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The Coast of the Coral

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The Coast of the Coral

Blue Planet Book 1

Book 1 of the Blue Planet series.Clarke’s first major diving book follows his expeditions along Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, combining practical notes on skin‑diving with vivid sketches of coral landscapes, shipwrecks, and the people who live and work around them. It captures his early love affair with the underwater world.

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Published 1956
Part of the Blue Planet series as book 1.

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Clarke’s first major diving book follows his expeditions along Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, combining practical notes on skin‑diving with vivid sketches of coral landscapes, shipwrecks, and the people who live and work around them. It captures his early love affair with the underwater world.

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The Coast of the Coral by Arthur C. Clarke stands out as a high-interest title with strong recommendation value.

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A good next step after The Coast of the Coral is The Reefs of Taprobane, The Treasure of the Great Reef, Childhood's End.

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The Coast of the Coral was published in 1956.