Arthur C. Clarke

This book contains 26 of the greatest science fiction stories ever written. They represent the considered verdict of the Science Fiction Writers of America....

At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub Rama. It is huge, weighing more than ten trillion tons....

From early work through classic stories and all the way to later work, this comprehensive short story collection encapsulates one of the great science fiction careers of all time....

The Overlords appeared suddenly over every city - intellectually, technologically, and militarily superior to humankind....

From the savannas of Africa at the dawn of mankind to the rings of Saturn as man adventures to the outer rim of our solar system, 2001: A Space Odyssey is a journey unlike any other....

Since the beginning of human history Mars has been an alluring dream - the stuff of legends, gods, and mystery. The planet most like ours, it has still been thought impossible to reach, let alone explore and inhabit. Now with the advent of a revolutionary new plan, all this has changed....

In the year 2130 a mysterious spaceship, Rama, arrived in the solar system. It was huge, but empty - apparently abandoned....

At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub Rama....

The sequel to Rendezvous with Rama: the only SF novel to sweep all SF awards and one of the best sellers of all time....

Who better to narrate today's best science-fiction stories than today's favorite science-fiction stars? This exciting collection features many....

Here is the compelling story of the launching of Prometheus - Earth's first true spaceship - and of the men who made it happen....

The Songs of Distant Earth was first published in the June 1958 issue of If....

The biggest collection yet of favorite sci-fi stories.....

The Sentinel was first published in the spring 1951 issue of 10 Story Fantasy. It later served as the starting point for the film and novel, 2001: A Space Odyssey....

Returned to the Earth of 2037 by the Firstborn, mysterious beings of almost limitless technological prowess, Bisesa Dutt is haunted by the memories of her five years spent on the strange alternate Earth....

The Hammer of God was first published in the Sept. 28, 1992 issue of Time....

Heywood Floyd, survivor of two previous encounters with the mysterious monloiths, must again confront Dave Bowman, HAL, and an alien race....

"A Meeting with Medusa" was first published in the December 1971 issue of Playboy....

The time: 200 years after man's first landing on the Moon. There are permanent populations established on the Moon, Venus, and Mars....

When a celebrated science fiction writer takes to space on his first trip to Mars, he stumbles upon Mars' most carefully hidden secrets and threatens the future of the entire planet....