{"product_id":"the-collected-stories-of-arthur-c-clarke-paperback","title":"The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur C. Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a single volume, the complete short fiction of one of the greatest SF writers of the century\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthor of \u003ci\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChildhood's End\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe City and the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning \u003ci\u003eRendezvous with Rama\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow Clarke has cooperated in the preparation of a massive, definitive edition of his collected shorter works. From early work like Rescue Party and The Lion of Comarre, through classics like The Star, Earthlight, The Nine Billion Names of God, and The Sentinel (kernel of the later novel, and movie, \u003ci\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e), all the way to later work like A Meeting with Medusa and The Hammer of God, this immense volume encapsulates one of the great SF careers of all time.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Minehead, Somerset in 1917, \u003cb\u003e Arthur C. Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e is perhaps the most celebrated science fiction author alive today. He is the author of more than sixty books with more than 50 million copies in print, and the winner of all the field's highest honors. He was named Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America in 1986. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1945 he published the technical paper Extra-terrestrial Relays, which in essence invented the principle of worldwide communication via geosynchronous satellite. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis well-known novels include \u003ci\u003eChildhood's End; Against the Fall of Knight; 2001: A Space Odyssey; Rendezvous with Rama; Imperial Earth; The Fountains of Paradise; 2010: Odyssey Two; 2061: Odyssey Three, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003e3001\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1968, he collaborated with director Stanley Kubrick on the screenplay for the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, which was derived from his story The Sentinel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe has lived in Colombo, Sri Lanka since 1956. He was awarded the CBE in 1989 and knighted in 1998.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 976\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.65 x 9.22 x 6.15 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762391154976,"sku":"9780312878603","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/128c6d5e98bd938fa06b5f9432267598.webp?v=1780220729","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-collected-stories-of-arthur-c-clarke-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}