Arthur Charles Clarke

A selection of what he considers to be his best short stories is presented by this leading science fiction writer

The Best Short Stories of Arthur C. Clarke

The Nine Billion Names of God

Dimitris Papastergiou

My last read for 2020.

I liked it, a fine story and a great-written one by a master of his craft.

Would recommend to anyone who likes staring at the night sky!


Happy New Year!


PS. I hope 2020 doesn't end the same way the book does!

PS2. Or maybe I do!

Arthur C. Clarke

Six decades of fascinating stories from the legendary “colossus of science fiction” and creator of 2001: A Space Odyssey gathered in one compendium (The New Yorker). Arthur C. Clarke, along with H. G. Wells, Isaac Asimov, and Robert A. Heinlein, was a definitive voice in twentieth century science fiction. A prophetic thinker, undersea explorer, and “one of the true geniuses of our time,” Clarke not only won the highest science fiction honors, the Nebula and Hugo Awards, but also received nominations for an Academy Award and the Nobel Peace Prize, and was knighted for his services to literature (Ray Bradbury). Now, more than one hundred works of the sci-fi master’s short fiction are available in the “single-author collection of the decade” (Booklist, starred review). This definitive edition includes early work such as “Rescue Party” and “The Lion of Comarre,” classics like “The Nine Billion Names of God” and “The Sentinel” (which was the kernel of the later novel and movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey), and later works including “A Meeting with Medusa” and “The Hammer of God.” Encapsulating one of the great science fiction careers of all time, this immense volume “displays the author’s fertile imagination and irrepressible enthusiasm for both good storytelling and impeccable science” (Library Journal). “One of the most astounding imaginations ever encountered in print.” —The New York Times “As his Collected Stories helps to demonstrate, there has been no popular writer since the days of C S Lewis and Charles Williams whose disposition is more nakedly apocalyptic, who takes greater pleasure in cradling eternity in the palm of his hand.” —The Guardian

The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke

Dave | Storyphoria

Full Review up on the AIC Stories Website at:
https://aicpod.com/2022/01/31/arthur-...


It’s a wonderful collection from a master of his craft, full of not only great stories, but terrific insight from the author himself on his thought process and feelings on each of the individual stories. 

I highly recommend this for any fan of science fiction, but with the caveat that I don’t recommend tackling it like you would a standard novel. Instead, take the stories just one or two at a time and allow yourself the joy of really thinking about them before moving on to the next story or two.

These stories deserve our full attention, so to be able to crack it open at random to a story, read it and then allow myself to really think about what I just enjoyed in that one or two short stories as I go about my day, is really the ideal way to enjoy this book.

ellis

I've been a practitioner for decades, so I think I can speak on the Tibetan Buddhist rep in this one, and sadly it's atrocious. Utterly ignorant of even the most basic components of the faith, the traditions, the clothing, the everything. Paired with outdated technology and a lot of other stuff that hasn't aged well: sorry, but I cannot recommend this one to anybody.

lala

Stephen Campbell

This volume is of special interest -- included are a wide range of classic stories, including the title story, "Jupiter Five," "The Deep Range," "Second Dawn," and the earliest of the splendidly comic narratives told by Harry Purvis for the benefit of the denizens of the White Hart.

The Best Short Stories

Rohit Arondekar

Derek

Vladimir

Reza Tavasoli

Hernando

Tim Pennington-Russell

Jacalyn Boggs

Ryan B Harvey

Introduces readers to the author's shorter works, spanning his entire writing career, including "The Nine Billion Names of God," "Nemesis," "The Sentinel," and "The Songs of Distant Earth."

The Nine Billion Names of God The Best Short Stories of Arthur C. Clarke

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