Odyssey: The Authorised Biography of Arthur C. Clark

Arthur C. Clarke has been a household name since 1968 when the film 2001: A Space Odyssey rocketed him to international fame.

As well as being one of the world’s most acclaimed and bestselling science fiction writers, Clarke has been an influential voice in science, in particular in the development of satellite technology and global communications. Yet this extraordinary man has never, apart from some fragments, written an autobiography. Neil McAleer’s book published in Clarke’s seventy-fifth year, is the first comprehensive account of a remarkable life.