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 (1987)
4. 3001: The Final Odyssey (1997)
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2. 2010: Odyssey Two (1982)
3. 2061: Odyssey Three (1987)
4. 3001: The Final Odyssey (1997)
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)
Rama: The Omnibus: The Complete Rama Story (omnibus) (2011) (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)
Rama: The Omnibus: The Complete Rama Story (omnibus) (2011) (with Gentry Lee)
Novels
Prelude to Space (1951)
aka Master of Space
Childhood's End (1953)
Against the Fall of Night (1953)
The City and the Stars (1956)
The Deep Range (1957)
A Fall of Moondust (1961)
Glide Path: To The Heart of Experimental Technology...In WWII! (1963)
Dolphin Island: A Story of the People of the Sea (1963)
The Space Dreamers (1969)
Imperial Earth (1975)
The Fountains of Paradise (1979)
Cradle (1987) (with Gentry Lee)
Beyond the Fall of Night (1990) (with Gregory Benford)
The Ghost from the Grand Banks (1990)
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 Night (1953)
The City and the Stars (1956)
The Deep Range (1957)
A Fall of Moondust (1961)
Glide Path: To The Heart of Experimental Technology...In WWII! (1963)
Dolphin Island: A Story of the People of the Sea (1963)
The Space Dreamers (1969)
Imperial Earth (1975)
The Fountains of Paradise (1979)
Cradle (1987) (with Gentry Lee)
Beyond the Fall of Night (1990) (with Gregory Benford)
The Ghost from the Grand Banks (1990)
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 (1983)
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)
Childhood Ends: The Earliest Writings of Arthur C. Clarke (1996)
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 (1983)
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)
Childhood Ends: The Earliest Writings of Arthur C. Clarke (1996)
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)
![The Arthur C. Clarke Collection: 2001 a Space Odyssey/Transit of Earth/Fountains of Paradise/Childhood's End [ABRIDGED]](http://img2.fantasticfiction.co.uk/thumbs/c0/c3537.jpg)
Short Stories
Anthologies edited
Time Probe: The Sciences in Science Fiction (1967)
Three for Tomorrow (1970)
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)
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)
Man and Space: Life Science Library (1967)
The Coming of the Space Age (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)
The Lost Worlds of 2001 (1971)
Beyond Jupiter (1972) (with Chesley Bonestell)
Report on Planet Three: And Other Speculations (1972)
Technology and the Frontiers of Knowledge (1975)
2001 and Beyond (1975)
The View from Serendip (1977)
Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World (1980) (with John Fairley and Simon Welfare)
Mysterious Worlds (1980)
Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers (1981) (with John Fairley and Simon Welfare)
Ascent to Orbit: Scientific Autobiography - Technical Writings of Arthur C.Clarke (1984)
1984 Spring: A Choice of Futures (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)
How the World Was One: Beyond the Global Village (1988)
The Worlds of Galileo (1988)
Astounding Days: A Science Fictional Autobiography (1989)
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)
The Colours of Infinity (1994)
The Snows of Olympus: A Garden on Mars (1994)
Arthur C. Clarke's A-Z of Mysteries (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)
Greetings, Carbon-Based Bipeds! (1998)
Welcome to the Wired World: The New Networked Economy (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)
Man and Space: Life Science Library (1967)
The Coming of the Space Age (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)
The Lost Worlds of 2001 (1971)
Beyond Jupiter (1972) (with Chesley Bonestell)
Report on Planet Three: And Other Speculations (1972)
Technology and the Frontiers of Knowledge (1975)
2001 and Beyond (1975)
The View from Serendip (1977)
Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World (1980) (with John Fairley and Simon Welfare)
Mysterious Worlds (1980)
Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers (1981) (with John Fairley and Simon Welfare)
Ascent to Orbit: Scientific Autobiography - Technical Writings of Arthur C.Clarke (1984)
1984 Spring: A Choice of Futures (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)
How the World Was One: Beyond the Global Village (1988)
The Worlds of Galileo (1988)
Astounding Days: A Science Fictional Autobiography (1989)
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)
The Colours of Infinity (1994)
The Snows of Olympus: A Garden on Mars (1994)
Arthur C. Clarke's A-Z of Mysteries (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)
Greetings, Carbon-Based Bipeds! (1998)
Welcome to the Wired World: The New Networked Economy (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
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)
The Fantastic Universe Omnibus (1960)
13 Great Stories of Science Fiction (1960)
Out of This World 3 (1962)
Novelets of Science Fiction (1963)
Spectrum 3 (1963)
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales (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 Stars and Under (1968)
One Hundred Years of Science Fiction (1968)
The Future Makers (1968)
Voyager 5: Collector's Edition (1969)
A Wilderness of Stars (1970)
The Best Science Fiction of the Year (1972)
3000 Years of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1972)
The Nightmare Reader Volume 2 (1973)
New Writings in SF 22 (1973)
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1973)
Nebula Award Stories 8 (1973)
Modern Science Fiction (1974)
Tales of Terror From Outer Space (1975)
To Follow a Star (1977)
The Best Science Fiction Stories (1977)
The Infinite Arena (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)
Random Access Messages of the Computer Age (1984)
Election Day 2084: Science Fiction Stories About the Future of Politics (1984)
The Great SF Stories 13: 1951 (1985)
Top Science Fiction (1985)
Nebula Awards 21 (1987)
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)
Nebula Award-Winning Novellas (1994)
The Ascent of Wonder (1994)
Reel Future (1994)
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)
Dinosaurs (1996)
The Wizards of Odd: Comic Tales of Fantasy (1996)
Space Stories (1996)
Cyber-Killers (1997)
The Flying Sorcerers (1997)
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction (1998)
Don't Open This Book! (1998)
The Road to Science Fiction 5: The British Way (1998)
The Young Oxford Book of Aliens (1998)
Vintage Science Fiction (1999)
Bangs and Whimpers: Stories About the End of the World (1999)
Bruce Coville's Strange Worlds (2000)
Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons (2000)
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)
The Fantastic Universe Omnibus (1960)
13 Great Stories of Science Fiction (1960)
Out of This World 3 (1962)
Novelets of Science Fiction (1963)
Spectrum 3 (1963)
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales (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 Stars and Under (1968)
One Hundred Years of Science Fiction (1968)
The Future Makers (1968)
Voyager 5: Collector's Edition (1969)
A Wilderness of Stars (1970)
The Best Science Fiction of the Year (1972)
3000 Years of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1972)
The Nightmare Reader Volume 2 (1973)
New Writings in SF 22 (1973)
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus (1973)
Nebula Award Stories 8 (1973)
Modern Science Fiction (1974)
Tales of Terror From Outer Space (1975)
To Follow a Star (1977)
The Best Science Fiction Stories (1977)
The Infinite Arena (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)
Random Access Messages of the Computer Age (1984)
Election Day 2084: Science Fiction Stories About the Future of Politics (1984)
The Great SF Stories 13: 1951 (1985)
Top Science Fiction (1985)
Nebula Awards 21 (1987)
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)
Nebula Award-Winning Novellas (1994)
The Ascent of Wonder (1994)
Reel Future (1994)
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)
Dinosaurs (1996)
The Wizards of Odd: Comic Tales of Fantasy (1996)
Space Stories (1996)
Cyber-Killers (1997)
The Flying Sorcerers (1997)
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction (1998)
Don't Open This Book! (1998)
The Road to Science Fiction 5: The British Way (1998)
The Young Oxford Book of Aliens (1998)
Vintage Science Fiction (1999)
Bangs and Whimpers: Stories About the End of the World (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) (with E G O'Brien (Arthur C Clarke)) | |||
| Inheritance (1948) | |||
| Breaking Strain [short story] (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 [short story] (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 [short story] (1953) | |||
| Jupiter V (1953) | |||
| The Nine Billion Names of God [short story] (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 [short story] (1957) | |||
| Passer-By (1957) | |||
| Security Check (1957) | |||
| Sleeping Beauty (1957) | |||
| The Songs of Distant Earth [short story] (1957) | |||
| Special Delivery (1957) | |||
| Take a Deep Breath (1957) | |||
| Cosmic Casanova (1958) | |||
| The Haunted Spacesuit (1958) | |||
| Out of the Sun (1958) | |||
| A Slight Case of Sunstroke (1958) | |||
| Who's There? (1958) | |||
| Out of the Cradle, Endlessly Orbiting... (1959) | |||
| Crime on Mars (1960) | |||
| I Remember Babylon (1960) | |||
| Into the Comet (1960) | |||
| Summertime on Icarus (1960) | |||
| Trouble with Time (1960) | |||
| Before Eden (1961) | |||
| Death and the Senator (1961) | |||
| Hate (1961) | |||
| Saturn Rising (1961) | |||
| An Ape About the Hoose (1962) | |||
| Dog Star (1962) | |||
| The Secret (1963) | |||
| Sunjammer (1964) | |||
| The Wind from the Sun [short story] (1964) | |||
| Dial "F" for Frankenstein (1965) | |||
| The Longest Science-Fiction Story Ever Told (1966) | |||
| A Meeting with Medusa [short story] (1971) | Hugo (nominee) Nebula | ||
| Reunion (1971) | |||
| Transit of Earth (1971) | |||
| Rendezvous with Rama (excerpt) (1973) | |||
| The Steam-Powered Word Processor (1986) | |||
| The Wire Continuum (1998) (with Stephen Baxter) | |||
| Hibernaculum 46 (2000) (with Stephen Baxter) |
Awards
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Books about Arthur C Clarke
Links to other websites
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Arthur C Clarke recommends
 Last and First Men (1930) Olaf Stapledon "No book before or since has ever had such an impact on my imagination." |  Star Maker (1937) Olaf Stapledon "Probably the most powerful work of imagination ever written." |  The Black Flame (1939) Stanley G Weinbaum "During the single year of 1935, Astounding published seven stories by Weinbaum; and in March 1936 . . . his obituary. His entire career had spanned little more than eighteen months, and is the saddest 'what might have been' in the whole history of science fiction." | |
 The Humanoids (1949) (Humanoids, book 1) Jack Williamson "I have no hesitation in placing Jack Williamson on a plane with two other American giants, Isaac Asimov and Robert Heinlein." |  Wolfbane (1957) C M Kornbluth and Frederik Pohl "A work of sheer, exuberant imagination." |  Dune (1965) (Dune, book 1) Frank Herbert "Unique among SF novels...I know nothing comparable to it except The Lord of the Rings." | |
 The Last Starship from Earth (1968) John Boyd "A fascinating novel." |  The Snowqueen (1980) (Snow Queen, book 1) Joan D Vinge "A future classic ... It has the weight and texture of Dune. Hell of an achievement." |  Dragon's Egg (1980) (Cheela, book 1) Robert L Forward "Forward's book is a knockout. In science fiction there is only a handful of books that stretch the mind - and this is one of them!" | |
 This Is the Way the World Ends (1986) James Morrow "The only book in the last two years that I've read twice. A remarkable achievement." |  The Architects of Hyperspace (1987) Thomas R McDonough "A splendid book. McDonough has created the most mind-boggling artifact since EON." |  Requiem: And Tributes to the Grand Master (1989) Robert Heinlein "I've read (and cried over) REQUIEM - a fine memorial." | |
 Raft (1991) (Xeelee, book 1) Stephen Baxter "A major new talent." |  Timemaster (1992) Robert L Forward "No one can beat Bob Forward at hard-core SF in the best Smith/Campbell tradition - and with TIMEMASTER he has excelled himself!" |  Beachhead (1992) Jack Williamson "A memorable experience." | |
 Red Mars (1992) (Mars, book 1) Kim Stanley Robinson "A staggering book - the best novel on the colonization of mars that has ever been written." |  Green Mars (1993) (Mars, book 2) Kim Stanley Robinson "The best novel on the colonization of Mars that has ever been written." |  Blue Mars (1996) (Mars, book 3) Kim Stanley Robinson "Staggering...required reading for the colonists of the next century." | |
 Encounter with Tiber (1996) Buzz Aldrin and John Barnes "A master of the genre." |  Mars Underground (1997) William K Hartmann "A realistic and exciting view of the future presence of humans on Mars." |
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