First published under the name Charles Willis in the magazine Fantasy, The Magazine of Science Fiction, April 1947.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1966 |
|
Strange Signposts | Holt, Rinehart and Winston | Anthology | 303 |
| July 1968 |
|
The Future Makers | Sidgwick & Jackson | Anthology | 96 |
| September 1969 |
|
The Future Makers | New English Library | Anthology | 64 |
| May 1971 |
|
The Future Makers | Belmont Books | Anthology | 78 |
| May 1971 |
|
The Future Makers | Belmont Books | Anthology | 78 |
| July 1971 | Science Fiction Special (5) | Sidgwick & Jackson | Omnibus | 70 | |
| 1973 |
|
The Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1937-1971 | Sphere | Collection | 41 |
| October 1973 |
|
The Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1937-1971 | Sidgwick & Jackson | Collection | |
| January 1974 |
|
The Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1937-1971 | Sphere | Collection | 41 |
| June 1974 |
|
The Future Makers | Belmont Tower | Anthology | 78 |
| June 1974 |
|
The Future Makers | Flamingo Books | Anthology | 78 |
| 1975 |
|
The Future Makers | Robert Hale | Anthology | 78 |
| 1976 |
|
The Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1937-1955 | Sphere Books | Collection | 41 |
| 1976 |
|
The Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1937-1955 | Sphere Books | Collection | 41 |
| 1979 |
|
The Future Makers | Magnum | Anthology | 78 |
| 1982 |
|
The Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1937-1955 | Sphere | Collection | 41 |
| September 1983 |
|
Space Odyssey | Octopus Books | Anthology | 103 |
| 1987 |
|
Space Odyssey | Gallery Books / W. H. Smith | Anthology | 103 |
| February 1988 |
|
Space Odyssey | Treasure Press | Anthology | 103 |
| 2000 |
|
The Collected Stories | Gollancz / Orion | Collection | 69 |
| February 2001 |
|
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | Tor | Collection | 69 |
| February 2001 |
|
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | Tor / SFBC | Collection | 69 |
| October 2001 |
|
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | Gollancz / Orion | Collection | 69 |
| January 2002 |
|
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | Orb | Collection | 69 |
| November 2008 |
|
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | Paw Prints | Collection | 69 |
| August 2010 |
|
The Collected Stories: Volume One | Clipper / W. F. Howes | Collection | |69 |
| June 2011 |
|
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | Gollancz / Orion | Collection | |69 |
| November 2012 |
|
History Lesson | RosettaBooks | Collection | |69 |
| 2016 | The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | RosettaBooks | Collection | ||
| August 2016 |
|
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | Audible Studios | Collection | |69 |
| April 2022 |
|
Arthur C. Clarke Audiobook Collection | MotionAudiobooks | Omnibus | |132 |