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The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke

The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke( )
Author: Clarke, Arthur C.
ISBN:978-0-312-87860-3
Publication Date:Jan 2002
Publisher:Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
Imprint:Orb Books
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $30.99
Book Description:

In a single volume, the complete short fiction of one of the greatest SF writers of the century Author of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Childhood's End, The City and the Stars, and the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke is the most celebrated science fiction author alive. He is--with H. G. Wells, Isaac Asimov, and Robert A. Heinlein--one of the writers who define science fiction in our time. Now...
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Book Details
Pages:976
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.32 x 9.32 x 1.79 Inches
Book Weight:1.98 Pounds
Author Biography
Clarke, Arthur C. (Author)
Arthur C. Clarke was born in Minehead, Somerset, England, on December 16, 1917. During World War II, he served as a radar specialist in the RAF. His first published piece of fiction was Rescue Party and appeared in Astounding Science, May 1946. He graduated from King's College in London with honors in physics and mathematics, and worked in scientific research before turning his attention to writing fiction.

His first book, Prelude to Space, was published in 1951. He is best known for his book 2001: A Space Odyssey, which was later turned into a highly successful and controversial film under the direction of Stanley Kubrick. His other works include Childhood's End, Rendezvous with Rama, The Garden of Rama, The Snows of Olympus, 2010: A Space Odyssey II, 2062: Odyssey III, and 3001: The Final Odyssey. During his lifetime, he received at least three Hugo Awards and two Nebula Awards. He died of heart failure on March 19, 2008 at the age of 90.

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