“Next week I predict The Sparrow will win the Arthur C. Clarke Award.”
Reviewer David Barrett was right: Mary Doria Russell’s astounding first novel
took the prize. Wonder if he has any tips for the World Cup . . . Published by
Black Swan, £6.99, ISBN 0552997773.
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