The Black Cloud

By: Fred Hoyle

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Paperback | 2 September 2010 | Edition Number 1

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'A thrilling book ...... like early Wells at his best'
New Statesman

As soon as a strange dark patch in the sky is spotted by a young astronomer, it is clear something is wrong. The huge black cloud is unlike anything he has ever seen - and it's headed straight for the solar system. If it continues on its course, it will block out the sun's rays and wipe out life on Earth. As panic and riots ensue, desperate world leaders assemble a crack team of scientists - including the maverick Professor Kingsley, the pipe-smoking Doctor Marlowe and the taciturn Russian Alexandrov - to stop the cloud. But as they discover more about its true nature, they are forced to rethink everything they know about humankind's place in the Universe.

In The Black Cloud renowned astronomer Fred Hoyle blends scientific expertise with a gripping apocalyptic thriller, to create a frighteningly real picture of a planet facing extinction.

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One of the greatest works of science fiction ever written -- Richard Dawkins
Hoyle's enduring insights into stars, nucleosynthesis, and the large-scale universe rank among the greatest achievements of 20th-century astrophysics ... His theories were unfailingly stimulating, even when they proved transient. He will be remembered with fond gratitude not only by colleagues and students, but by a much wider community who knew him through his talks and writings. -- Sir Martin Rees * Obit in Physics Today *

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