{"id":907,"date":"2021-07-20T11:30:09","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T10:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westmeathlibrary.com\/?p=907"},"modified":"2021-07-20T11:30:09","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T10:30:09","slug":"arthur-c-clarke-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westmeathculture.ie\/library-blog\/arthur-c-clarke-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Arthur C Clarke Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The shortlist for this year's Arthur C. Clarke Award has been announced, and the titles up for consideration are<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The Infinite - Patience Agbabi (Canongate)<br>Search <a href=\"https:\/\/librariesireland.iii.com\/iii\/encore\/search\/C__Sthe%20infinite%20Agbabi%20__Orightresult__U?lang=eng&amp;suite=def\">the catalogue<\/a> : Download <a href=\"https:\/\/westmeath.borrowbox.com\/search?q=patience%20infinite\">the ebook\/eAudio<\/a><\/li><li>The Vanished Birds \u2013 Simon Jimenez (Titan)<br>Search <a href=\"https:\/\/librariesireland.iii.com\/iii\/encore\/record\/C__Rb5160550__SVanished%20Birds__Orightresult__U__X6?lang=eng&amp;suite=def\">the catalogue<\/a> : Download <a href=\"https:\/\/westmeath.borrowbox.com\/search?q=Vanished%20Birds\">the ebook\/eAudio<\/a><\/li><li>Vagabonds \u2013 Hao Jingfang (Head of Zeus)<br>Search <a href=\"https:\/\/librariesireland.iii.com\/iii\/encore\/search\/C__SJingfang%20vagabonds__Orightresult__U?lang=eng&amp;suite=def\">the catalogue<\/a> : Download <a href=\"https:\/\/westmeath.borrowbox.com\/product\/EPD_756977\/title\/vagabonds\">the ebook\/eAudio<\/a><\/li><li>Edge of Heaven \u2013 R.B. Kelly (NewCon Press)<br>Search <a href=\"https:\/\/librariesireland.iii.com\/iii\/encore\/record\/C__Rb3523183__Sedge%20of%20heaven__Orightresult__U__X6?lang=eng&amp;suite=def\">the catalogue<\/a> <\/li><li>The Animals in that Country \u2013 Laura Jean McKay (Scribe)<br>Search <a href=\"https:\/\/librariesireland.iii.com\/iii\/encore\/record\/C__Rb5193255__SAnimals%20in%20that%20Country__Orightresult__U__X6?lang=eng&amp;suite=def\">the catalogue<\/a> <\/li><li>Chilling Effect - Valerie Valdes (Orbit)<br>Search <a href=\"https:\/\/librariesireland.iii.com\/iii\/encore\/search\/C__Schilling%20effect%20valdes__Orightresult__U?lang=eng&amp;suite=def\">the catalogue<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Arthur C. Clarke Award is a\u00a0<strong>British award given for the best science fiction novel first published<\/strong>\u00a0in the United Kingdom during the previous year. It is named after British author Arthur C. Clarke, who gave a grant to establish the award in 1987. 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