The Final Work From the Brightest Star in Science Fiction's Galaxy. Arthur C Clarke, Who Predicted the Advent of Communication Satellites and Author of 2001 a Space Odyssey Completes a Lifetime Career in Science Fiction With a Masterwork. 30 Light Years Away, a Race Known Simply As the One Point Fives Are Plotting a Dangerous Invasion Plan, One That Will Wipe Humankind Off the Face of the Earth! Meanwhile, in Sri Lanka, a Young Astronomy Student, Ranjit Subramanian, Becomes Obsessed With a Three-Hundred-Year-Old Theorem That Promises to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe. While Ranjit Studies the Problem, Tensions Grow Between the Nations of the World and a Un Taskforce Headed Up by China, America and Russia Code-Named Silent Thunder Begins Bombing Volatile Regimes Into Submission. on the Eve of the Invasion of Earth a Space Elevator is Completed, Helped in Part by Ranjit, Which Will Herald a New Type of Olympics to Be Held on the Moon. but When Alien Forces Arrive Ranjit is Forced