A volume containing all 18 short stories written by Arthur C. Clarke in the 1960s. They depict a future in which technologies are beginning to dictate man’s lifestyle – even to demand life for themselves.
Contents
vii • Preface (The Wind from the Sun) • (1972) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke
3 • The Food of the Gods • (1964) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
8 • Maelstrom II • (1965) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
24 • The Shining Ones • (1964) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
43 • The Wind from the Sun • (1964) • novelette by Arthur C. Clarke
65 • The Secret • (1963) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
71 • The Last Command • (1965) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
74 • Dial “F” for Frankenstein • (1965) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
82 • Reunion • (1971) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
84 • Playback • (1966) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
88 • The Light of Darkness • (1966) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
95 • The Longest Science-Fiction Story Ever Told • (1966) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
96 • Herbert George Morley Roberts Wells, Esq. • [Editorial (If)] • (1967) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke
99 • Love That Universe • (1961) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
103 • Crusade • (1968) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
108 • The Cruel Sky • (1967) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
129 • Neutron Tide • (1970) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
131 • Transit of Earth • (1971) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
146 • A Meeting With Medusa • (1971) • novelette by Arthur C. Clarke
Condition:
some edge wear
no interior marks
no spine crease
pages have darkened a smidge from age
Weight | .35 lbs |
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This book contains the complete novels: The War of the Worlds, The First Men on the Moon and When the Sleeper Wakes. Also included are a variety of short stories, including the noted The Country of the Blind, The Empire of the Ants, The Valley of Spiders, and The Man Who Could Work Miracles.
In addition to those spectacular accounts, Stories of the Stone Age are included as an extra bonus. These stories appear exactly as they did in the illustrated magazines that were prevalent in the early 1900s. This collection of Well’s most famous science fiction breathes new life into these already thrilling stories.
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