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The Black Cloud

The Black Cloud is a 1957 science fiction novel by British astrophysicist Fred Hoyle. It details the arrival of an enormous cloud of gas that enters the Solar System and appears about to destroy most of the life on Earth by blocking the Sun's radiation.

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Author
Fred Hoyle
Cover artist
Desmond Skirrow
Language
English
Media type
Print (book)
Published
1957 William Heinemann Ltd

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The Black Cloud

Nodes27
Edges26
Triples20
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.074074
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The Black Cloud

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related to Plot summary · 11
The Black Cloud → As, Bok, British, Earth, England, In, It, Nortonstowe, Solar System, Sun, The
related to External links · 2
The Black Cloud → Internet Archive, The Black Cloudat
Author · 1
The Black Cloud → Fred Hoyle
Cover artist · 1
The Black Cloud → Desmond Skirrow
ISBN · 1
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Published · 1
The Black Cloud → 1957 William Heinemann Ltd
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The Black Cloud → 1957 science fiction novel by British astrophysicist Fred Hoyle

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The Black CloudAuthorFred Hoyle1.00infobox
The Black CloudCover artistDesmond Skirrow1.00infobox
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The Black CloudLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
The Black CloudMedia typePrint (book)1.00infobox
The Black CloudPublished1957 William Heinemann Ltd1.00infobox
The Black Cloudis a1957 science fiction novel by British astrophysicist Fred Hoyle0.90text
The Black Cloudrelated to External linksThe Black Cloudat0.60section
The Black Cloudrelated to External linksInternet Archive0.60section
The Black Cloudrelated to Plot summaryIn0.60section
The Black Cloudrelated to Plot summaryEarth0.60section
The Black Cloudrelated to Plot summaryBok0.60section

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