Sci-fi

The Last Theorem

by Arthur C. Clarke and Frederik Pohl
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Description

30 light years away, a race known simply as the One Point Fives are plotting a dangerous invasion plan, one that will wipe humankind off the face of the Earth... Meanwhile, in Sri Lanka, a young astronomy student, Ranjit Subramanian, becomes obsessed with a three-hundred-year-old theorem that promises to unlock the secrets of the universe. While Ranjit studies the problem, tensions grow between the nations of the world and a UN taskforce headed up by China, America and Russia code-named Silent Thunder begins bombing volatile regimes into submission. On the eve of the invasion of Earth a space elevator is completed, helped in part by Ranjit, which will herald a new type of Olympics to be held on the Moon. But when alien forces arrive Ranjit is forced to question his own actions, in a bid to save the lives of not just his own family but of all of humankind.

What it’s like

ViolenceGraphic
CombatWar-Torn
HorrorChilling

Details

First published
August 2008
Pages
416
Reading time
About 8 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
Del Rey
ISBN
9780345470225
Series
Standalone

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