About Arthur C Clarke
Arthur.C.Clarke is probably the world's best known and bestselling science fiction writer. He has won innumerable international awards for his fiction, for his science writing and for his inspirational role as one of the chief prophets of the space age. His collaboration with Stanley Kubrick on 2001: A Space Odyssey set new standards for SF films, and he has also presented the television series Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World and its successors. He was described by the New York Times as being "awesomely informed about physics and blessed with one of the most astounding imaginations ever encountered in print."
Sir Arthur C Clarke died March 18th 2008 in his adopted home of Sri Lanka.
Sir Arthur C Clarke died March 18th 2008 in his adopted home of Sri Lanka.
Series
Space Trilogy
1. Islands in the Sky (1952)
2. Earthlight (1955)
3. The Sands of Mars (1951)
Space Trilogy (omnibus) (2001)
1. Islands in the Sky (1952)
2. Earthlight (1955)
3. The Sands of Mars (1951)
Space Trilogy (omnibus) (2001)
Space Odyssey
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2. 2010: Odyssey Two (1982)
3. 2061: Odyssey Three (1985)
4. 3001: The Final Odyssey (1996)
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2. 2010: Odyssey Two (1982)
3. 2061: Odyssey Three (1985)
4. 3001: The Final Odyssey (1996)
Rama
1. Rendezvous with Rama (1972)
2. Rama II (1989) (with Gentry Lee)
3. The Garden of Rama (1991) (with Gentry Lee)
4. Rama Revealed (1993) (with Gentry Lee)
1. Rendezvous with Rama (1972)
2. Rama II (1989) (with Gentry Lee)
3. The Garden of Rama (1991) (with Gentry Lee)
4. Rama Revealed (1993) (with Gentry Lee)
Novels
Prelude to Space (1951)
aka Master of Space
Childhood's End (1953)
Against the Fall of the Night (1953)
The Deep Range (1954)
The City and the Stars (1956)
A Fall of Moondust (1961)
Dolphin Island: A Story of the People of the Sea (1963)
Glide Path: To The Heart of Experimental Technology...In WWII! (1963)
The Space Dreamers (1969)
Imperial Earth (1975)
The Fountains of Paradise (1978)
Cradle (1987) (with Gentry Lee)
The Ghost from the Grand Banks (1990)
Beyond the Fall of Night (1990) (with Gregory Benford)
The Hammer of God (1993)
Richter 10 (1996) (with Mike McQuay)
The Trigger (1999) (with Michael P Kube-McDowell)
The Light of Other Days (2000) (with Stephen Baxter)
The Last Theorem (2008) (with Frederik Pohl)
aka Master of Space
Childhood's End (1953)
Against the Fall of the Night (1953)
The Deep Range (1954)
The City and the Stars (1956)
A Fall of Moondust (1961)
Dolphin Island: A Story of the People of the Sea (1963)
Glide Path: To The Heart of Experimental Technology...In WWII! (1963)
The Space Dreamers (1969)
Imperial Earth (1975)
The Fountains of Paradise (1978)
Cradle (1987) (with Gentry Lee)
The Ghost from the Grand Banks (1990)
Beyond the Fall of Night (1990) (with Gregory Benford)
The Hammer of God (1993)
Richter 10 (1996) (with Mike McQuay)
The Trigger (1999) (with Michael P Kube-McDowell)
The Light of Other Days (2000) (with Stephen Baxter)
The Last Theorem (2008) (with Frederik Pohl)
Omnibus
From the Ocean, From the Stars (1962)
Prelude to Mars (1965)
An Arthur C. Clarke second omnibus (1968)
The City and the Stars / The Sands of Mars (2001)
The Dark Blue Depths (2005)
Clarke's Universe (2006)
Prelude to Mars (1965)
An Arthur C. Clarke second omnibus (1968)
The City and the Stars / The Sands of Mars (2001)
The Dark Blue Depths (2005)
Clarke's Universe (2006)
Collections
Expedition to Earth (1953)
Reach for Tomorrow (1956)
Tales from the White Hart (1957)
The Other Side of the Sky (1958)
Across the Sea of Stars (1959)
Tales of Ten Worlds (1962)
aka Tales From the Ten Worlds
The Nine Billion Names of God (1967)
The Lion of Comarre: And Other Stories (1968)
Earthlight and Other Stories (1971)
Of Time and Stars (1972)
The Wind from the Sun (1972)
The Best of Arthur C Clarke 1932-1955 (1973)
Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1956-1972 (1977)
Four Great SF Novels (1978)
Possessed: And Other Stories (1978)
Arthur C. Clarke: 2001, A Space Odyssey; The City and the Stars; The Deep Range, A Fall of Moondust; Rendezvous With Rama (1980)
Lion of Comarre / Against the Fall of Night (1982)
The Sentinel (1982)
More Than One Universe (1985)
The Songs of Distant Earth: And Other Stories (1986)
The Best Short Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (1988)
Tales from Planet Earth (1989)
A Meeting with Medusa: And Other Stories (1990)
The Arthur C. Clarke Collection: 2001 a Space Odyssey/Transit of Earth/Fountains of Paradise/Childhood's End [ABRIDGED] (1995)
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)
The Ghost from the Grand Banks and the Deep Range (2001)
The Shining Ones: And Other Stories (2001)
Reach for Tomorrow (1956)
Tales from the White Hart (1957)
The Other Side of the Sky (1958)
Across the Sea of Stars (1959)
Tales of Ten Worlds (1962)
aka Tales From the Ten Worlds
The Nine Billion Names of God (1967)
The Lion of Comarre: And Other Stories (1968)
Earthlight and Other Stories (1971)
Of Time and Stars (1972)
The Wind from the Sun (1972)
The Best of Arthur C Clarke 1932-1955 (1973)
Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1956-1972 (1977)
Four Great SF Novels (1978)
Possessed: And Other Stories (1978)
Arthur C. Clarke: 2001, A Space Odyssey; The City and the Stars; The Deep Range, A Fall of Moondust; Rendezvous With Rama (1980)
Lion of Comarre / Against the Fall of Night (1982)
The Sentinel (1982)
More Than One Universe (1985)
The Songs of Distant Earth: And Other Stories (1986)
The Best Short Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (1988)
Tales from Planet Earth (1989)
A Meeting with Medusa: And Other Stories (1990)
The Arthur C. Clarke Collection: 2001 a Space Odyssey/Transit of Earth/Fountains of Paradise/Childhood's End [ABRIDGED] (1995)
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)
The Ghost from the Grand Banks and the Deep Range (2001)
The Shining Ones: And Other Stories (2001)
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Anthologies edited
Time Probe: The Sciences in Science Fiction (1967)
Three for Tomorrow (1970)
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume Four (1981) (with George W Proctor)
Project Solar Sail (1986) (with David Brin)
Hal's Legacy (1996) (with David G Stork)
The Best of Sci-Fi and Fantasy (1999) (with Orson Scott Card)
Three for Tomorrow (1970)
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume Four (1981) (with George W Proctor)
Project Solar Sail (1986) (with David Brin)
Hal's Legacy (1996) (with David G Stork)
The Best of Sci-Fi and Fantasy (1999) (with Orson Scott Card)
Non fiction series
Blue Planet
1. The Coast of Coral (1956)
2. The Reefs of Taprobane (1957)
3. The Treasure of the Great Reef (1964)
1. The Coast of Coral (1956)
2. The Reefs of Taprobane (1957)
3. The Treasure of the Great Reef (1964)
Non fiction
Interplanetary Flight (1950)
The Exploration of Space (1951)
The Exploration of the Moon (1954)
The Young Traveller in Space (1954)
aka Going Into Space
The Making of a Moon (1957)
Boy Beneath the Sea (1958)
The Challenge of the Spaceship (1958)
Voice Across the Sea (1958)
The Challenge of the Sea (1960)
The First Five Fathoms (1960)
Indian Ocean Adventure (1961)
Profiles of the Future (1962)
Indian Ocean Treasure (1964) (with Mike Wilson)
Voices from the Sky (1965)
The Coming of the Space Age (1967)
Man and Space: Life Science Library (1967)
The Promise of Space (1968)
2001: Filming the Future (1968) (with Piers Bizony)
First on the Moon (1970)
Into Space (1971) (with Robert Silverberg)
Report on Planet Three: And Other Speculations (1972)
The Lost Worlds of 2001 (1972)
Beyond Jupiter (1972) (with Chesley Bonestell)
2001 and Beyond (1975)
Technology and the Frontiers of Knowledge (1975)
The View from Serendip (1977)
Mysterious Worlds (1980)
Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World (1981) (with John Fairley and Simon Welfare)
Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers (1981) (with John Fairley)
1984 Spring: A Choice of Futures (1984)
Ascent to Orbit: Scientific Autobiography - Technical Writings of Arthur C.Clarke (1984)
The Odyssey File (1984) (with Peter Hyams)
Frontline of Discovery: Science on the Brink of Tomorrow (1985)
Arthur C. Clarke's July 20, 2019: Life in the 21st Century (1986)
Arthur C. Clarke's chronicles of the strange and mysterious (1987) (with John Fairley)
Astounding Days: A Science Fictional Autobiography (1988)
How the World Was One: Beyond the Global Village (1988)
The Worlds of Galileo (1988)
An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural: James Randi's Decidedly Skeptical Definitions of Alternate Realities (1992) (with James Randi)
The Fantastic Muse (1992)
By Space Possessed (1993)
Arthur C. Clarke's A-Z of Mysteries (1994)
The Colours of Infinity (1994)
The Snows of Olympus: A Garden on Mars (1994)
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing (1994)
The Supernatural A-Z (1995) (with James Randi)
Macroshift: Navigating the Transformation to a Sustainable World (1997)
Arthur C. Clarke and Lord Dunsany: A Correspondence (1998) (with Lord Dunsany)
Arthur C. Clarke's Mysteries (1998) (with John Fairley and Simon Welfare)
Welcome to the Wired World: The New Networked Economy (1999)
Greetings, Carbon-Based Bipeds! (1999)
Sri Lanka: The Emerald Island (2000)
Arthur C. Clarke and C. S. Lewis: A Correspondence (2001) (with C S Lewis)
Moonwatcher's Memoir: A Diary of 2001, a Space Odyssey (2002) (with Dan Richter)
From Narnia to a Space Odyssey: The War of Letters Between Arthur C. Clarke and C.S. Lewis (2003) (with C S Lewis)
The Exploration of Space (1951)
The Exploration of the Moon (1954)
The Young Traveller in Space (1954)
aka Going Into Space
The Making of a Moon (1957)
Boy Beneath the Sea (1958)
The Challenge of the Spaceship (1958)
Voice Across the Sea (1958)
The Challenge of the Sea (1960)
The First Five Fathoms (1960)
Indian Ocean Adventure (1961)
Profiles of the Future (1962)
Indian Ocean Treasure (1964) (with Mike Wilson)
Voices from the Sky (1965)
The Coming of the Space Age (1967)
Man and Space: Life Science Library (1967)
The Promise of Space (1968)
2001: Filming the Future (1968) (with Piers Bizony)
First on the Moon (1970)
Into Space (1971) (with Robert Silverberg)
Report on Planet Three: And Other Speculations (1972)
The Lost Worlds of 2001 (1972)
Beyond Jupiter (1972) (with Chesley Bonestell)
2001 and Beyond (1975)
Technology and the Frontiers of Knowledge (1975)
The View from Serendip (1977)
Mysterious Worlds (1980)
Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World (1981) (with John Fairley and Simon Welfare)
Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers (1981) (with John Fairley)
1984 Spring: A Choice of Futures (1984)
Ascent to Orbit: Scientific Autobiography - Technical Writings of Arthur C.Clarke (1984)
The Odyssey File (1984) (with Peter Hyams)
Frontline of Discovery: Science on the Brink of Tomorrow (1985)
Arthur C. Clarke's July 20, 2019: Life in the 21st Century (1986)
Arthur C. Clarke's chronicles of the strange and mysterious (1987) (with John Fairley)
Astounding Days: A Science Fictional Autobiography (1988)
How the World Was One: Beyond the Global Village (1988)
The Worlds of Galileo (1988)
An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural: James Randi's Decidedly Skeptical Definitions of Alternate Realities (1992) (with James Randi)
The Fantastic Muse (1992)
By Space Possessed (1993)
Arthur C. Clarke's A-Z of Mysteries (1994)
The Colours of Infinity (1994)
The Snows of Olympus: A Garden on Mars (1994)
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing (1994)
The Supernatural A-Z (1995) (with James Randi)
Macroshift: Navigating the Transformation to a Sustainable World (1997)
Arthur C. Clarke and Lord Dunsany: A Correspondence (1998) (with Lord Dunsany)
Arthur C. Clarke's Mysteries (1998) (with John Fairley and Simon Welfare)
Welcome to the Wired World: The New Networked Economy (1999)
Greetings, Carbon-Based Bipeds! (1999)
Sri Lanka: The Emerald Island (2000)
Arthur C. Clarke and C. S. Lewis: A Correspondence (2001) (with C S Lewis)
Moonwatcher's Memoir: A Diary of 2001, a Space Odyssey (2002) (with Dan Richter)
From Narnia to a Space Odyssey: The War of Letters Between Arthur C. Clarke and C.S. Lewis (2003) (with C S Lewis)
Anthologies containing stories by Arthur C Clarke
New Worlds for Old (1953)
No Place Like Earth (1954)
Stories for Tomorrow (1954)
Time to Come (1954)
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction 5th Series (1956)
Best SF 2 (1956)
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction 7th Series (1958)
A Treasury of Great Science Fiction, Volume 2 (1959)
13 Great Stories of Science Fiction (1960)
The Fantastic Universe Omnibus (1960)
Out of This World 3 (1962)
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales (1963)
Novelets of Science Fiction (1963)
Spectrum 3 (1963)
The Best Science Fiction Stories 3 (1964)
Tales of Science Fiction (1964)
An ABC of Science Fiction (1966)
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy (1966)
Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science Fiction (1966)
The Future Makers (1968)
One Hundred Years of Science Fiction (1968)
The Stars and Under (1968)
Voyager 5: Collector's Edition (1969)
A Wilderness of Stars (1970)
3000 Years of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1972)
The Best Science Fiction of the Year (1972)
Nebula Award Stories 8 (1973)
New Writings in SF 22 (1973)
The Nightmare Reader Volume 2 (1973)
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1973)
Modern Science Fiction (1974)
Tales of Terror From Outer Space (1975)
The Best Science Fiction Stories (1977)
The Infinite Arena (1977)
To Follow a Star (1977)
The Science Fictional Solar System (1979)
A Century of Science Fiction 1950-1959 (1981)
The Golden Age of Science Fiction (1981)
The Great SF Stories 8: 1946 (1982)
The Great SF Stories 9: 1947 (1983)
Election Day 2084: Science Fiction Stories About the Future of Politics (1984)
Random Access Messages of the Computer Age (1984)
Top Science Fiction (1984)
The Great SF Stories 13: 1951 (1985)
Nebula Awards 21 (1986)
Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century (1987)
Space Wars (1988)
Curses (1989)
Between Time and Terror (1990)
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories (1992)
The Ascent of Wonder (1994)
Nebula Award-Winning Novellas (1994)
Reel Future (1994)
Dinosaurs (1995)
Science Fiction, Science Fact, and You (1995)
Space Movies: Classic Science Fiction Films (1995)
The Ultimate Alien (1995)
The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 2 (1996)
Space Stories (1996)
The Wizards of Odd: Comic Tales of Fantasy (1996)
Cyber-Killers (1997)
The Flying Sorcerers (1997)
Don't Open This Book! (1998)
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction (1998)
The Road to Science Fiction 5: The British Way (1998)
The Young Oxford Book of Aliens (1998)
Bangs and Whimpers: Stories About the End of the World (1999)
Vintage Science Fiction (1999)
Bruce Coville's Strange Worlds (2000)
Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons (2000)
No Place Like Earth (1954)
Stories for Tomorrow (1954)
Time to Come (1954)
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction 5th Series (1956)
Best SF 2 (1956)
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction 7th Series (1958)
A Treasury of Great Science Fiction, Volume 2 (1959)
13 Great Stories of Science Fiction (1960)
The Fantastic Universe Omnibus (1960)
Out of This World 3 (1962)
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales (1963)
Novelets of Science Fiction (1963)
Spectrum 3 (1963)
The Best Science Fiction Stories 3 (1964)
Tales of Science Fiction (1964)
An ABC of Science Fiction (1966)
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy (1966)
Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science Fiction (1966)
The Future Makers (1968)
One Hundred Years of Science Fiction (1968)
The Stars and Under (1968)
Voyager 5: Collector's Edition (1969)
A Wilderness of Stars (1970)
3000 Years of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1972)
The Best Science Fiction of the Year (1972)
Nebula Award Stories 8 (1973)
New Writings in SF 22 (1973)
The Nightmare Reader Volume 2 (1973)
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1973)
Modern Science Fiction (1974)
Tales of Terror From Outer Space (1975)
The Best Science Fiction Stories (1977)
The Infinite Arena (1977)
To Follow a Star (1977)
The Science Fictional Solar System (1979)
A Century of Science Fiction 1950-1959 (1981)
The Golden Age of Science Fiction (1981)
The Great SF Stories 8: 1946 (1982)
The Great SF Stories 9: 1947 (1983)
Election Day 2084: Science Fiction Stories About the Future of Politics (1984)
Random Access Messages of the Computer Age (1984)
Top Science Fiction (1984)
The Great SF Stories 13: 1951 (1985)
Nebula Awards 21 (1986)
Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century (1987)
Space Wars (1988)
Curses (1989)
Between Time and Terror (1990)
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories (1992)
The Ascent of Wonder (1994)
Nebula Award-Winning Novellas (1994)
Reel Future (1994)
Dinosaurs (1995)
Science Fiction, Science Fact, and You (1995)
Space Movies: Classic Science Fiction Films (1995)
The Ultimate Alien (1995)
The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 2 (1996)
Space Stories (1996)
The Wizards of Odd: Comic Tales of Fantasy (1996)
Cyber-Killers (1997)
The Flying Sorcerers (1997)
Don't Open This Book! (1998)
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction (1998)
The Road to Science Fiction 5: The British Way (1998)
The Young Oxford Book of Aliens (1998)
Bangs and Whimpers: Stories About the End of the World (1999)
Vintage Science Fiction (1999)
Bruce Coville's Strange Worlds (2000)
Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons (2000)
Short stories
| Travel By Wire! (1937) | |||
| Retreat from Earth (1938) | |||
| The Awakening (1942) | |||
| Whacky (1942) | |||
| Loophole (1946) | |||
| Rescue Party (1946) | |||
| Technical Error (1946) | |||
| Castaway (1947) | |||
| The Curse (1947) | |||
| The Fires Within (1947) (writing as E G O'Brien) | |||
| Inheritance (1948) | |||
| Breaking Strain (1949) | |||
| The Forgotten Enemy (1949) | |||
| Hide and Seek (1949) | |||
| History Lesson (1949) | |||
| Transience (1949) | |||
| The Wall of Darkness (1949) | |||
| Guardian Angel (1950) | |||
| Nemesis (1950) | |||
| The Road to the Sea (1950) | |||
| Silence, Please! (1950) | |||
| Time's Arrow (1950) | |||
| A Walk in the Dark (1950) | |||
| Captain Wyxtpthll's Flying Saucer (1951) | |||
| 'If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth...' (1951) | |||
| Second Dawn (1951) | |||
| The Sentinel (1951) | |||
| Sentinel of Eternity (1951) | |||
| Superiority (1951) | |||
| Trouble with the Natives (1951) | |||
| All the Time in the World (1952) | |||
| The Possessed (1952) | |||
| Encounter at Dawn (1953) | |||
| Encounter in the Dawn (1953) | |||
| Expedition to Earth (1953) | |||
| Jupiter V (1953) | |||
| The Nine Billion Names of God (1953) | |||
| The Parasite (1953) | |||
| Armaments Race (1954) | |||
| Big Game Hunt (1954) | |||
| No Morning After (1954) | |||
| Patent Pending (1954) | |||
| Refugee (1955) | |||
| The Star (1955) | Hugo | ||
| This Earth of Majesty (1955) | |||
| What Goes Up (1955) | |||
| All That Glitters (1956) | |||
| Green Fingers (1956) | |||
| The Next Tenants (1956) | |||
| The Pacifist (1956) | |||
| Publicity Campaign (1956) | |||
| A Question of Residence (1956) | |||
| The Reluctant Orchid (1956) | |||
| Robin Hood, FRS (1956) | |||
| The Starting Line (1956) | |||
| The Ultimate Melody (1956) | |||
| Venture to the Moon (1956) | |||
| Watch This Space (1956) | |||
| The Call of the Stars (1957) | |||
| Cold War (1957) | |||
| Critical Mass (1957) | |||
| The Defestration of Ermintrude Inch (1957) | |||
| Feathered Friend (1957) | |||
| Freedom of Space (1957) | |||
| Let There Be Light (1957) | |||
| The Man Who Ploughed the Sea (1957) | |||
| Moving Spirit (1957) | |||
| The Other Side of the Sky (1957) | |||
| Passer-By (1957) | |||
| Security Check (1957) |