Record: 1
Title:
The Sentinel
Source:
Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition; January 2004, p1-2
Article Author:
Virginia, Mary E.
Document Type:
Work Analysis
Biographical Information:
Clarke, Arthur C.
Pseudonym: Charles Willis; E. B. O’Brien
Full Name: Arthur Charles Clarke
Gender: Male
National Identity: United Kingdom; England
Language: English
Publication Information:
Salem Press
Locale:
Moon; Solar system; Space
Abstract:
A summary and analysis of The Sentinel.
Literary Genres/Subgenres:
Science fiction; Short fiction
Subject Terms:
1990 's
Exploration or explorers
Extraterrestrial life
Future
Geology or geologists
Moon or moons
Science or scientists
Space flight or travel
Space sciences
Space ships, stations, or vehicles
ISBN:
9781587651403
Accession Number:
103331MSS21339620000395
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Database:
Literary Reference Center Plus
The Sentinel
Arthur C. Clarke
Pseudonym: Charles Willis; E. B. O’Brien
Born: December 16, 1917; Minehead, Somerset, England
Died: March 19, 2008; Colombo, Sri Lanka
Quick Reference
First published: 1951
Type of plot: Science fiction
Time of work: 1996-2016
Locale: The moon
Principal Characters:
Wilson, a geologist and veteran lunar explorer
Louis Garnett, his assistant
The Story
Wilson, a geologist, recalls his role twenty years earlier as leader of a lunar expedition to a massive plateau, the Mare Crisium, or Sea of Crisis. Although the name is portentous, initially the journey
References: Arthur C. Clarke (Magill’s Survey of World Literature, Revised Edition) Arthur C. Clarke (Critical Survey of Long Fiction, Fourth Edition) Arthur C. Clarke (Critical Survey of Short Fiction, Second Revised Edition) Arthur C. Clarke (Cyclopedia of World Authors, Fourth Revised Edition) Theory of Short Fiction (Topical Overview—Critical Survey of Short Fiction, Second Revised Edition) Copyright of this work is the property of Salem Press and its content may not be copied without the copyright holder 's express written permission except for the print or download capabilities of the retrieval software used for access. This content is intended solely for the use of the individual user. Source: Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition Accession Number: 103331MSS21339620000395 Back