Novels/Collections
Edited anthologies
Short works
- "Travel by Wire". 1937. In The Best of Arthur C Clarke, 1937-1971
- "Retreat from Earth". 1938. In The Best of Arthur C Clarke, 1937-1971
- "The Awakening". 1942.
- "Whacky". 1942. In The Best of Arthur C Clarke, 1937-1971
- "Rescue Party". 1946. In Reach for Tomorrow
- "Castaway". 1947. In The Best of Arthur C Clarke, 1937-1971
- "Against the Fall of Night". 1948. In The Lion of Commare & Against the Fall of Night
- "History Lesson". 1949. In The Best of Arthur C Clarke, 1937-1971
- "The Lion of Comarre". 1949. In The Lion of Commare & Against the Fall of Night
- "The Forgotten Enemy". 1949.
- "Hide and Seek". 1949.
- "The Fires Within". 1949. In Reach for Tomorrow
- "The Wall of Darkness". 1949. In The Other Side of the Sky
- "Technical Error". 1950. = The Reversed Man. In Reach for Tomorrow
- "A Walk In The Dark". 1950. In Reach for Tomorrow
- "Road to the Sea". 1950. = Seeker of the Sphinx. In Tales of Ten Worlds
- "Trouble With the Natives". 1951. In Reach for Tomorrow
- "Second Dawn". 1951.
- "All the Time in the World". 1952. In The Other Side of the Sky
- "Time's Arrow". 1952. In Reach for Tomorrow
- "The Possessed". 1952. In Reach for Tomorrow
- "Jupiter Five". 1953. In Reach for Tomorrow
- "The Curse". 1953. In Reach for Tomorrow
- "Parasite". 1953. In Reach for Tomorrow
- "The Nine Billion Names of God". 1953.
- "Loophole". 1954. In Expedition to Earth
- "Breaking Strain". 1954. In Expedition to Earth
- "Expedition to Earth". 1954. In Expedition to Earth
- "Patents Pending". 1954. In Tales from the White Hart
- "Silence Please". 1954. In Tales from the White Hart
- "Armaments Race". 1954. In Tales from the White Hart
- "Inheritance". 1954. In Expedition to Earth
- "No Morning After". 1954. In The Other Side of the Sky
- "Out of the Sun". 1954. In The Other Side of the Sky
- "Encounter in the Dawn". 1954. In Expedition to Earth
- "Big Game Hunt". 1954. In Tales from the White Hart
- "'If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth...'". 1954. In Expedition to Earth
- "The Sentinel". 1954.
- "Superiority". 1954. In Expedition to Earth
- "Nemesis". 1954. In Expedition to Earth
- "The Deep Range". 1954.
- "What Goes Up". 1955. In Tales from the White Hart
- "The Star". 1955.
- "Refugee". 1955. = ?.
- "The Next Tenants". 1956. In Tales from the White Hart
- "The Reluctant Orchid". 1956. In Tales from the White Hart
- "Venture to the Moon". 1956.
- "Publicity Campaign". 1956. In The Other Side of the Sky
- "The Ultimate Melody". 1956. In Tales from the White Hart
- "The Pacifist". 1956. In Tales from the White Hart
- "Cold War". 1957. In Tales from the White Hart
- "Critical Mass". 1957. In Tales from the White Hart
- "Security Check". 1957. In The Other Side of the Sky
- "Let There Be Light". 1957. In Tales of Ten Worlds
- "Sleeping Beauty". 1957. In Tales from the White Hart
- "Moving Spirit". 1957. In Tales from the White Hart
- "The Defenestration of Ermintrude Inch". 1957. In Tales from the White Hart
- "The Other Side of the Sky". 1957. In The Other Side of the Sky
- "The Man Who Ploughed the Sea". 1957. In Tales from the White Hart
- "A Slight Case of Sunstroke". 1958. = The Stroke of the Sun. In Tales of Ten Worlds
- "Who's There?". 1958. = The Haunted Spacesuit. In Tales of Ten Worlds
- "The Haunted Spacesuit". 1958. = Who's There?. In 50 Short Science Fiction Tales
- "Out of the Cradle, Endlessly Orbiting...". 1959. = Out of the Cradle. In Tales of Ten Worlds
- "I Remember Babylon". 1960. In Tales of Ten Worlds
- "Summertime on Icarus". 1960. = The Hottest Piece of Real Estate in the Solar System.
- "Trouble With Time". 1960. = Crime on Mars. In Tales of Ten Worlds
- "Into the Comet". 1960. = Inside the Comet.
- "The Songs of Distant Earth". 1961. In The Other Side of the Sky
- "The Starting Line". 1961. In The Other Side of the Sky
- "Watch This Space". 1961. In The Other Side of the Sky
- "Robin Hood, F.R.S.". 1961. In The Other Side of the Sky
- "Hate". 1961. = At the End of the Orbit.
- "Green Fingers". 1961. In The Other Side of the Sky
- "Saturn Rising". 1961.
- "Special Delivery". 1961. In The Other Side of the Sky
- "Freedom of Space". 1961. In The Other Side of the Sky
- "Transcience". 1961. In The Other Side of the Sky
- "All That Glitters". 1961. In The Other Side of the Sky
- "Passer-by". 1961. In The Other Side of the Sky
- "The Food of the Gods". 1961. In The Wind from the Sun
- "A Question of Residence". 1961. In The Other Side of the Sky
- "Death and the Senator". 1961.
- "The Call of the Stars". 1961. In The Other Side of the Sky
- "Cosmic Casanova". 1961. In The Other Side of the Sky
- "Feathered Friend". 1961. In The Other Side of the Sky
- "Before Eden". 1961.
- "Take a Deep Breath". 1961. In The Other Side of the Sky
- "Dog Star". 1962. = Moondog. In Tales of Ten Worlds
- "Maelstrom II". 1962. In The Wind from the Sun
- "An Ape About the House". 1962. In Tales of Ten Worlds
- "The Shining Ones". 1962. In The Wind from the Sun
- "The Secret". 1963. In The Wind from the Sun
- "Dial F for Frankenstein". 1963. In The Wind from the Sun
- "The Last Command". 1963. In The Wind from the Sun
- "Playback". 1963. In The Wind from the Sun
- "Reunion". 1963. In The Wind from the Sun
- "The Wind From the Sun". 1963.
- "The Light of Darkness". 1964. In The Wind from the Sun
- "Sunjammer". 1965.
- "Love That Universe". 1966. In The Wind from the Sun
- "The Cruel Sky". 1966. In The Wind from the Sun
- "The Longest Science Fiction Story Ever Told". 1966. = A Recursion in Metastories. In The Wind from the Sun
- "Crusade". 1966. In The Wind from the Sun
- "Herbert George Morley Roberts Wells, Esq.". 1967. In The Wind from the Sun
- "Neutron Tide". 1970. In The Wind from the Sun
- "Transit of Earth". 1970. In The Wind from the Sun
- "A Meeting With Medusa". 1972.
- "Rendezvous with Rama". 1973. In New Writings in SF 22
- "(bibliography)". 1973. In The Best of Arthur C Clarke, 1937-1971
- "Afterword to "Project Solar Sail"". 1990. In Project Solar Sail
- "The Winds of Space (forward to Project Solar Sail)". 1990. In Project Solar Sail
- "Robert Heinlein". 1992. In Requiem
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Other information
- Jerome Agel. The Making of Kubrick's 2001. 1970
- (John Hollow. Against the Night, the Stars. 1976)
- Joseph D. Olander and Martin Harry Greenberg. Arthur C Clarke.
1977
- George Edgar Slusser. The Space Odysseys of Arthur C Clarke.
1978
Author rating: 1
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Novels/Collections : reviews
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Arthur C. Clarke. Childhood's End. Pan. 1954
Review:
expanded from "Guardian Angel"
Super-powerful aliens come to Earth, and take over. What are their
ultimate intentions, and why won't they let us even see them?
Rating: 1
[ unmissable | great stuff | worth reading | mind candy | waste of time | unfinishable ]
Arthur C. Clarke. Expedition to Earth. Sphere. 1954
Contents
(possible spoilers)
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'If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth...'
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Breaking Strain
- filmed as Trapped in Space, 1994
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Expedition to Earth
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Superiority
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Nemesis
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Encounter in the Dawn
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Loophole
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Inheritance
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Hide and Seek. 1949
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Second Dawn. 1951
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The Sentinel. 1954
Arthur C. Clarke. The City and the Stars. Corgi. 1956
Review:
revised and expanded "Against the Fall of Night"
Rating: 1
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Arthur C. Clarke, Gregory Benford. Beyond the Fall of Night. ACE. 1990
Review:
expansion of "Against the Fall of Night"
Arthur C. Clarke. Reach for Tomorrow. Corgi. 1956
Contents
(possible spoilers)
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The Forgotten Enemy. 1949
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The Curse. 1953
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A Walk In The Dark. 1950
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Trouble With the Natives. 1951
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Technical Error. 1950. = The Reversed Man
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Jupiter Five. 1953
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The Possessed. 1952
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The Fires Within. 1949
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Time's Arrow. 1952
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Parasite. 1953
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Rescue Party. 1946
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The Awakening. 1942
Arthur C. Clarke. Tales from the White Hart. Sidgick & Jackson. 1957
Contents
(possible spoilers)
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The Next Tenants. 1956
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Sleeping Beauty. 1957
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Critical Mass. 1957
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Armaments Race. 1954
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Patents Pending. 1954
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The Ultimate Melody. 1956
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Cold War
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Moving Spirit
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What Goes Up. 1955
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The Pacifist. 1956
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Big Game Hunt. 1954
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The Man Who Ploughed the Sea
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The Defenestration of Ermintrude Inch
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The Reluctant Orchid. 1956
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Silence Please. 1954
Arthur C. Clarke. A Fall of Moondust. Pan. 1961
Review:
A tourist bus on the Moon gets sucked into a chasm filled with fine
dust. The race is on to save the trapped passengers.
Rating: 1.5
[ unmissable | great stuff | worth reading | mind candy | waste of time | unfinishable ]
Arthur C. Clarke. The Other Side of the Sky. Corgi. 1961
Contents
(possible spoilers)
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The Other Side of the Sky. 1957
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Special Delivery
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Feathered Friend
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Take a Deep Breath
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Freedom of Space
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Passer-by
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The Call of the Stars
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The Wall of Darkness. 1949
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Security Check. 1957
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No Morning After. 1954
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The Starting Line
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Robin Hood, F.R.S.
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Green Fingers
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All That Glitters
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Watch This Space
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A Question of Residence
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Publicity Campaign. 1956
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All the Time in the World. 1952
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Cosmic Casanova
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Out of the Sun. 1954
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Transcience
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The Songs of Distant Earth
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Venture to the Moon. 1956
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Refugee. 1955. = ?
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The Star. 1955
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The Nine Billion Names of God. 1953
Arthur C. Clarke. Tales of Ten Worlds. Corgi. 1962
Contents
(possible spoilers)
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Saturn Rising. 1961
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I Remember Babylon. 1960
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Out of the Cradle, Endlessly Orbiting.... 1959. = Out of the Cradle
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Who's There?. 1958. = The Haunted Spacesuit
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An Ape About the House. 1962
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Let There Be Light. 1957
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Trouble With Time. 1960. = Crime on Mars
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A Slight Case of Sunstroke. 1958. = The Stroke of the Sun
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Dog Star. 1962. = Moondog
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Road to the Sea. 1950. = Seeker of the Sphinx
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Summertime on Icarus. 1960. = The Hottest Piece of Real Estate in the Solar System
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Into the Comet. 1960. = Inside the Comet
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Hate. 1961. = At the End of the Orbit
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Death and the Senator. 1961
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Before Eden. 1961
Arthur C. Clarke. The Wind from the Sun. Corgi. 1962
Contents
(possible spoilers)
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The Food of the Gods. 1961
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Maelstrom II. 1962
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The Shining Ones. 1962
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The Wind From the Sun. 1963
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The Secret. 1963
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The Last Command. 1963
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Dial F for Frankenstein. 1963
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Reunion. 1963
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Playback. 1963
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The Light of Darkness. 1964
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The Longest Science Fiction Story Ever Told. 1966. = A Recursion in Metastories
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Herbert George Morley Roberts Wells, Esq.. 1967
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Love That Universe. 1966
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Crusade. 1966
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The Cruel Sky. 1966
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Neutron Tide. 1970
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Transit of Earth. 1970
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A Meeting With Medusa. 1972
Arthur C. Clarke. 2001: A Space Odyssey. Arrow. 1968
Review:
Named for the start of the third millennium,
this is not simply the "book of the film": it was developed in
parallel with Kubrick's masterpiece. And it's a little less cryptic in its
ending.
Rating: 1
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Arthur C. Clarke. 3001: The Final Odyssey. Voyager/HarperColins. 1997
Arthur C. Clarke. The Lion of Commare & Against the Fall of Night. Corgi. 1968
Contents
(possible spoilers)
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Against the Fall of Night. 1948
- revised and expanded as The City and the Stars
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The Lion of Comarre. 1949
Arthur C. Clarke. The Best of Arthur C Clarke, 1937-1971. Sphere. 1973
Contents
(possible spoilers)
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Summertime on Icarus. 1960. = The Hottest Piece of Real Estate in the Solar System
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Hide and Seek. 1949
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History Lesson. 1949
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Castaway. 1947
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Whacky. 1942
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Retreat from Earth. 1938
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Travel by Wire. 1937
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Into the Comet. 1960. = Inside the Comet
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Second Dawn. 1951
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Venture to the Moon. 1956
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The Sentinel. 1954
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Refugee. 1955. = ?
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The Star. 1955
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Hate. 1961. = At the End of the Orbit
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Death and the Senator. 1961
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Sunjammer. 1965
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(bibliography)
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A Meeting With Medusa. 1972
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The Awakening. 1942
Arthur C. Clarke, Michael Kube-McDowell. The Trigger. Bantam. 1999
Arthur C. Clarke, Stephen Baxter. The Light of Other Days. Tor. 2000
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Edited anthologies : reviews
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Arthur C. Clarke, editor. Three for Tomorrow. Sphere. 1969
Contents
(possible spoilers)
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James Blish. We All Die Naked. 1969
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Robert Silverberg. How It Was When the Past Went Away. 1969
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Roger Zelazny. The Eve of RUMOKO. 1969
Arthur C. Clarke, editor. Project Solar Sail. Roc/Penguin. 1990
Contents
(possible spoilers)
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Poul Anderson. Sunjammer. 1964
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Arthur C. Clarke. The Wind From the Sun. 1963
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Arthur C. Clarke. The Winds of Space (forward to Project Solar Sail). 1990
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Isaac Asimov. Sailing the Void (introduction to Project Solar Sail). 1990
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Ray Bradbury, Jonathan V. Post. To Sail Beyond the Sun (A Luminous Collage). 1990
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K. Eric Drexler. The Canvas of Night. 1990
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David Brin. Ice Pilot. 1990
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Jonathan Eberhart. A Solar Privateer. 1981
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Chauncey Uphoff, Jonathan V. Post. A Rebel Technology Comes Alive
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Alfred Lord Tennyson. Argosies of Magic Sails
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Brian Palaszewski. Ion Propulsion: The Solar Sail's Competition. 1990
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Charles Sheffield. The Grand Tour. 1987
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Scott E. Green. Lightsail. 1990
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Kevin J. Anderson, Doug Beason. Rescue at L-5. 1990
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Robert L. Forward, Joel Davis. Lightsails to the Stars. 1990
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Joe Clifford Faust. Goodnight, Children. 1990
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Robert L. Staehle, Louis Friedman. Solar Sails in an Interplanetary Economy. 1990
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Arthur C. Clarke. Afterword to "Project Solar Sail". 1990
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Larry Niven. The Fourth Profession. 1971