''The Lion of Comarre & Against the Fall of Night'' are early stories by Arthur C. Clarke collected together for publication in 1968 by

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and by Gollancz in London in 1970, it has been reprinted several times. Both concern Earth in the far future, with a

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n but static human society. ''

Against the Fall of Night ''Against the Fall of Night'' is a science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. Originally appearing as a novella in the November 1948 issue of the magazine '' Startling Stories'', it was revised and expanded in 1951 and publis ...

'' was later expanded and revised as ''

The City and the Stars ''The City and the Stars'' is a science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke, published in 1956. This novel is a complete rewrite of his earlier ''Against the Fall of Night'', Clarke's first novel, which had been published in '' Star ...

'', one of Clarke's best-known works. '' The Lion of Comarre'' has a similar theme: it is about a dissatisfied young man in search of "something more" in a future society that believes it has discovered everything and ceases to advance. It does not, however, exist in the same '

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' as ''Against the Fall of Night''.

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* 1968 short story collections Short story collections by Arthur C. Clarke {{1960s-sf-story-collection-stub