{"product_id":"the-hammer-of-god-arthur-c-clarke-9780553568714","title":"The Hammer of God","description":"\u003cb\u003e \"Entertaining . . .  Arthur Clarke] handles both ideas and characters with deftness and wit; in short, the outstanding living science fiction writer is romping.\"--\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the year 2110 technology has cured most of our worries. But even as humankind enters a new golden age, an amateur astronomer points his telescope at just the right corner of the night sky and sees disaster hurtling toward Earth: a chunk of rock that could annihilate civilization. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile a few fanatics welcome the apocalyptic destruction as a sign from God, the greatest scientific minds of Earth desperately search for a way to avoid the inevitable. On board the starship \u003ci\u003eGoliath\u003c\/i\u003e Captain Robert Singh and his crew must race against time to redirect the meteor form its deadly collision course. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Suddenly they find themselves on the most important mission in human history--a mission whose success may require the ultimate sacrifice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Hammer of God\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Clarke is still at the top of his game.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Detroit News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As good as anything he has written . . . For a hard science-fiction treat, I suspect \u003ci\u003eThe Hammer of God\u003c\/i\u003e won't be topped.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eStar Tribune, \u003c\/i\u003eMinneapolis\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Classic Clarke . . . A good story.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Denver Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arthur C. Clarke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 055356871X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780553568714\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spectra Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.91h x 4.17w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e34788 \/ Hammer of God\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/31\/1994","brand":"Arthur C. Clarke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981027442943,"sku":"9780553568714","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_25bfa8a6-054e-4cd8-a92e-6b3d93b6c39d.jpg?v=1683253263","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hammer-of-god-arthur-c-clarke-9780553568714","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}