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{{Short description|1962 collection of science fiction short stories by Arthur C. Clarke}} |
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| author = [[Arthur C. Clarke]] |
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| language = English |
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| genre = [[Science fiction]] |
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| publisher = [[Harcourt Brace]] |
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| release_date = 1962 |
| release_date = 1962 |
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| media_type = Print ( |
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| pages = 245 pp |
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'''''Tales of Ten Worlds''''' is a collection of |
'''''Tales of Ten Worlds''''' is a collection of [[science fiction]] short stories by British writer [[Arthur C. Clarke|Arthur C. Clarke]]. The stories all originally appeared in a number of different publications. |
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==Contents== |
==Contents== |
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* "[[Into the Comet]]" |
* "[[Into the Comet]]" |
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* "An Ape about the House" |
* "An Ape about the House" |
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* "Saturn Rising" |
* "[[Saturn Rising]]" |
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* "Let There be Light" |
* "[[Let There Be Light (Clarke short story)|Let There be Light]]" |
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* "[[Death and the Senator]]" |
* "[[Death and the Senator]]" |
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* "Trouble With Time" |
* "Trouble With Time" |
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* "Before Eden" |
* "[[Before Eden]]" |
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* "A Slight Case of Sunstroke" |
* "A Slight Case of Sunstroke" |
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* "[[Dog Star (short story)|Dog Star]]" |
* "[[Dog Star (short story)|Dog Star]]" |
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==Editions== |
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|title= Storie di Terra e Spazio |
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|publisher= [[Mondadori]] |
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|edition= collana Urania n° 1039 |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*{{cite book | last=Tuck | first=Donald H. | |
*{{cite book | last=Tuck | first=Donald H. | author-link=Donald H. Tuck | title=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy | location=Chicago | publisher=[[Advent (publisher)|Advent]] | year=1974|isbn=0-911682-20-1 | page=102}} |
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==External links== |
== External links == |
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* {{isfdb title|38043}} |
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*{{Wayback|url=http://www.geocities.com/jcsherwood/ACClinks2.htm|title=Arthur C. Clarke links & image archive}} |
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*{{cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/jcsherwood/ACClinks2.htm |title=Sir Arthur C. Clarke at MysteryVisits.com |accessdate=January 27, 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20011006184831/http://www.geocities.com/jcsherwood/ACClinks2.htm |archivedate=October 6, 2001}} |
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{{Footer The Novels of Arthur C. Clarke}} |
{{Footer The Novels of Arthur C. Clarke}} |
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Latest revision as of 17:06, 9 February 2024
 Cover of the first edition | |
| Author | Arthur C. Clarke |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Harcourt Brace |
Publication date | 1962 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 245 pp |
Tales of Ten Worlds is a collection of science fiction short stories by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. The stories all originally appeared in a number of different publications.
Contents
[edit]This collection, originally published in 1962, includes the following:
- "I Remember Babylon"
- "Summertime on Icarus"
- "Out of the Cradle, Endlessly Orbiting..."
- "Who's There?"
- "Hate"
- "Into the Comet"
- "An Ape about the House"
- "Saturn Rising"
- "Let There be Light"
- "Death and the Senator"
- "Trouble With Time"
- "Before Eden"
- "A Slight Case of Sunstroke"
- "Dog Star"
- "The Road to the Sea"
Reception
[edit]Avram Davidson received the collection favorably, praising Clarke's stories saying "Few writers in the field handle science with such knowledge as to be so convincing, such deftness as never to place stumbling-blocks, and with such clarity of style as to appear to have none at all."[1]
Editions
[edit]- Arthur C. Clarke (1962). Tales of Ten Worlds. Harcourt Brace. pp. 245 pp.
- Arthur C. Clarke (1988). Storie di Terra e Spazio (collana Urania n° 1039 ed.). Mondadori. ISBN 88-7819-669-X.
References
[edit]- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 102. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
External links
[edit]- Tales of Ten Worlds title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- "Sir Arthur C. Clarke at MysteryVisits.com". Archived from the original on October 6, 2001. Retrieved January 27, 2007.