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First, Dr. Clarke is an exceptional writer. Without his skill and clarity, this story would be without wonder. Wonder is what stands out about Islands in the Sky. I feel that I've left the earth in a great, body compressing rush from the planetary pull, visited people and man-built Earth, Moon, and Mars satellites, and survived the fears of inherently dangerous interplanetary travel.



Islands in the Sky reminded me of being a boy again, peering through the eyepiece of a telescope I'd built, at the worlds I wanted to visit some day.

- August 3, 2019(Now that I've read Islands in the Sky) I've been there