The Last Theorem

by Arthur Charles Clarke

When Ranjit Subramanian, a Sri Lankan with a special gift for numbers, writes a three-page proof of the coveted “Last Theorem,” which French mathematician Pierre de Fermat claimed to have discovered (but never recorded) in 1637, Ranjit’s achievement is hailed as a work of genius, bringing him fame and fortune. But it also brings him to the attention of the National Security Agency and a shadowy United Nations outfit called Pax per Fidem–or Peace Through Transparency–whose secretive workings belie its name. Suddenly Ranjit–along with his family–finds himself swept up in world-shaking events, his genius for abstract mathematical thought put to uses that are both concrete and potentially deadly.

• ISBN10: 0345470222
• ISBN13: 9780345470225
• Publish Date: 28 July 2009 (first published 1 January 2008)
• Publish Status: Cancelled
• Imprint: Del Rey Books
• Format: Paperback (US Mass Market)
• Pages: 416
• Language: English

Reviews

[g2pro]

Two great authors, one horrible book. The book goes on and on about nothing and has little to do with the main story.

[arronkau]

Has all the elements of a great sf story, but doesn't ultimately hold them together sufficiently.