devilinlaw
8/17/2021
On Earth in the distant future, centuries after the most adventurous of the human race has taken to the stars and their meeker cousins have inherited the earth, a young artist trying to impress a girl he fancies makes a pilgrimage to the nearby ruins of an ancient city to find her something unique to present her and win her favor. Once there, he makes discoveries that will not only shake his artistic soul, but will also shape the fate of the entire planet.
This seems to be a contemplation of art, science and history but isn't very memorable and the ending scenario kind of comes out of nowhere. Ultimately, I find this a mediocre offering in the face of better short fiction from Clarke like A Metting with Medusa.