of Night\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich and intensely poetic vision of a distant future that’s sure to delight fans of Clarke and science fiction as a genre.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “[Clarke is] one of the truly prophetic figures of the space age.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"RosettaBooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46586525974783,"sku":"9780795300042","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_42b963db-b16d-4c88-b26a-92c618116090.jpg?v=1739226984","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780795300042","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}