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The Last Theorem (Hardcover)

by Arthur C. Clarke (Author), Frederik Pohl (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 336 pages
  • Publisher: HarperVoyager (4 Aug 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007289987
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007289981
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 14.6 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 79,879 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Clarke is one of the greatest imaginative writers of hard science fiction' New Scientist 'Arthur Clarke is one of the true geniuses of our time' Ray Bradbury 'Arthur C. Clarke is the prophet of the space age' The Times 'A one-man literary Big Bang, Clarke has originated his own vast and teeming futurist universe' Sunday Times 'Arthur C. Clarke is blessed with one of the most astounding imaginations ever encountered in print' New York Times 'One of the truly prophetic figures of the space age! the colossus of science fiction' New Yorker 'The most consistently able writer science fiction has yet produced' Kingsley Amis on Frederik Pohl 'In his grasp of scientific and technological possibilities, Pohl ranks with Asimov and Clarke, but he has greater originality than either' Sunday Times 'I want to be remembered most as a writer - one who entertained readers, and, hopefully, stretched their imagination as well' Arthur C Clarke 'The universe is full of wonder... and we reach out for such wonder... But none, surely, have succeeded so well as Arthur C Clarke' Stephen Baxter 'Clarke was a pioneer in so many areas, but one of his most interesting achievements was making scientific humility a unique core of "scientific" mysticism.' Greg Bear 'Clarke was one of the all time greats, and his books will be remembered for as long as people still read science fiction.' George R R Martin 'His impact, you might say, was indistinguishable from magic.' Scientific American 'No one has done more than Clarke in the way of enlightened prediction.' Isaac Asimov


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2.0 out of 5 stars The ninth billion name of god has been called, 25 Aug 2008
By J. Flaton (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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There is some sadness here, while the last of the three great science fiction writers from the so-called "Golden Age" has passed away. Of the Big Three (the other being Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov) Arthur C. Clarke was the more gentle writer, as such famous stories as "The Nine Billion Names of God" or "The Star" can attest to. His grand galactic and spiritual vision (obviously from the "school" of Olaf Stapledon's transhumanism) found its way in such novels as "The City and the Stars", "Childhood's End" and "2001: A Space Odyssey"; they belong to the best of science fiction of that period.

Clarke has cooperated with other writers, notably Stephen Baxter, and for this last novel, with Frederik Pohl, another well-known and respected science fiction writer.

The story of finding a contemporary solution of Fermat's Theorem (that is: with mathematics within the time-span of that mathematician), coupled with aliens knocking at our door, is written with obvious love of Sri Lanka and its people in the forefront. But, just as Asimov and Heinlein before him, he tried to twine the various strands of earlier novels and worlds, such as "Fountains of Paradise", "The City", "Childhood's End" and "2001" into this book. And, predictable, he (and/or Fred Pohl) failed to convince. The Great Galacticans, a glittering utopia hanging before our eyes, and world problems solved with the stroke of a paragraph, it is all a bit too much contrived. It is a 'feel good' book, with much empathy but not with much depth, and a rather plodding plot.

And that is sad. Was Shakespeare really the only one who got better with age? At any rate, Clarke has started his own odyssey into the unknown, and there is much written by him to be fondly remembered. But not this last theorem.
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7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Moving a pile of sand from one spot to another with forceps., 27 Oct 2008

That's what it's like ploughing through this much hyped great work of not much science fiction by Clarke and Pohl.
90 per cent involves the life of a not very interesting main character who discovers a proof of `Fermats theorem.'
I am sure the untold millions of mathematicians will love this plot line(zzzzzzzzz)

The actual science fiction part is stilted and so re hashed from earlier stuff, it makes it feel `corny'
Frankly, although I diligently read it cover to cover, I wont re-read it again, and I have been re-reading some really good ones 30 years later.
Expensive and not worth the money, bit of an insult to both authors.
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2.0 out of 5 stars I wish I hadn't read it., 16 Sep 2008
By Mr. Gavin H. Morris "gavin1970" (England) - See all my reviews
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I really didn't like this. The character development was poor and patchy, the pace strange and there's a horrible lack of a beat throughout the whole book. Even Clarke's beloved Lanka is sketchily drawn and you feel no closer to it for having read this.

There are highlights, the structure of galactic culture, the evil 2D Americans and some of the ideas under the plot, for example, but they never really sing because of the stilted rhythm and the feeling that one or other of the authors just didn't have their heart in it.

Great idea, but not well executed, and it makes me sad to think there's nothing that can be done about it now. I wish I could unread this, and go back to thinking of Clarke as I used to.
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1.0 out of 5 stars A huge let down ...
Having read and loved the "Rama" books, I was immediately drawn to this, evidently one of the great Mr Clarke's final novels. Read more
Published 25 days ago by V. Patel

1.0 out of 5 stars Clarke Pohl-axed
Sadly, Clarke's last book was the only one I have thrown into the recycling and not kept to be read again and again as with his own earlier books. Read more
Published 1 month ago by A. J. Parsley

1.0 out of 5 stars Disjointed - contractual obligation novel
I am a long time SF reader. I picked this gem up for a mere £1 (for the hardback version) I think i paid too much for it to be honest. Read more
Published 4 months ago by tell it like it is

1.0 out of 5 stars Absolute Guff!
Like a number of people reviewing this book I was very disapointed. I enjoyed the relationship with Clarke and Baxter and looked forward to this one although to be honest I... Read more
Published 4 months ago by S. A. Lindsay

2.0 out of 5 stars Clarke's Worlds, Revisited
I wish I could say that this last book by one of the greats of the field is a masterpiece, but unfortunately it's not. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Patrick Shepherd

1.0 out of 5 stars A sad disappointment
When I saw this, I thought it sounded promising with its talk of Alien invasion and the World being on the brink of nuclear war. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Katamari King

2.0 out of 5 stars Great ideas, but not very well told
If you're a Clarke fan (as I have been since childhood) then 'The Last Theorem' is required reading, if only because it is his last novel. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Adrian Horsman

1.0 out of 5 stars What a sad comedown
I had tried and waited a long time to get this book, full of anticipation of a thourghly good read from two great story tellers. How sadly and massivly disapointing. Read more
Published 7 months ago by D. Oulton

2.0 out of 5 stars The Last Theorem, could of been so much more
The last theorem, what a disappointment it held such promise but where was the Science Fiction ?, I learnt a lot about Ranjit his life his loves his hopes and dreams, even his... Read more
Published 10 months ago by R. Packham

1.0 out of 5 stars Quit while you're ahead ?
Don't waste your money on this one. It does nothing for the reputation of either of these greats of the the SF world. Read more
Published 13 months ago by T. Whiteley

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