The short story details two astronomers caught outside their base on the Moon as a battle rages between the forces of Earth and the Federation of the outer planets of the Solar System over possession of the Moon's supply of uranium. It differs dramatically from the novel in chronology - the story is set in c. 2015, while the novel is c. 2175. In most other respects the plot of the short story is retained by the novel.
earthlight, short, story, earthlight, science, fiction, novella, british, writer, arthur, clarke, first, published, august, 1951, issue, thrilling, wonder, stories, later, expanded, into, novel, earthlight, 1955, earthlight, arthur, clarkecountryunited, kingdo. Earthlight is a science fiction novella 1 by British writer Arthur C Clarke first published in the August 1951 issue of Thrilling Wonder Stories It was later expanded into the novel Earthlight in 1955 Earthlight by Arthur C ClarkeCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishGenre s Science fictionPublished inThrilling Wonder StoriesPublication dateAugust 1951Plot summary EditThe short story details two astronomers caught outside their base on the Moon as a battle rages between the forces of Earth and the Federation of the outer planets of the Solar System over possession of the Moon s supply of uranium It differs dramatically from the novel in chronology the story is set in c 2015 while the novel is c 2175 In most other respects the plot of the short story is retained by the novel References Edit Page at Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseExternal links EditEarthlight title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database This article about a science fiction short story or stories published in the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Earthlight short story amp oldid 1096976966, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
