Arthur C. Clarke

The Lost Worlds of 2001 is a 1972 book by Arthur C. Clarke, published by Signet as an accompaniment to the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey. The book itself consists in part of behind-the-scenes notes from Clarke concerning scriptwriting, as well as production issues. The core of the book, however, is contained in excerpts …

H.G. Wells' novel, "The War of the Worlds," made people start to look at the sky in a whole new way--from over their shoulders. Written in a journalistic style, blending fantastic events with real-life locations and actual science of its day, Wells' novel chronicles the sudden Martian invasion of our planet Earth. …