''The Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1937-1971'' is a collection of

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short stories by British writer Arthur C. Clarke originally published in 1973. The stories, written between 1937 and 1971, originally appeared in a number of periodicals including ''

Amateur Science Stories ''Amateur Science Stories'' was a short-lived (three issues) science fiction fanzine notable for publishing Arthur C. Clarke's first stories, including " Travel by Wire!", "Retreat from Earth" and "How We Went to Mars". The latter story won the 1 ...

'', ''Zenith'', ''The Fantast'', ''Fantasy'', ''

Startling Stories ''Startling Stories'' was an American pulp science fiction magazine, published from 1939 to 1955 by publisher Ned Pines' Standard Magazines. It was initially edited by Mort Weisinger, who was also the editor of ''Thrilling Wonder Stories'', S ...

'', '' Astounding'', ''Science Fiction Quarterly'', '' 10 Story Fantasy'', ''

Infinity Science Fiction ''Infinity Science Fiction'' was an American science fiction magazine, edited by Larry T. Shaw, and published by Royal Publications. The first issue, which appeared in November 1955, included Arthur C. Clarke's "The Star", a story about a pla ...

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Press. Editors Anthony Boucher a ...

'', '' The Evening Standard'', ''

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The contents include: * 1933: A Science Fiction Odyssey * "

Travel by Wire! "Travel by Wire!" is a science fiction short story by English writer Arthur C. Clarke. His first published story, it was first published in December 1937 in the magazine ''Amateur Science Stories''. It was subsequently published as part of the ...

" * "Retreat from Earth" * " The Awakening" * "Whacky" * "Castaway" * "

History Lesson "History Lesson" is a science fiction short story by British writer Arthur C. Clarke, first published in 1949 in the magazine ''Startling Stories''. The two-part story speculates on the cooling of the Sun as a doomsday scenario for Earth ...

" * "Hide and Seek" * "Second Dawn" * " The Sentinel" * "

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" * "Refugee" * ''

Venture to the Moon "Venture to the Moon" is a group of six linked science fiction short stories by English writer Arthur C. Clarke. It was originally published in the British newspaper ''Evening Standard'' in 1956. The stories describe the first crewed mission ...

'' ** "The Starting Line" ** "Robin Hood, F.R.S." ** "Green Fingers" ** "All That Glitters" ** "Watch This Space" ** "A Question of Residence" * "

Into the Comet "Into the Comet" is a science fiction short story by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. It was originally published in the literary magazine ''Fantasy & Science Fiction'' in 1960. It is one of several stories by many science fiction authors in whic ...

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Summertime on Icarus "Summertime on Icarus" is a science fiction short story by British writer Arthur C. Clarke, first published in ''Vogue'' in 1960. It was also published under the title "The Hottest Piece of Real Estate in the Solar System". Plot summary This ...

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Death and the Senator "Death and the Senator" is a science fiction short story by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. It was originally published in 1961

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Sunjammer "Sunjammer" is a science fiction short story by British writer Arthur C. Clarke, originally published in the March 1964 issue of ''Boys' Life'',.

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A Meeting with Medusa ''A Meeting with Medusa'' is a science fiction novella by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. It was originally published in 1971 and has since been included in the anthology '' Nebula Award Stories Eight'' as well as several collections of C ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Best of Arthur C. Clarke, The 1973 short story collections Short story collections by Arthur C. Clarke Sidgwick & Jackson books

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