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Narrated by:
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Ray Porter
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By:
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Arthur C. Clarke
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"History Lesson" was first published in the May 1949 issue of Startling Stories.
Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) is regarded as one of the most-influential science fiction writers of all time. He was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 918
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Superiority
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Missing material
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Time's Arrow
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- Length: 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Story4 out of 5 stars 14
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The Sentinel
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- Length: 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 113
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 100
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Story and Narrated Very Well
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Rescue Party
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- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 196
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 171
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 172
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4 out of 5 stars
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Clarke was ahead of his time
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- By: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,030
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 918
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 914
"A Meeting with Medusa" was first published in the December 1971 issue of Playboy. Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) is regarded as one of the most-influential science fiction writers of all time. He was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Prelude for the Reynolds / Baxter collaboration
- By Michael G Kurilla on 02-28-17
By: Arthur C. Clarke
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Dog Star
- By: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15
Dog Star was first published in the April 1962 issue of Galaxy. Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) is regarded as one of the most-influential science fiction writers of all time. He was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Short story
- By TERRY D on 11-06-24
By: Arthur C. Clarke
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Superiority
- By: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 17
"Superiority" was first published in the August 1951 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) is regarded as one of the most-influential science fiction writers of all time. He was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Missing material
- By Tamara A. on 03-15-21
By: Arthur C. Clarke
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Time's Arrow
- By: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 16
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 14
"Time's Arrow" was first published in the summer 1950 issue of Science-Fantasy. Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) is regarded as one of the most-influential science fiction writers of all time. He was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.
By: Arthur C. Clarke
-
The Sentinel
- By: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 113
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 100
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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. Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) is regarded as one of the most-influential science fiction writers of all time. He was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Story and Narrated Very Well
- By Michael on 12-25-18
By: Arthur C. Clarke
-
Rescue Party
- By: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 196
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 171
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 172
"Rescue Party" was first published in the May 1946 issue of Astounding Science-Fiction.
Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) is regarded as one of the most-influential science fiction writers of all time. He was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Clarke was ahead of his time
- By Nedieh Red Nav on 10-26-20
By: Arthur C. Clarke
The setup: Earth is freezing over, humanity is doomed, and the last survivors decide to preserve their culture for future intelligent life. Noble. Tragic. Very dramatic. So they pack their most important artifacts into a vault and launch them off to be discovered by some hopefully smarter, hopefully warmer species.
Cut to a few thousand years later: aliens from Venus (because sure, why not?) arrive and stumble across this time capsule. These lizardy scholars are trying so hard to understand us. They analyze the tech. They study the images. They try to piece together what humans were like based on the sacred cultural treasures we left behind.
And then comes the final line — a gut punch of cosmic hilarity that I won't spoil, but trust me, it’s the sci-fi equivalent of slipping on a banana peel at your own funeral.
The whole story reads like a straight-faced eulogy to humanity, but then Clarke hits you with a twist so gloriously absurd you can't help but laugh and wince at the same time. It’s the literary version of leaving your entire life’s work behind, only for future generations to remember you as that species that worshipped cartoons.
Short, sharp, and savagely funny. Read it. You’ll never look at time capsules — or Mickey Mouse — the same way again.
Highly recommended if you enjoy a good punchline w
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