''The Nine Billion Names of God'' (1967) is a collection of
science fiction
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short stories
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by
Arthur C. Clarke.
According to Clarke's 1972 book ''
The Lost Worlds of 2001
''The Lost Worlds of 2001'' is a 1972 book by English writer Arthur C. Clarke, published as an accompaniment to the novel '' 2001: A Space Odyssey''.
The book consists in part of behind-the-scenes notes from Clarke concerning scriptwriting (and ...
'', the book comprises his own selection of favorites.
Contents
This collection includes:
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The Nine Billion Names of God
"The Nine Billion Names of God" is a 1953 science fiction short story by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. The story was among the stories selected in 1970 by the Science Fiction Writers of America as one of the best science fiction short stories ...
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I Remember Babylon
"I Remember Babylon" is a science fiction short story by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. It was first published in ''Playboy'' in May 1960, and reprinted in the 1962 collection ''Tales of Ten Worlds''.
Plot summary
The story takes the form of a ...
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* "Trouble with Time"
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Rescue Party "Rescue Party" is a science fiction short story by English writer Arthur C. Clarke, first published in ''Astounding Science Fiction'' in May 1946. It was the first story that he sold, though not the first one published. It was republished in Clark ...
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The Curse"
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Summertime on Icarus"
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Dog Star"
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Hide and Seek
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* "Out of the Sun"
* "The Wall of Darkness"
* "No Morning After"
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The Possessed"
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Death and the Senator"
* "Who's There?"
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Before Eden
"Before Eden" is a science fiction short story by the British author Arthur C. Clarke, first published in June 1961 in ''Amazing Stories''. It was included in ''Tales of Ten Worlds'', a 1962 collection of stories by Clarke, and has been translat ...
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Superiority"
* "A Walk in the Dark"
* "The Call of the Stars"
* "The Reluctant Orchid"
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Encounter at Dawn"
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If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth
"If I Forget Thee, O Earth" is a post-apocalyptic fiction short story by English writer Arthur C. Clarke, Arthur C. Clarke and first published in 1951 in the magazine ''Future Science Fiction and Science Fiction Stories, Future SF'' It was su ...
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Patent Pending
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The Sentinel"
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Transience
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* ''Transient'' (album), a 2004 album by Gaelle
* ''Transience'' (Steven Wilson album), 2015
* Transience (Wreckless Eric album)
Science and engineering
* Transient state, when a process variable or ...
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The Star
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Sources
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External links
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1967 short story collections
Short story collections by Arthur C. Clarke
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