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Title: Glide Path : To The Heart of Experimental Technology..In WWII! by Arthur C. Clarke ISBN: 0-7434-7531-3 Publisher: I Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $11.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3 (1 review)

Rating: 3
Summary: Mainstream Clarke
Comment: Glide Path is the only "mainstream" novel that Sir Arthur C. Clarke ever wrote (unless he writes another one in the future, we should never count him out despite the fact that he's retired, well over 80, and in a wheelchair...). It's set in Britain during World War II, and tells a (partly) fictionalized story of the early days of "talk-down radar." The story was inspired by Clarke's own experiences during World War II, when he, as an RAF officer, was in charge of the Ground Controlled Approach, during its experimental trials.
Glide Path is well-written, but the story is not really all that interesting (despite the fact that the hero, Alan Bishop, visits a clandestine "establishment" on several occasions...), unless you happen to be a WWII buff, or otherwise interested in the early history of radar. Also, the book just sort of fades out in the end, with no real "ending" as such. Nowadays, Glide Path will probably be of interest only for Clarke completists.