Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Clarke 19172008 is regarded as one of the mostinfluential science fiction writers of all time. The forever war 1974 by joe haldeman, armor 1984 by john steakley, enders game 1985 by orson scott card, and old mans war 2005 by john scalzi, round out my best five military science fiction experience stories. One of the most influential science fiction writers of the twentieth and twentyfirst century, arthur c. Arthur c clarke short stories wall of darkness audiobook duration. The nine billion names of god is all about bringing a bunch of quick, punchy reads to audiences all while giving audiences a chance to enjoy quality plots and. His fiction and nonfiction have sold more than one hundred million copies in print worldwide. The stories range from only a minute long up to a couple of hours long, and include a couple of short stories which inspired some of clarkes longer novels. A fourth collection of gripping short stories from the most acclaimed science fiction author of any generation.
The greatest science fiction stories of all time chosen by the members of the. Not all 23 tales aare novels, only 9, the rest are a smattering of short stories. I have many of these stories in books one my shelves, but these narrations really bring them to life. Clarke, it has often been pointed out, possess the best attributes of poet and scientist. Other notable works include his rama series of novels and the hugo awardwinning short story.
In addition to the title story, included in this volume are nemesis, times arrow, the road to the sea, the sentinel, holiday on the moon, and the first of the white hart stories. Clarke, first published in 2001, is a collection of almost all science fiction stories written by arthur c. The book was published in multiple languages including english language, consists of 966 pages and is available in paperback format. Arthur c clarke the city and the stars audiobook duration. He was named a grand master by the science fiction and fantasy writers of america, and was inducted into the science fiction and fantasy hall of fame. The stories are surprisingly solid and universally interesting, a surprise given that some were written before clarke was considered a professional writer. That said, if i could caution ralph lister, i would try to convince him to avoid an american let alone texan accent at all. He wrote a lot of pieces, including many short stories, but if you are looking for one great book that includes nearly all of his short stories then look no farther than the collected stories of arthur c. Clarke, audiobook narrated by ralph lister, ray porter. Rendezvous with rama arthur c clarke audiobook youtube. Clarke 1954 short story of the same name, published in the april edition of argosy magazine, seen here. But his short stories were also worth reading whenever one came across them in jumble sale books or magazines. I wasnt a big fan of the narrator ralph lister, who seemed to read the most, however there are a couple of other narrators who read as well. One of the big three of 20th century science fiction.
This story is a rare example of sympathetic insight mingled with the best sciencefiction traditions. Clarke 19172008 was one of the supreme science fiction writers of the century and achieved vast popularity with 2001. Earthlight and other stories is the second chronological volume in the collected stories, to which fantastic audio has acquired exclusive audio rights. Guardian angel has also appeared in two short story collections. The short story version was later published again in star science fiction stories no. The collected stories vol iv audiobook arthur c clarke audible. Clarke spanning 966 pages on paperback or a little over 51 hours in audio book form contains all but one of his published short stories, over 100 tales written by a man who i am sad to say i wasnt even aware of until after his passing in 2008. Clarkes themed short story collections, such as, tales from the white hart instead of a few short stories, and added the rest of the rama series, but thats nitpicking. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration.
On october 28, 2008, released a 7hour 47 minute unabridged audiobook version of childhoods end, narrated by eric michael summerer, under its audible frontiers imprint. Clarke books ever written isnt actually a scifi novel. This almost page behemoth of over 100 stories is not so much a book as an investment. The sentinel 1983, and the collected stories of arthur c. Clarke 19172008 wrote the novel and coauthored the screenplay for 2001.
Clarke fantastic audio series by arthur charles clarke and emily woof 9 aug 2001. The main characters of this science fiction, short stories story are. The story improving the neighbourhood has the distinction of being the first fiction published in the journal nature. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. A space odyssey and rendezvous with rama, passed away just five years before i09 issued its challenge. He has been knighted by queen elizabeth ii, and he is the only sciencefiction writer to be nominated for the nobel peace prize. A rather touching story quite different from most of clarkes other works, this is a story that will stay with. These numbers refer to awards for best novel, novella, novelette and short story only. Clarke is perhaps the most celebrated science fiction author alive today. Other awards, including the retro hugos, are not covered show all awardwinning awardnominated fiction. All of clarke s marvelous short stories in one compilation, what can i say other than wow.
Clarke is one of the most famous science fiction authors of all time. A space odyssey, the sentinel and rendezvous with rama. Clarke sorted by best selling this month page 1 audiobooks. Clarke is the author of over one hundred novels, novellas, and short story collections that laid the groundwork for the science fiction genre. Arthur c clarke the collected stories vol 5 audiobook duration. A space odyssey audiobook by arthur c clarke duration. Clarke, prolific author of such respected scifi novels as 2001. The sentinel is a science fiction short story by british author arthur c. Written in 1957, the deep range, is based on the arthur c. Clarke the following 59 pages are in this category, out of 59 total.
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