Expedition to earth
eleven science-fiction stories
by Arthur C. Clarke
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For the hundreds of thousands of readers who loved Childhood's End we present a prime collection of Arthur C. Clarke's science-fiction short stories.
If you read Childhoods End, which the Hartford Times called "a far more mature piece of writing than most science fiction," you know that Mr. Clarke is a writer of superb talent and genuine intellect. His work is exciting as story and thoroughly stimulating as idea. If you are already a Clarke fan, you will not want to miss this collection. If you have not yet read Clarke, then you have highly a pleasurable discovery awaiting you.
This collection starts with a thrilling short novel about a race of creatures whose minds have far outstripped their bodies' capabilities. And it ends with a beautiful short story that hints at a far universe which has been watching us grow, waiting to contact us as soon as we reach the moon. Between these two stories you will find other sterling examples of the ingenuity of plot, height of imagination, the humor and thoughtfulness that are making Arthur C. Clarke a favorite with a large and rapidly growing audience.
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This collection of Clarke’s work was originally published in 1953, when it was selected as one of the best science fiction books of the year by Boucher and McComas. It contains many short stories that would later become classics, including “The Sentinel”—the basis for the later classic 2001: A Space Odyssey.
These stories present a brilliant showcase of Clarke’s many-layered approach to the moral dilemmas of scientific advancement—from the thrilling and brutal “Breaking Strain” to the more poetic and thoughtful “Second Dawn.” This collection represents a tour-de-force of science fiction storytelling sure to delight fans of Clarke’s work and the SF genre.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Clarke is widely revered as one of the most influential science fiction writers of the 20th century, esteemed alongside Isaac Asimov and Robert Heinlein, a trio known informally as the “Big Three.” Before his death in 2008, he authored more than 100 novels, novellas, and short story collections and laid the groundwork for science fiction as we know it today. Combining scientific knowledge and visionary literary aptitude, Clarke’s work explored the implications of major scientific discoveries in astonishingly inventive and mystical settings.
Clarke’s short stories and novels have won numerous Hugo and Nebula Awards, have been translated into more than 30 languages, and have sold millions of copies worldwide. Several of his books, including 2001: A Space Odyssey and 2010: Odyssey II, have been adapted into films that still stand as classic examples of the genre. Without a doubt, Arthur C. Clarke is one of the most important voices in contemporary science fiction literature.
Story Index:
Second Dawn
If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth
Breaking Strain
History Lesson
Superiority
Exile of the Eons
Hide-and-Seek
Expedition to Earth
Loophole
Inheritance
The Sentinel
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