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Summary: (almost) Comprehensive Collection of an SF Grand Master
Review: This book is heavy and inconvenient to carry around. The spellings are all British. "The Curse" is inexplicably renamed as "Nightfall". "At The Mountains of Murkiness" is missing.--But none of these gripes matter at all. The fact is, this is a (nearly-)comprehensive collection of all the short fiction of one of the three greatest authors to write Science Fiction. It includes the stories that made the Science Fiction Hall of Fame ("The Nine Billion Names of God" and "The Star"), stories that grew to more famous works ("The Sentinel," which formed part of the basis for Clarke & Kubrick's _2001: A Space Odyssey_ [both the novel and film]; "Guardian Angel," which grew to become Clarke's best novel, _Childhood's End_; and "The Songs of Distant Earth" and "The Hammer of God," which grew to the novels of the same name), light-hearted works (including all the classic _Tales of the White Hart_ and the more recent "Steam-Powered Word Processor"), and serious works (such as "Breaking Strain" and the aforementioned "Star"). This is surely the greatest single volume of short Science Fiction ever published. Recommended unreservedly.
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Summary: Absolute Pure Enjoyment
Review: This book was a winner from start to finish. The first stories a charmingly terra-centric (if that's even a word), and the way we looked at ourselves in relation to the rest of the universe was a pleasant trip to gentler times. As the book progresses we see Arthur Clarke's voyage to a larger awareness of where we are in the universe. But above all, the book is a fun read. There are stories here for everyone and every taste.This is an unhesitating rating of "must buy." You will not be dissappointed.
Rating:
Summary: Absolute Pure Enjoyment
Review: This book was a winner from start to finish. The first stories a charmingly terra-centric (if that's even a word), and the way we looked at ourselves in relation to the rest of the universe was a pleasant trip to gentler times. As the book progresses we see Arthur Clarke's voyage to a larger awareness of where we are in the universe. But above all, the book is a fun read. There are stories here for everyone and every taste. This is an unhesitating rating of "must buy." You will not be dissappointed.
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Summary: What could be better?
Review: This is a really cool collection of stories. Apparantly, Clarke's older stuff was much better than the newer stories, such as 2061 which was horrible. I can't imagine any sci fi lover not enjoying this book.
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Summary: Great Sci Fi Compilation
Review: This is a really cool collection of stories. Apparantly, Clarke's older stuff was much better than the newer stories, such as 2061 which was horrible. I can't imagine any sci fi lover not enjoying this book.
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