The Last Theorem
Author(s): Arthur C. Clarke and Frederik Pohl
From: CollinsVoyager
I snapped this book off the shelf and couldn't wait to get home to read it. You know how it is when one of your treasured authors 'springs' a book on you. I thought a bit of maths, some aliens hell bent on destroying Earth, the 'clueless' hero who finds himself - great. Well this turned out to be a bit of a letdown to be honest.
The premise is that the central character solved Fermats last theorem - in his head - mainly to stop himself going crazy - is then feted around the world - is wined and dined - and on and on and on.
You get to know Ranjit (the central character) well, his hopes, fears, dreams and concerns. The other characters are less well filled in and some are almost two dimensional caricatures (the Americans). The story angles around this man's life and the science fiction side is crammed into the last few chapters. For a science fiction author (two of them) of such great standing this is strange to say the least.
Not one for the favourite shelf
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