Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6749099 in Books
• Published on: 1957-01-01
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Customer Reviews

Space combat for real
Earthlight is a good book for anyone who isn't a Clarke fan. It involves a war between Earth and the colonies through the Solar System, and the described battle is not only scientifically accurate (as of its writing) but exciting. It even has what has become a dig at the Lucas-Hollywood style of presenting energy weapons in space. This is a quick read, with believable characters.
Keep in mind that Clark witnessed the Battle of Britain during WW2: He KNOWS what it's like to look up and see an air battle!
I give Earthlight 4 stars, instead of 5, only because scientific knowledge has since made some of Clarke's assumptions obsolete.