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4 stars
A nice book I kept by my bed for quite some time to pick up when I wanted a short read.
unabridged audio compact disk
English language
Published Aug. 1, 2009 by Fantastic Audio, American Audio Literature Inc., Phoenix Audio.
This is the first of five audio sets of the unabridged "The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke". A sixth volume 'Best of' has a combination of the previous five volumes. It is an Unabridged audio, read by various readers.
Volume 1. The Lion of Comarre and Other Stories: The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke, 1961-1999. ISBN: 157453419X. Cassette. (April 10, 2001). ISBN: 1597772410. CD. (August 1, 2009).
Volume 2. Earthlight and Other Stories: The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke, 1950-1956. ISBN: 1574534203. Cassette (August 2, 2001). ISBN: 1597772402. CD (August 1, 2009).
Volume 3: The Nine Billion Names of God and Other Stories: The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke, 1951-1956. ISBN: 1574534475. Cassette (September 9, 2001).
Volume 4: The Songs of Distant Earth and Other Stories: The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke, 1956-1961. ISBN: 1574534483 Cassette (September 9, 2001).
Volume 5: The Shining Ones and …
This is the first of five audio sets of the unabridged "The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke". A sixth volume 'Best of' has a combination of the previous five volumes. It is an Unabridged audio, read by various readers.
Volume 1. The Lion of Comarre and Other Stories: The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke, 1961-1999. ISBN: 157453419X. Cassette. (April 10, 2001). ISBN: 1597772410. CD. (August 1, 2009).
Volume 2. Earthlight and Other Stories: The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke, 1950-1956. ISBN: 1574534203. Cassette (August 2, 2001). ISBN: 1597772402. CD (August 1, 2009).
Volume 3: The Nine Billion Names of God and Other Stories: The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke, 1951-1956. ISBN: 1574534475. Cassette (September 9, 2001).
Volume 4: The Songs of Distant Earth and Other Stories: The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke, 1956-1961. ISBN: 1574534483 Cassette (September 9, 2001).
Volume 5: The Shining Ones and Other Stories: The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke, 1961-1999. ISBN: 1574534491. Cassette (September 9, 2001).
Volume 6. The Best Short Stories of Arthur C. Clarke: The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke. ISBN: 1574534564. Cassette (August 9, 2001).
A nice book I kept by my bed for quite some time to pick up when I wanted a short read.
When post-Earth Humans meet
This book wasn't what I expected, and it consistently defied typical storylines. What happens when the last Humans on Earth catch up with a colony of Humans started centuries before on a distant planet.
Not quite what you'd think, actually. The story was as relaxed as the colony we meet, and yet it drew me along to a fairly satisfying conclusion. Worth reading!
Every short story ever written by the man who invented the geosynchronous telecommunications satellite. Superb and complete. The White Hart stories are his masterpieces, and all of them are here. British, twentieth-century, forward-looking and refreshing.