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Against The Fall Of Night

Diaspar is the last city on Earth in the year ten billion AD.

The inhabitants see no reason to be curious about the outside world in their ageless and unchanging community.

But one child, Alvin, only seventeen and the last person



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Diaspar is the last city on Earth in the year ten billion AD.

The inhabitants see no reason to be curious about the outside world in their ageless & unchanging community.

But one child, Alvin, only seventeen & the last person to be born in Diaspar, finds that he is increasingly drawn to what lies outside the city walls.

Although he knows about the Invaders, who devastate the world, he knows they may still be out there...

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781473222342
• Author: Arthur C Clarke
• Publisher: Orion Books
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 133
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 1cm

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With over 300 UK stores and more than 40000 different products in store each year, The Works is Britain's top discount book store. A well known presence on the high street, The Works was founded in 1981 to bring affordable books to the public. It now offers a large range of exciting products, including arts and crafts products, toys, gifts and seasonal products, all at discounted prices, making it a superb place to find items for hobbies and gifts for all ages. The book selection includes children's books, fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects from food and drink and craft and DIY to entertainment, autobiographies and history. Art and crafts products range from children's craft sets to sewing materials and professional artists' brushes. As well as big brands, The Works also sells their own high quality branded products.
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