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Arthur C. Clarke

Born

in Minehead, Somerset, England, The United Kingdom

December 16, 1917

Died

March 18, 2008

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science

Influences

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Stories, works of noted British writer, scientist, and underwater explorer Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, include 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).

This most important and influential figure in 20th century fiction spent the first half of his life in England and served in World War II as a radar operator before migrating to Ceylon in 1956. He co-created his best known novel and movie with the assistance of Stanley Kubrick.

Clarke, a graduate of King's College, London, obtained first class honours in physics and mathematics. He served as past chairman of the interplanetary society and as a member of the academy of astronautics, the royal astronomical society, and many other organizations.

He authored more than fifty books and won his numerous aw ...more

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	2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 336,362 ratings — published 1968 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 184,222 ratings — published 1973 — 80 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Childhood’s End 4.12 avg rating — 173,575 ratings — published 1953 — 307 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	2010: Odyssey Two 3.95 avg rating — 60,897 ratings — published 1982 — 60 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The City and the Stars 4.07 avg rating — 36,406 ratings — published 1956 — 166 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fountains of Paradise 3.95 avg rating — 31,743 ratings — published 1979 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	2061: Odyssey Three (Space Odyssey, #3) 3.62 avg rating — 33,427 ratings — published 1987 — 145 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rama II (Rama #2) by Arthur C. Clarke, Gentry Lee 3.71 avg rating — 29,396 ratings — published 1989 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Garden of Rama (Rama, #3) by Arthur C. Clarke, Gentry Lee 3.79 avg rating — 26,734 ratings — published 1991 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	3001: The Final Odyssey 3.59 avg rating — 28,144 ratings — published 1999	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (7 books)
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On a one-way mission into deep space to save humanity, a bomb goes off, killing three, knocking the ship off course, and plunging the survivors...

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MaddAddam trilogy, 3 books, by Margaret Atwood, starting with Oryx and Crake

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