Reading Order
10 series · 142 booksSpace Odyssey Series
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001: A Space Odyssey | 1968 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | 2010: Odyssey Two | 1982 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | 2061: Odyssey Three | 1987 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | 3001: The Final Odyssey | 1997 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rendezvous with Rama | 1973 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Rama II ( With: Gentry Lee) | 1989 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The Garden of Rama ( With: Gentry Lee) | 1991 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Rama Revealed ( With: Gentry Lee) | 1993 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Bright Messengers ( By: Gentry Lee) | 1995 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Double Full Moon Night ( By: Gentry Lee) | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | The Tranquility Wars ( By: Gentry Lee) | 2000 | Buy from Amazon |
A Time Odyssey Series with Stephen Baxter
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Time's Eye | 2003 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Sunstorm | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Firstborn | 2007 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machines ( By: Robert O'Brien) | 1964 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Man And Space | 1964 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The Body ( By: Alan E. Nourse) | 1964 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Ships ( By: Robert O'Brien) | 1965 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Weather ( By: Robert O'Brien, Philip D. Thompson) | 1965 | Buy from Amazon |
Blue Planet Series
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Coast of the Coral | 1956 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Reefs of Taprobane | 1956 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The Treasure of the Great Reef | 1964 | Buy from Amazon |
Arthur C. Clarke Other Novels
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Against the Fall of Night | 1948 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Prelude to Space (Short Story) | 1950 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The Sands of Mars | 1951 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Islands in the Sky | 1952 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Childhood's End | 1953 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Earthlight | 1955 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | City and the Stars | 1956 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | The Deep Range | 1957 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | A Fall of Moondust | 1961 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | Dolphin Island | 1963 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Glide Path | 1963 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | The Lost Worlds Of 2001 | 1971 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | Imperial Earth | 1975 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | The Fountains of Paradise | 1979 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | The Songs of Distant Earth | 1986 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | July 20, 2019 | 1986 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | Cradle ( With: Gentry Lee) | 1987 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 18 | Beyond the Fall of Night ( With: Gregory Benford) | 1990 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 19 | The Ghost from the Grand Banks | 1990 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 20 | The Hammer of God | 1993 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 21 | Richter 10 ( With: Mike McQuay) | 1996 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 22 | The Trigger | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 23 | The Light of Other Days ( With: Stephen Baxter) | 2000 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 24 | The Last Theorem ( With: Frederik Pohl) | 2008 | Buy from Amazon |
Arthur C. Clarke Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Interplanetary Flight | 1950 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Exploration of Space | 1951 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Boy Beneath the Sea | 1958 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Voice Across The Sea | 1958 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Profiles of the Future | 1962 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Voices from the Sky | 1966 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | The Promise of Space | 1968 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Into Space ( With: Robert Silverberg) | 1971 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | The View from Serendip | 1977 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | 1984: Spring - A Choice of Futures | 1984 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Astounding Days | 1990 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | How the World Was One | 1992 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | Greetings, Carbon-Based Bipeds! | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | From Narnia To Space Odyssey ( With: C.S. Lewis) | 2003 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | The Exploration of the Moon (Short Story) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon |
Isaac Asimov's Anthology Series
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction ( By: Isaac Asimov, Tanith Lee, Phyllis Eisenstein, Gene Wolfe, Barry B. Longyear, John M. Ford, Arnie Bateman, Alan Dean Foster, Martin Gardner, Randall Garrett, Rob Chilson, Ted Reynolds, George Scithers, Richard S. McEnroe, Jeff Duntemann, R.N. Bracewell, K.W. MacAnn, G. Richard Bozarth) | 1980 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far ( By: Isaac Asimov, Frederik Pohl, Carter Scholz, Barry B. Longyear, John M. Ford, Jack Williamson, Darrell Schweitzer, John Brunner, Juleen Brantingham, Martin Gardner, Richard Wilson, Milton A. Rothman, Elizabeth Anne Hull, Sharon Webb, Somtow Sucharitkul, Lee Weinstein, Ted Reynolds, George Scithers, F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre, William Tuning, Francis E. Izzo, Paul David Novitski, Lee Russell, Seth S. Horowitz, Tol E. Rant, S. Dale, Julie Flores, Tony Sarowitz) | 1981 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own ( By: Connie Willis, Ursula K. Le Guin, Pat Cadigan, Joan D. Vinge, Tanith Lee, Pamela Sargent, Lee Killough, Mary Gentle, Mildred Downey Broxon, Shawna McCarthy, Sharon Webb, Leigh Kennedy, Stephanie A. Smith, Cherie Wilkerson, Julie Stevens, Sydney J. Van Scyoc, Cyn Mason, P.A. Kagan, P.J. MacQuarrie, Janet O. Jeppson, Beverly Grant, Hope Athearn) | 1983 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Isaac Asimov's Fantasy! ( By: Shawna McCarthy) | 1985 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Isaac Asimov's Fantasy! ( By: Connie Willis, George R.R. Martin, Ron Goulart, John Kessel, George Alec Effinger, Robert Thurston, Tanith Lee, Lucius Shepard, Scott Baker, Lillian Carl, Juleen Brantingham, Lee Killough, Ian McDowell, Daphne Castell, Sharon N. Farber, Richard Kearns, Shawna McCarthy, Leigh Kennedy, Gregg Keizer, Kristi Olesen) | 1989 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Isaac Asimov's Aliens ( By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois) | 1991 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Isaac Asimov's Robots ( By: Isaac Asimov, Rob Chilson) | 1991 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite ( By: Isaac Asimov, John M. Ford) | 1993 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Isaac Asimov's War ( By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois) | 1993 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams ( By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois) | 1994 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep ( By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois) | 1995 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | Isaac Asimov's Ghosts (Short Story) ( By: Isaac Asimov, Terry Bisson) | 1995 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | Isaac Asimov's Christmas ( By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois) | 1997 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | Isaac Asimov's Camelot ( By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois, Eleanor Arnason) | 1998 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | Isaac Asimov's Detectives ( By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois) | 1998 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | Isaac Asimov's Werewolves ( By: Isaac Asimov, Suzy McKee Charnas, Gardner Dozois) | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | Isaac Asimov's Solar System ( By: Gardner Dozois) | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 18 | Isaac Asimov's Utopias ( By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois) | 2000 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 19 | Isaac Asimov's Father Day ( By: Isaac Asimov, Gardner Dozois) | 2001 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 20 | Isaac Asimov's Halloween ( By: Isaac Asimov) | 2001 | Buy from Amazon |
Arthur C. Clarke Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | 1938 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Sentinel | 1951 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Reach for Tomorrow | 1956 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Tales From The White Hart | 1957 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Tales of Ten Worlds | 1962 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | The Nine Billion Names of God (Short Story) | 1967 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | The Lion Of Comarre | 1968 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Expedition to Earth | 1968 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Of Time and Stars | 1972 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | The Wind From The Sun | 1972 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | A Meeting With Medusa | 1988 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | The Shining Ones | 2004 | Buy from Amazon |
Arthur C. Clarke Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Science Fiction Stories 3 | 1955 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Great Tales of Action and Adventure | 1958 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1958 | 1958 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | 50 Short Science Fiction Tales | 1963 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Novelets of Science Fiction | 1963 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | The Bedside Playboy | 1963 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Worlds to Come: New Science Fiction Adventures | 1967 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Tales of Time and Space | 1969 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Futures Unlimited | 1969 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | The Futurists | 1972 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Alpha 3 | 1972 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | Galaxy Science Fiction - October 1973 | 1973 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow... | 1974 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | Other Dimensions | 1974 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | Aliens: 3 Novellas | 1977 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | The Best of British SF 2 | 1977 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | The Best of British SF 1 | 1977 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 18 | They Came from Outer Space: 12 Classic Science Fiction Tales That Became Major Motion Pictures | 1979 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 19 | The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels | 1980 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 20 | The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction / Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century | 1980 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 21 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Three: Nebula Winners 1965-1969 | 1981 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 22 | Science Fiction A to Z | 1982 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 23 | Space Odyssey | 1983 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 24 | Fourth Planet from the Sun | 1984 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 25 | Great Science Fiction Stories by the World's Greatest Scientists | 1985 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 26 | Battlefields Beyond Tomorrow | 1987 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 27 | Science Fiction Stories | 1988 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 28 | Drabble II: Double Century | 1990 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 29 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection | 1993 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 30 | The Ultimate Alien | 1995 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 31 | The Young Oxford Book of Aliens | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 32 | Bangs & Whimpers | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 33 | Explorers | 2000 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 34 | The Hard SF Renaissance | 2003 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 35 | The Colours of Infinity: The Beauty, The Power and the Sense of Fractals | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 36 | The World Turned Upside Down | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 37 | Galileo's Children | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 38 | Elemental: The Tsunami Relief Anthology | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 39 | The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 40 | From the Pen of Paul: The Fantastic Images of Frank R. Paul | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 41 | The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 42 | The End of the World: Stories of the Apocalypse | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 43 | Bug-Eyed Monsters & Bimbos | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 44 | The Sixth Science Fiction Megapack | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 45 | In Space No One Can Hear You Scream | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 46 | The Ninth Science Fiction Megapack | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 47 | The Baen Big Book of Monsters | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 48 | Grave Predictions | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 49 | Infinite Stars | 2019 | Buy from Amazon |
Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) was a British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist. Born in Minehead, England, Clarke was fascinated by space from a young age. He joined the Royal Air Force during World War II, where he developed his interest in radar. After the war, Clarke wrote several influential short stories and novels, including "The Sentinel" (1948) and "Childhood's End" (1953). Clarke also played a significant role in the development of satellite telecommunications, proposing the idea of geostationary satellites in 1945. Clarke's notable works include the "Space Odyssey" series, which inspired the iconic film 2001: A Space Odyssey. He received numerous awards for his contributions to science fiction, including the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award. Clarke's writings and ideas continue to inspire scientists, engineers, and science fiction enthusiasts worldwide.