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Arthur C. Clarke

First published December 1953
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story
Series A Space Odyssey

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2012 Locus Online 20th Century Short Story Nominee/Finalist

Publications (163)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
December 1953 Expedition to Earth Ballantine Books Collection 155
December 1953 Expedition to Earth Ballantine Books Collection 155
1954 Expedition to Earth Sidgwick & Jackson Collection 157
April 1954 New Worlds Science Fiction, Volume 8, Number 22 Nova Publications Ltd. MAGAZINE 47
1959 Across the Sea of Stars Harcourt, Brace & Company Omnibus 3
1959 Across the Sea of Stars Longmans (Canada) Omnibus
1959 Expedition to Earth Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers Collection 180
November 1959 Across the Sea of Stars Harcourt, Brace & World / SFBC Omnibus 3
February 1961 Expedition to Earth Ballantine Books Collection 155
September 1963 Spectrum III Gollancz Anthology 263
1964 Spectrum III Harcourt, Brace & World Anthology 263
September 1964 Spectrum III The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) Anthology 263
July 1965 Expedition to Earth Ballantine Books Collection 155
July 1965 Spectrum 3 Berkley Medallion Anthology 245
July 1965 Expedition to Earth Ballantine Books Collection 155
1966 Expedition to Earth Pan Books Collection 163
1966 Spectrum III Pan Books Anthology 277
1966 Expedition to Earth Pan Books Collection 163
1966 Spectrum III Pan Books Anthology 277
1967 The Nine Billion Names of God Harcourt, Brace & World Collection 253
1967 Worlds to Come Harper & Row Anthology 1
December 1967 Across the Sea of Stars Harcourt Brace Omnibus 3
1968 Worlds to Come Fawcett Gold Medal Anthology 11
1968 Expedition to Earth Sphere Collection 163
February 1969 Worlds to Come Gollancz Anthology 1
March 1969 Expedition to Earth Ballantine Books Collection 155
November 1969 Spectrum 3 Berkley Medallion Anthology 245
1970 Expedition to Earth Harcourt, Brace & World Collection 167
March 1970 Expedition to Earth Ballantine Books Collection 155
May 1970 The Mirror of Infinity: A Critics' Anthology of Science Fiction Canfield Press Anthology 135
May 1970 The Mirror of Infinity: A Critics' Anthology of Science Fiction Harper & Row Anthology 135
July 1970 Worlds to Come Fawcett Gold Medal Anthology 11
1971 Spectrum III Pan Books Anthology 277
March 1971 Expedition to Earth Ballantine Books Collection 155
July 1971 The Mirror of Infinity: A Critics' Anthology of Science Fiction Sidgwick & Jackson Anthology 135
September 1971 Expedition to Earth Ballantine Books Collection 155
1972 The Lost Worlds of 2001 Sidgwick & Jackson Collection 19
1972 Worlds to Come Coronet Anthology 11
1972 SF: Inventing the Future Bellhaven House Anthology 14
1972 The Lost Worlds of 2001 Sidgwick & Jackson Collection 19
January 1972 The Lost Worlds of 2001 Signet / New American Library Collection 19
January 1972 The Lost Worlds of 2001 Signet / New American Library of Canada Collection 19
June 1972 Expedition to Earth Sphere Books Collection 163
June 1972 Expedition to Earth Ballantine Books Collection 155
June 1972 Expedition to Earth Ballantine Books Collection 155
August 1972 Of Time and Stars Gollancz Collection
November 1972 The Lost Worlds of 2001 Sidgwick & Jackson Collection 19
1973 Science Fiction McDougal, Littell & Co. Anthology
1973 Science Fiction 3 Houghton Mifflin Anthology
1973 The Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1937-1971 Sphere Collection 113
1973 Expedition to Earth Sphere Books Collection 163
January 1973 The Mirror of Infinity: A Critics' Anthology of Science Fiction Perennial Library / Harper & Row Anthology 123
March 1973 Expedition to Earth Ballantine Books Collection 155
August 1973 Past, Present, and Future Perfect Fawcett Premier Anthology 44
October 1973 The Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1937-1971 Sidgwick & Jackson Collection
November 1973 Expedition to Earth Ballantine Books Collection 155
1974 As Tomorrow Becomes Today Prentice-Hall Anthology 271
1974 Look Back on Tomorrow: Worlds of Science Fiction Addison-Wesley Anthology 151
1974 Of Time and Stars Puffin Collection 193
1974 The Lost Worlds of 2001 Sidgwick & Jackson Collection 19
1974 As Tomorrow Becomes Today Prentice-Hall Anthology 271
January 1974 Expedition to Earth Ballantine Books Collection 155
January 1974 The Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1937-1971 Sphere Collection 113
February 1974 The Mirror of Infinity: A Critics' Anthology of Science Fiction Perennial Library / Harper & Row Anthology 123
February 1974 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow ... Holt, Rinehart and Winston Anthology 440
June 1974 The Nine Billion Names of God Signet / New American Library Collection 219
June 1974 The Nine Billion Names of God Signet / New American Library of Canada Collection 219
December 1974 Space Odysseys Futura Anthology 16
1975 2001 and Beyond: Science Fiction Stories Longman Anthology 85
1975 Science Fiction Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Anthology 159
1975 Expedition to Earth Ballantine Books Collection 155
1975 Of Time and Stars Puffin Collection 193
1975 Science Fiction Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Anthology 159
March 1975 Space Odysseys Weidenfeld & Nicolson Anthology
1976 The Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1937-1955 Sphere Books Collection 113
1976 Of Time and Stars Puffin Collection 193
1976 The Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1937-1955 Sphere Books Collection 113
1976 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow ... Holt, Rinehart and Winston Anthology 440
May 1976 Space Odysseys: A New Look at Yesterday's Futures Doubleday Anthology 5
August 1976 Expedition to Earth Ballantine Books Collection 155
October 1976 Expedition to Earth Sidgwick & Jackson Collection 163
November 1976 Expedition to Earth Ballantine Books Collection 155
December 1976 The Lost Worlds of 2001 Sidgwick & Jackson Collection 19
January 1977 Ten Science Fiction Stories Hodder & Stoughton Anthology 123
1978 Of Time and Stars Puffin Collection 193
February 1978 Expedition to Earth Del Rey / Ballantine Collection 155
April 1978 Space Odysseys Berkley Books Anthology 5
September 1978 The Lost Worlds of 2001 Sidgwick & Jackson Collection 19
1979 Science Fiction Littell & Co. Anthology
1979 The Nine Billion Names of God Signet / New American Library Collection 219
March 1979 Expedition to Earth Del Rey / Ballantine Collection 155
September 1979 The Lost Worlds of 2001 Gregg Press Collection 19
December 1979 From Heinlein to Here Mentor / New American Library Anthology 181
1980 Of Time and Stars Puffin Collection 193
1980 Across the Sea of Stars Books on Tape Collection |2
February 1980 Expedition to Earth New English Library Collection 163
September 1980 The Nine Billion Names of God Signet / New American Library Collection 219
1981 Science Fiction: Masters of Today Richards Rosen Press Anthology 83
March 1981 They Came from Outer Space Doubleday Anthology 293
April 1981 They Came from Outer Space Doubleday / SFBC Anthology 293
June 1981 Of Time and Stars Penguin Books Collection 193
1982 The Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1937-1955 Sphere Collection 113
August 1982 The Lost Worlds of 2001 New English Library Collection 19
October 1982 Expedition to Earth Del Rey / Ballantine Collection 155
February 1983 Expedition to Earth New English Library Collection 163
March 1983 Of Time and Stars Gollancz Collection 179
November 1983 The Sentinel Berkley Books Collection 135
1984 Science Fiction McDougal, Littell & Co. Anthology 158
January 1984 The Sentinel Berkley Books Collection
March 1984 The Sentinel Berkley Books / SFBC Collection 87
1985 The Sentinel Panther / Granada Collection
April 1985 Expedition to Earth Del Rey / Ballantine Collection 155
July 1985 The Great SF Stories #13 (1951) DAW Books Anthology 15
December 1986 The Sentinel Berkley Books Collection 115
1987 Expedition to Earth Sidgwick & Jackson Collection 164
January 1987 Expedition to Earth New English Library Collection
March 1987 The Nine Billion Names of God: The Best Short Stories of Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library Collection 231
1988 Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology Harper & Row Anthology 236
August 1988 Of Time and Stars Penguin Books Collection 193
May 1989 No, But I Saw the Movie: The Best Short Stories Ever Made Into Film Penguin Books Anthology 392
July 1990 2001: A Space Odyssey Legend Collection 237
1991 2001: A Space Odyssey Legend Collection 271
September 1991 The Sentinel Grafton Collection [148]
September 1991 More Than One Universe: The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke Bantam Spectra Collection 545
1993 The Sentinel HarperCollins Collection 147
June 1993 Of Time and Stars Roc UK Collection
August 1994 Reel Future Barnes & Noble Books / SFBC Anthology 311
August 1994 The SF Collection Chancellor Press Anthology 215
September 1994 Reel Future Barnes & Noble Books Anthology 311
April 1996 The Sentinel Barnes & Noble Books Collection |5
July 1996 From Heinlein to Here Borealis / White Wolf Publishing Anthology 145
October 1998 Expedition to Earth Del Rey / Ballantine Collection
May 1999 Expedition to Earth Orbit Collection 169
October 1999 Expedition to Earth Orbit Collection 169
2000 The Collected Stories Gollancz / Orion Collection 301
April 2000 Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons St. Martin's Griffin Anthology 1
May 2000 Exploring the Horizons: Explorers, and the Furthest Horizon Science Fiction Book Club Omnibus 9
May 2000 Holt Anthology of Science Fiction Holt, Rinehart and Winston Anthology 125
July 2000 The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy Prentice-Hall Anthology 745
September 2000 The Sentinel ibooks Collection 135
September 2000 The Sentinel Voyager / HarperCollins Collection 147
February 2001 The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke Tor Collection 301
February 2001 The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke Tor / SFBC Collection 301
October 2001 The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion Collection 301
January 2002 The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke Orb Collection 301
March 2002 From Heinlein to Here Scarecrow Press Anthology 156
August 2002 Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons Anthology 1
August 2002 The Sentinel ibooks Collection |135
2003 The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy Prentice-Hall Anthology 745
June 2004 The Sentinel and Other Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories Fantastic Audio / American Audio Literature, Inc. Anthology
2005 2001: A Space Odyssey Orbit / Time Warner Books UK Collection 239
April 2005 Adaptations: 35 Great Stories That Have Inspired Great Films Three Rivers Press Anthology 104
November 2008 The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke Paw Prints Collection 301
August 2010 The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction Wesleyan University Press Anthology 241
August 2010 The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction Wesleyan University Press Anthology 241
October 2010 The Collected Stories: Volume Two Clipper / W. F. Howes Collection |301
June 2011 Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction Wildside Press Anthology |123
June 2011 The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion Collection |301
December 2011 Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction Wildside Press Anthology |123
2016 The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke RosettaBooks Collection
August 2016 The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke Audible Studios Collection |301
April 2018 Moonrise: The Golden Age of Lunar Adventures British Library Publishing Anthology 335
April 2022 Arthur C. Clarke Audiobook Collection MotionAudiobooks Omnibus |153