Imperial Earth (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Arthur C. Clarke
- First Published: 1975
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—extrapolatory
- Time of Work: 2276
- Setting: Washington, D.C., and Saturns moon Titan
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: Future, Washington, D.C., Moon or moons, Saturn, Clones or cloning
- Locales: Washington, D.C., Titan
The Plot
Imperial Earth was published as the middle book of a three-novel contract that also included Rendezvous with Rama (1973) and The Fountains of Paradise (1979). Although they were parts of a multibook contract involving more money than ever previously paid in the science-fiction field, each of the three works is a stand-alone novel.
In Imperial Earth, Duncan Makenzie is a key figure in the administration of the small but thriving world of Titan, Saturns largest moon. He shares this responsibility with his older “brothers”: Colin...
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