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| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 |
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Tales of Ten Worlds | Longmans (Canada) | Collection | |
| June 1962 |
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Great Science Fiction by Scientists | Collier Books | Anthology | 83 |
| June 1962 |
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Great Science Fiction by Scientists | Collier Books | Anthology | 83 |
| June 1962 |
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Great Science Fiction by Scientists | Collier Books | Anthology | 83 |
| September 1962 |
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Tales of Ten Worlds | Harcourt, Brace & World | Collection | 15 |
| 1963 |
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Tales of Ten Worlds | Gollancz | Collection | |
| February 1963 |
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Tales of Ten Worlds | Gollancz | Collection | |
| September 1963 |
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Unter den Wolken der Venus | Goldmann | Collection | |
| September 1963 |
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Unter den Wolken der Venus | Goldmann | Collection | |
| November 1963 |
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Urania #321 | Mondadori | MAGAZINE | 36 |
| February 1964 |
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Tales of Ten Worlds | Dell | Collection | 20 |
| February 1964 |
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Tales of Ten Worlds | Dell | Collection | 20 |
| June 1964 |
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Tales of Ten Worlds | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | Collection | |
| 1965 |
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Tales of Ten Worlds | Pan Books | Collection | 21 |
| 1965 | Tales of Ten Worlds | Gollancz | Collection | ||
| May 1965 |
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Tales of Ten Worlds | Dell | Collection | 20 |
| 1966 |
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Untravelled Worlds | Macmillan UK | Anthology | |
| 1966 | Great Science Fiction by Scientists | Collier Books | Anthology | 83 | |
| 1967 |
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The Nine Billion Names of God | Harcourt, Brace & World | Collection | 65 |
| 1967 |
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Great Science Fiction by Scientists | Collier Books | Anthology | 83 |
| 1967 | Tales of Ten Worlds | Gollancz | Collection | ||
| September 1967 |
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Unter den Wolken der Venus | Goldmann | Collection | 28 |
| 1968 |
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Great Science Fiction by Scientists | Collier Books | Anthology | 83 |
| 1970 |
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Great Science Fiction by Scientists | Collier Books | Anthology | 83 |
| 1970 | Tales of Ten Worlds | Gollancz | Collection | ||
| May 1971 |
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Tales of Ten Worlds | Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers | Collection | 23 |
| 1973 |
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Science Fiction | McDougal, Littell & Co. | Anthology | |
| 1973 |
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The Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1937-1971 | Sphere | Collection | 195 |
| 1973 |
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Die Ypsilon-Spirale | Neues Leben | Anthology | 273 |
| 1973 |
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Great Science Fiction by Scientists | Collier Books | Anthology | 83 |
| April 1973 |
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Tales of Ten Worlds | Signet / New American Library | Collection | 21 |
| April 1973 |
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Tales of Ten Worlds | Signet / New American Library of Canada | Collection | 21 |
| October 1973 |
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The Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1937-1971 | Sidgwick & Jackson | Collection | |
| 1974 |
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Galaktika 10: Tudományos-fantasztikus antológia | Kozmosz Könyvek | Anthology | 3 |
| January 1974 |
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The Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1937-1971 | Sphere | Collection | 195 |
| March 1974 |
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Speed & Power, 22 March 1974 | IPC Magazines | MAGAZINE | 26 |
| March 1974 |
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Speed & Power, 29 March 1974 | IPC Magazines | MAGAZINE | 26 |
| June 1974 |
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The Nine Billion Names of God | Signet / New American Library | Collection | 59 |
| June 1974 |
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The Nine Billion Names of God | Signet / New American Library of Canada | Collection | 59 |
| 1975 |
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Tales of Ten Worlds | Corgi | Collection | 23 |
| 1975 |
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Science Fiction | Lothrop, Lee & Shepard | Anthology | 169 |
| 1975 |
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Science Fiction | Lothrop, Lee & Shepard | Anthology | 169 |
| 1977 |
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The Best of Arthur C. Clarke 1956-1972 | Sphere | Collection | 59 |
| 1977 |
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Zomer op Icarus | Bruna | Collection | 192 |
| 1978 |
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Great Science Fiction by Scientists | Collier Books | Anthology | 83 |
| 1978 |
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S druge strane neba | Jugoslavija | Collection | 115 |
| 1978 |
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Histórias de dez mundos | Nova Fronteira | Collection | |
| April 1978 |
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Avant l'Éden | J'ai Lu | Collection | 86 |
| July 1978 |
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Unter den Wolken der Venus | Goldmann | Collection | 30 |
| August 1978 |
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Spedizione di soccorso | Mondadori | Collection | 105 |
| August 1978 |
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Sirius, #26 | Vjesnik | MAGAZINE | 5 |
| December 1978 |
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Unter den Wolken der Venus | Goldmann | Collection | 30 |
| 1979 | Science Fiction | Littell & Co. | Anthology | ||
| 1979 |
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Space 5 | Hutchinson | Anthology | 90 |
| 1979 |
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The Worlds of Science Fiction | Allyn & Bacon | Anthology | 93 |
| 1979 |
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The Nine Billion Names of God | Signet / New American Library | Collection | 59 |
| 1979 |
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The Worlds of Science Fiction | Allyn & Bacon | Anthology | 93 |
| September 1980 |
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The Nine Billion Names of God | Signet / New American Library | Collection | 59 |
| November 1980 | Tales of Ten Worlds | Signet / New American Library | Collection | 21 | |
| 1981 |
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Alien Worlds: Stories of Adventure on Other Planets | William Heinemann | Anthology | 7 |
| 1981 |
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The Best of Arthur C. Clarke 1956-1972 | Sphere | Collection | 59 |
| October 1981 |
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Tales of Ten Worlds | Signet / New American Library | Collection | 21 |
| October 1981 |
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Tales of Ten Worlds | Signet / New American Library of Canada | Collection | 21 |
| 1982 |
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Alien Worlds: Stories of Adventure on Other Planets | Piccolo | Anthology | 7 |
| 1983 |
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Beyond the Stars: Tales of Adventure in Time and Space | Octopus Books | Anthology | 160 |
| 1983 |
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Tales of Ten Worlds | Pan Books | Collection | 23 |
| 1983 |
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Beyond the Stars: Tales of Adventure in Time and Space | Cathay Books | Anthology | 160 |
| August 1983 |
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Unter den Wolken der Venus | Goldmann | Collection | 30 |
| 1984 |
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Science Fiction | McDougal, Littell & Co. | Anthology | 169 |
| February 1986 |
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Avant l'Éden | J'ai Lu | Collection | 86 |
| January 1987 |
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Urania #1039 | Mondadori | MAGAZINE | 14 |
| March 1987 |
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The Nine Billion Names of God: The Best Short Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | Signet / New American Library | Collection | 69 |
| June 1987 |
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Tales of Ten Worlds | Signet / New American Library | Collection | 27 |
| 1988 |
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S druge strane neba | Prosveta | Collection | 115 |
| June 1990 | Tales of Ten Worlds | VGSF / Gollancz | Collection | ||
| 1991 |
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Заповедник гоблинов | Первичная организация союза журналистов редакции газеты «Коммуна» | Omnibus | 373 |
| September 1991 |
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More Than One Universe: The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | Bantam Spectra | Collection | 13 |
| July 1992 |
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Avant l'Éden | J'ai Lu | Collection | 86 |
| August 1995 |
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Tales of Ten Worlds | VGSF / Gollancz | Collection | |
| June 1996 |
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The Nine Billion Names of God: The Best Short Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | Amereon House | Collection | 59 |
| November 1996 |
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Les neuf milliards de noms de dieu et autres nouvelles | Librio | Collection | 79 |
| April 1997 |
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Les neuf milliards de noms de dieu et autres nouvelles | Librio | Collection | 79 |
| May 1998 |
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Tales of Ten Worlds | Vista | Collection | |
| May 1998 |
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Les neuf milliards de noms de dieu et autres nouvelles | Librio | Collection | 79 |
| 2000 |
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The Collected Stories | Gollancz / Orion | Collection | 724 |
| February 2001 |
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The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | Tor | Collection | 724 |
| February 2001 |
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The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | Tor / SFBC | Collection | 724 |
| October 2001 |
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The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | Gollancz / Orion | Collection | 724 |
| 2002 |
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Странни светове | Офир | Anthology | 5 |
| January 2002 |
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The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | Orb | Collection | 724 |
| November 2008 |
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The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | Paw Prints | Collection | 724 |
| December 2008 |
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Spedizione di soccorso | Mondadori | Collection | 119 |
| January 2011 |
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The Collected Stories: Volume Four | Clipper / W. F. Howes | Collection | |724 |
| June 2011 |
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The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | Gollancz / Orion | Collection | |724 |
| November 2013 |
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Odyssées: l'intégrale des nouvelles | Bragelonne | Collection | 821 |
| 2016 | The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | RosettaBooks | Collection | ||
| August 2016 |
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The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | Audible Studios | Collection | |724 |
| September 2019 |
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Terra e Spazio - Volume 4 | Mondadori | Collection | |
| April 2022 |
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Arthur C. Clarke Audiobook Collection | MotionAudiobooks | Omnibus | |87 |
| April 2022 |
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Arthur C. Clarke Audiobook Collection | MotionAudiobooks | Omnibus | |194 |
| April 2022 |
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Arthur C. Clarke Audiobook Collection | MotionAudiobooks | Omnibus | |325 |