arthur c. clarke

  1. Dan Kappes

    Arthur C. Clarke and William MacQuitty

    The famous British science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke mentions this film in two novels of his which feature a raised Titanic; "Imperial Earth" (1976) and "The Ghost from the Grand Banks" (1990). In the former, the film is screened during a tour on board the raised Titanic which is docked in...
  2. Dan Kappes

    Can somebody tell me the ending of the novel "The Ghost from the Grand Banks" by Arthur C. Clarke?

    I know the book is about two competing expeditions seeking to raise each half of the wreck of the Titanic and tow them to Tokyo in time for the centenary of the sinking in 2012, but could someone please tell me the ending of the novel? Are both pieces of the Titanic successfully raised?
  3. Dan Kappes

    Isn't it funny how Arthur C. Clarke was wrong about the Titanic?

    In his 1976 novel Imperial Earth, Clarke mentions that the Titanic has been found and raised in the 23rd century, and the biggest movie about it is being filmed on the real thing. He was wrong on two accounts. 1. The wreck of the Titanic would be found in 1985 in two pieces, thus making it...
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