Book description
Earthlight: Clarke's Cosmic Cold War Drama
Arthur C. Clarke's Earthlight arrives like a polite but persistent dinner guest who won't stop talking about orbital mechanics. Set two centuries after humanity's first lunar hop, this tale finds our species has sprawled across the solar system with all the grace of a homesick teenager decorating their first dorm room-permanent settlements on the Moon, Venus, and Mars, each apparently designed by different interior decorators with wildly varying tastes.
The real drama, however, isn't in the spectacular real estate. It's the cosmic equivalent of a family feud: Earth versus its offworld colonies in what Clarke calls the Federation. Think of it as the ultimate teenager-versus-parents scenario, except instead of slammed doors and lowered music volumes, we're dealing with interplanetary political tensions that make contemporary international relations look like a schoolyard handshake.
Clarke, that prolific British polymath who treated physics like most authors treat character development, serves up his usual blend of scientific exposition and human drama. The man who helped Stanley Kubrick turn space exploration into cinematic philosophy here tackles the question of whether humanity's greatest achievement-spreading beyond Earth-might also be its most divisive.
What's particularly charming is how Clarke's background as a radar operator during WWII informs his portrayal of the inevitable military dimensions of this celestial sibling rivalry. The author who brought us 2001: A Space Odyssey clearly understood that human nature travels at the speed of light, carrying all our terrestrial baggage to distant worlds.
Earthlight succeeds as both cautionary tale and adventure story, reminding us that the farther we venture from home, the more we might discover we're still arguing about the same things-just with better scenery and slightly more complicated orbital calculations.
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
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Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience