The Black Cloud (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Fred Hoyle
- First Published: 1957
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—superbeing
- Time of Work: The 1960’s, and 2021
- Setting: England and the United States
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: 1960’s, Future, Twenty-first century, Superman or superbeings, Aliens, space, Clouds
- Locales: United States, England
The Plot
The Black Cloud concerns the apocalyptic visit of an enormous gaseous cloud to Earth in the years 1967-1968. It is first sighted by a young Norwegian astronomer as he is studying the night sky through the Schmidt Telescope at the Mount Wilson Observatory in California. World-renowned astronomers are immediately informed at England’s Cambridge University, where Dr. Christopher Kingsley, an astronomy professor, calls for a meeting with scientists from the United States, England, and Australia. Scientists at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena...
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