The Ghost from the Grand Banks. London: Victor Gollancz, 1990. First Edition. Green cloth boards in pictorial dust jacket. A nice bright copy.

Inscribed by the Author on title page.

Set in the early 21st century, the story follows two rival salvage teams racing to recover the Titanic’s wreckage before the centennial of its sinking in 2012. The narrative is divided into four parts—Prelude, Preparations, Operations, and Finale—each chronicling the technical, political, and emotional dimensions of the endeavour.

Arthur C. Clarke, often called the ‘Prophet of the Space Age,’ blends his signature scientific foresight with a cautionary tale about human hubris.