Shit Written Down From My Head

The Last Theorem
by Arthur C. Clarke & Frederik Pohl

Arthur C. Clarke sadly passed away earlier this year, but merely days before his sad passing, he finished work on what would be his last novel, The Last Theorem. Co-written with the equally matured brilliant mind of Frederik Pohl, The Last Theorem is about the simple truth of maths and the power of science.

Ranjit Subramanian, the main character of the novel, is a young,bright amatuer mathematician whose fascinated with Fermat’s Last Theorem. Not being mathematically savvy, this book gave me a lot to think about and taught me a lot about, at the very least, the few mathematicvians, theories and math games that are among the many out there. The story follows Ranjit’s life as he goes from a little nobody student on Sri Lanka to a worldwide celebrity and loving Husband and Father.

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I really enjoyed this book. Fast paced, with interesting characters and twists right to the end. I can see how some might be put off by the copious amounts of in-depth astrological details, but it didn’t phase me. I may not have understood it all, but it didn’t detract from my enjoyment.

When I first saw the cover, the quote from Arthur C. Clarke had me bemused:

The most exciting book I have ever read.

Now I don’t know how many books the great man read, but, this was one exciting book! I recommend this one to fans of science fiction laced with fair amounts of mystery and hard science.

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