Arthur C Clarke is probably the world's best known and bestselling science fiction writer. He 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.
Awards: Hugo (2014), Nebula (1986), Campbell (1974), BSFA (1973) see all
Genres: Science 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)
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
Against the Fall of Night (1953)
Childhood's End (1953)
The City and the Stars (1956)
The Deep Range (1957)
A Fall of Moondust (1961)
Dolphin Island (1963)
Glide Path (1963)
The Space Dreamers (1969)
Imperial Earth (1975)
The Fountains of Paradise (1979)
The Songs of Distant Earth (1986)
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
Against the Fall of Night (1953)
Childhood's End (1953)
The City and the Stars (1956)
The Deep Range (1957)
A Fall of Moondust (1961)
Dolphin Island (1963)
Glide Path (1963)
The Space Dreamers (1969)
Imperial Earth (1975)
The Fountains of Paradise (1979)
The Songs of Distant Earth (1986)
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)
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 (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 (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)
Space Odyssey (1983) (with Robert Silverberg and Kurt Vonnegut Jr)
The Sentinel (1983)
More Than One Universe (1985)
The Best Short Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (1988)
Tales from Planet Earth (1989)
A Meeting with Medusa (1990)
The Arthur C. Clarke Collection (1995)
Childhood Ends (1996)
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2000)
The Shining Ones (2001)
The Ghost from the Grand Banks and the Deep Range (2001)
Towering Yarns (2017) (with others)
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 (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 (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)
Space Odyssey (1983) (with Robert Silverberg and Kurt Vonnegut Jr)
The Sentinel (1983)
More Than One Universe (1985)
The Best Short Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (1988)
Tales from Planet Earth (1989)
A Meeting with Medusa (1990)
The Arthur C. Clarke Collection (1995)
Childhood Ends (1996)
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2000)
The Shining Ones (2001)
The Ghost from the Grand Banks and the Deep Range (2001)
Towering Yarns (2017) (with others)
Novellas and Short Stories
The Parasite (1953)
Transit of Earth (1971)
The Fate of Fu Manchu (1998)
The Wire Continuum (1998) (with Stephen Baxter)
Transit of Earth (1971)
The Fate of Fu Manchu (1998)
The Wire Continuum (1998) (with Stephen Baxter)
Anthologies edited
Time Probe (1967)
Three for Tomorrow (1972)
Project Solar Sail (1986) (with David Brin)
The Best of Sci-Fi and Fantasy (1999) (with Orson Scott Card)
Three for Tomorrow (1972)
Project Solar Sail (1986) (with David Brin)
The Best of Sci-Fi and Fantasy (1999) (with Orson Scott Card)
Non fiction show
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Books containing stories by Arthur C Clarke
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Mars Underground (1997)
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"A realistic and exciting view of the future presence of humans on Mars."
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