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Available
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Collection
Publication
Corgi (1976), Edition: paperback / softback, Paperback
Description
A volume containing all 18 short stories written by Arthur C. Clarke in the 1960s. They depict a future in which technologies are beginning to dictate man's lifestyle - even to demand life for themselves.
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LibraryThing member Erythrina
Not among Clarke's best work, still, a very fine collection of short stories.
It's always such a treat to read intelligent sf written by an actual scientist,
especially one as good and imaginative as Clarke. Mainly because there are many things that would easily be overlooked by someone who is not
Most of the stories are rather blah and unimaginative, but few of them stand out.
The wind from the Sun, Transit of Earth, Crusade and A meeting with Medusa are among my favorite from this collection.
It's always such a treat to read intelligent sf written by an actual scientist,
especially one as good and imaginative as Clarke. Mainly because there are many things that would easily be overlooked by someone who is not
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so familiar with actual physical laws, also because someone who does scientific research would be more inclined to observe and question negative consequences of scientific revolutions and discoveries on society which often does not follow hand in hand with its mentality, and to explore new possibilities imposed by them.Most of the stories are rather blah and unimaginative, but few of them stand out.
The wind from the Sun, Transit of Earth, Crusade and A meeting with Medusa are among my favorite from this collection.
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LibraryThing member UnChatNoir
Not among Clarke's best work, still, a very fine collection of short stories.
It's always such a treat to read intelligent sf written by an actual scientist,
especially one as good and imaginative as Clarke. Mainly because there are many things that would easily be overlooked by someone who is not
Most of the stories are rather blah and unimaginative, but few of them stand out.
The wind from the Sun, Transit of Earth, Crusade and A meeting with Medusa are among my favorite from this collection.
It's always such a treat to read intelligent sf written by an actual scientist,
especially one as good and imaginative as Clarke. Mainly because there are many things that would easily be overlooked by someone who is not
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so familiar with actual physical laws, also because someone who does scientific research would be more inclined to observe and question negative consequences of scientific revolutions and discoveries on society which often does not follow hand in hand with its mentality, and to explore new possibilities imposed by them.Most of the stories are rather blah and unimaginative, but few of them stand out.
The wind from the Sun, Transit of Earth, Crusade and A meeting with Medusa are among my favorite from this collection.
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LibraryThing member helver
A collection of 18 short stories written in the 1960s and early 1970s - these stories, in my mind at least, really stand the test of time. For the most part, I found them fresh and compelling. For stories that are almost 60 years old, that's an impressive feat.
There are really too many stories to
There are really too many stories to
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give a review for each one, but I think I really liked Maelstrom II, The Wind From the Sun, The Light of Darkness, Neutron Tide, and Transit of Earth. All pretty stellar in my book. Show Less
LibraryThing member brakketh
Very enjoyable collection of Clarke's writing from the 60s and early 70s.
Language
Original publication date
1972-04 (Collection)
1965 Short Story (Dial "F" for Frankenstein)
1967 Short Story (The Cruel Sky)
1968 Short Story (Crusade)
1961 Short Story (Love That Universe)
1966 Short Story (The Light of Darkness)
1966 Short Story (Playback)
1971 Short Story (Reuninion)
1965 Short Story (The Last Command)
1964 Short Story (The Shining Ones)
1963 Short Story (The Secret)
1964 Short Story (The Food of the Gods)
1971 Novelette (A Meeting With Medusa)
1970 Short Story (Neutron Tide)
1966 Short Story (The Longest Science-Fiction Story Ever Told)
1971 Short Story (Transit of Earth)
1965 Short Story (Maelstrom II)
1964 Novelette (The Wind from the Sun)
Physical description
188 p.
ISBN
0552096547 / 9780552096546
Other editions
Wind From the Sun by Arthur C Clarke (Hardcover)