The City and the Stars

De: Arthur C. Clarke

Narrado por: Geoffrey T. Williams

A journey of discovery that will shake the foundations of everything the people of Earth have ever believed...

Diaspar is Earth's last city - surrounded by deserts, on a world where the oceans have long since dried up. It is a domed, isolated, technological marvel run by the Central Computer. Diaspar has conquered death. People are called forth from the Hall of Creation; they live for 1,000 years and then are recalled, stored in the Central Computer's memory, to be born thousands of years later, over and over again, with memories of earlier lives intact.

No one has entered or left Diaspar since anyone can remember. Its people have an unreasoning dread of the unknown, of the world outside the city. And no child has been born for at least 10 million years.

Until Alvin. He is unique. He has no past lives, no past memories. He also has no fear of the outside world. In fact he has an overwhelming curiosity, a drive to explore, to see what lies beyond the sterile boundaries of the city.

When he finally escapes, he discovers a place he could hardly have imagined: a country called Lys. Its people are telepathic. They know life and death. In Lys, Alvin finds friendship and love. And he begins his fateful journey to the stars and back. On his return he brings with him something so strange, so alien and powerful, that it will change the world forever. But for better or worse, not even Alvin can guess.

©1956 Arthur C. Clarke/Scovil Chichak Galen (P)2009 Geoffrey T.Williams

One of my favorite audiobooks

This is the fourth time I've listened to this book! Great narration and great plot!

Thanks Mom!

My beloved mother devoured Clarke and Asimov, but never did successfully spark my hyperactive imagination while she was alive. Now that I can listen to the titles she recommended, I too can devour them! Thanks Mom!

Thought provoking and well done

Maybe Clarke's best work. This should have been Star Wars. A very novel forecast of what man can become.

Feels flat

I need to take fifteen words to say two wards. So get ready to hear my review. FEELS FLAT.

Excellent story. Problems with preview

Listening to the preview version interferes with downloading and listening to the full story. It is not obvious how to delete a preview or any book for that matter.I love author C. Clark and his stories, the quality of the book is not in question the quality of this audible app is in question.