The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

CLARKE, ARTHUR C(harles) (stories) (continued)

• * _The City and the Stars (Gollancz 0-575-05675-4, Dec ’93, £4.99, 255pp, pb, cover by John Harris) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1956) classic sf novel.
• * _The City and the Stars (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60252-X, Feb ’98, £5.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1956) classic SF novel. Includes a 1986 Introduction.
• * *Cradle (with Gentry Lee) (Gollancz 0-575-04164-1, Jul ’88, £11.95, 309pp, hc) Romantic thriller about a woman reporter who finds an alien spaceship crash-landed off Key West. Simultaneous with the American edition.
• * *Cradle (with Gentry Lee) (Warner 0-446-51379-2, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $18.95, 293pp, hc) Sf novel. A mysterious artifact is found off the Florida coast.
• * _Cradle (with Gentry Lee) (Warner 0-446-35601-8, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $4.95, 408pp, pb) Reprint (Warner/Gollancz 1988) near-future underwater sf adventure novel.
• * _Cradle (with Gentry Lee) (Orbit 0-7088-4318-2, Sep ’89, £6.99, 373pp, tp) Reprint (Warner/Gollancz 1988) sf novel.
• * _Cradle (with Gentry Lee) (Warner 0-446-35601-8, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $4.95, 408pp, pb) Reissue (Warner 1988) near-future underwater sf adventure novel; fifth printing.
• * _Cradle (with Gentry Lee) (Orbit 0-7088-8319-2, Sep ’90, £3.99, 374pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz/Warner 1988) sf novel.
• * _Cradle (with Gentry Lee) (Warner Aspect 0-446-35601-8, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $5.99, 408pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) Reissue (Gollancz; Warner 1988) SF novel. 10th printing.
• * _The Deep Range (NAL/Signet 0-451-14753-7, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $3.50, 254pp, pb) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1957) sf novel with a new introduction by the author; 11th printing.
• * _The Deep Range (Gollancz 0-575-04267-2, May ’88, £2.95, 224pp, pb) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1957) sf novel. This edition contains a new foreword by Clarke. Volume 23 in the “VGSF Classics” series.
• * _The Deep Range (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28925-X, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $4.95, 226pp, pb, cover by Paul Swendsen) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1957) sf novel. This includes the introduction by Clarke from the 1987 Signet edition.
• * _The Deep Range (Gollancz 0-575-05792-0, Jul ’94 [Aug ’94], £4.99, 224pp, pb, cover by Danny Flynn) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1957) sf novel. Includes the preface to the 1988 Gollancz edition.
• * _The Deep Range (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60291-0, Aug ’98 [Sep ’98], £5.99, 224pp, pb) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1957) SF novel of undersea life and farming. Includes a ‘Preface to the 1988 Edition’.
• * _Dolphin Island (Puffin 0-14-031920-4, Sep ’86, £1.75, 158pp, pb) Reprint (Holt Rinehart 1963) juvenile sf novel.
• * _Dolphin Island (Ace 0-441-15220-1, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $2.95, 188pp, pb) Reprint (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1963) young-adult sf novel.
• * _Earthlight (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43070-0, Oct ’98, $10.00, 194pp, tp, cover by Heather Kern) Reprint (Ballantine 1955) classic SF novel.
• * _Expedition to Earth (Sidgwick & Jackson/NEL 0-283-98623-9, Jan ’87, £1.95, 175pp, pb) Reissue (Ballantine 1953) sf collection.
• * _Expedition to Earth (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43073-5, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $10.00, 178pp, tp) Reprint (Ballantine 1953) collection. There is a new preface by Clarke.
• * _A Fall of Moondust (Gollancz 0-575-03978-7, Feb ’87, £3.50, 224pp, tp) Reprint (Harcourt, Brace & World 1961) sf novel. Volume 9 of the Gollancz Classic SF series.
• * _A Fall of Moondust (NAL/Signet 0-451-14717-0, Mar ’87 [Feb ’87], $3.50, 254pp, pb) Reissue (Harcourt Brace & World 1961) sf novel with a new introduction by the author. Tenth NAL printing.
• * _A Fall of Moondust (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28986-1, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $4.99, 231pp, pb, cover by Paul Swendsen) Reprint (Harcourt, Brace & World 1961) Hugo-nominated sf novel. This edition also contains the 1987 introduction.
• * _A Fall of Moondust (Gollancz 0-575-06003-4, Jul ’95, £5.99, 224pp, pb, cover by Danny Flynn) Reprint (Harcourt, Brace & World 1961) SF novel. This includes Clarke’s 1987 Preface.
• * _A Fall of Moondust (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60290-2, Jun ’98, £5.99, 224pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Harcourt, Brace and World 1961) SF novel of a buried lunar cruiser. Includes a 1987 preface by Clarke.
• * *The Fantastic Muse (Hilltop Press 0-905262-05-0, Jul ’92, £1.00, 9pp, ph) Collection of an article by Clarke on sf poetry and an sf poem, both reprinted from fanzines in the 1930’s. (Contents)
• * _The Fountains of Paradise (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31559-6, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $2.95, 305pp, pb) Reissue (Gollancz 1979) sf novel; 5th Del Rey printing, 500,000 copies available.
• * _The Fountains of Paradise (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34794-3, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $3.50, 303pp, pb) Reissue (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1979) sf novel, winner of the Hugo and Nebula awards. ninth Del Rey printing;
• * _The Fountains of Paradise (Easton Press no ISBN, Nov ’88, no price, 261pp, hc) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1979) award-winning sf novel. This leatherbound, gilt-edge edition is available only to members of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series. There is a new introduction by George Zebrowski and illustrations by Bob Eggleton.
• * _The Fountains of Paradise (Gollancz 0-575-04590-6, Aug ’89, £3.50, 258pp, pb, cover by Terry Oakes) Reprint (Harcourt 1979) sf novel. This edition contains a new ‘addition to the afterword’, dated March 1989. Volume 34 in the “VGSF Classics” series.
• * _The Fountains of Paradise (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28819-9, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $4.95, 284pp, pb, cover by Paul Swendsen) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1979) sf novel, a Hugo and Nebula winner.
• * _The Fountains of Paradise (Gollancz 0-575-04590-6, Dec ’92, £3.99, 258pp, pb, cover by Roy Virgo) Reissue (Gollancz 1979) sf novel.
• * _The Fountains of Paradise (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60153-1, Mar ’97, £4.99, 258pp, pb, cover by Roy Virgo) Reprint (Gollancz 1979) SF novel. Includes a 1989 “Addition to the Afterword”.
• * *The Garden of Rama (with Gentry Lee) (Bantam Spectra 0-553-07261-7, Sep ’91 [Jul ’91], $20.00, 441pp, hc, cover by Paul Swendsen) [Rama] Sf novel, third book of the “Rama” series, a direct sequel to Rama II.
• * *The Garden of Rama (with Gentry Lee) (Gollancz 0-575-05169-8, Sep ’91, £14.99, 398pp, hc, cover by John Brettoner) [Rama] Sf novel. Simultaneous with the U.S. (Bantam Spectra) edition. Volume 3 in the “Rama” series.
• * _The Garden of Rama (with Gentry Lee) (SFBC #14475, Oct ’91, $9.98, 441pp, hc, cover by Paul Swendsen) [Rama] Reprint (Bantam Spectra; Gollancz 1991) sf novel, third book of the “Rama” series. Similar to the 1991 Bantam Spectra edition except it lacks an ISBN and price. The SFBC number is on the back jacket.
• * _The Garden of Rama (with Gentry Lee) (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29817-8, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $5.99, 518pp, pb, cover by Paul Swendsen) [Rama] Reprint (Bantam Spectra; Gollancz 1991) sf novel, third book of the “Rama” series.
• * _The Garden of Rama (with Gentry Lee) (Orbit 1-85723-020-5, Oct ’92, £8.99, 398pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) [Rama] Reprint (Bantam Spectra; Gollancz 1991) sf novel. Volume three in the “Rama” series.
• * _The Garden of Rama (with Gentry Lee) (Orbit 1-85723-021-3, Dec ’93, £5.99, 593pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Rama] Reprint (Bantam Spectra; Gollancz 1991) sf novel. Volume three in the “Rama” series. This is titled Garden of Rama on the cover.
• * *The Ghost from the Grand Banks (Gollancz 0-575-04906-5, Oct ’90 [Jul ’90], £12.95, 253pp, hc, cover by Tom Stimpson) Sf novel about two attempts to raise the Titanic.
• * +The Ghost from the Grand Banks (Bantam Spectra 0-553-07222-6, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $19.95, 274pp, hc, cover by Paul Swendsen) Near-future sf novel of a 2012 race to raise the Titanic. This is an exploration of a world that has changed drastically in 22 years. Clarke touches on fascinating questions of mathematics and philosophy, making this a rewarding experience. Recommended (SW). First American edition (Gollancz 1990).
• * _The Ghost from the Grand Banks (Orbit Overseas 0-7088-8357-5, 1991 [Sep ’91], £3.99, 253pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) sf novel about two attempts to raise the Titanic. This is an “Open Market” edition and is available only in non-English-speaking countries.
• * _The Ghost from the Grand Banks (SFBC #18072, Apr ’91, $9.98, 274pp, hc, cover by Paul Swendsen) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) sf novel.
• * _The Ghost from the Grand Banks (Orbit 0-7088-8361-3, Oct ’91, £7.99, 253pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) sf novel.
• * _The Ghost from the Grand Banks (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29387-7, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $5.99, 274pp, pb, cover by Paul Swendsen) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) near-future sf novel of a 2012 race to raise the Titanic.
• * _The Ghost from the Grand Banks (Orbit 1-85723-070-1, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], £4.99, 253pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) sf novel.
• * _Glide Path (NAL/Signet 0-451-14866-5, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $3.50, 252pp, pb) Reissue (Harcourt Brace 1963), 9th NAL printing. Non-sf, associational, a novel of WWII and the first use of radar. New intro by Clarke.
• * _Glide Path (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29052-5, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $4.99, 234pp, pb, cover by Paul Swendsen) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1963) associational WWII novel about the first use of radar. This includes both the 1963 and 1987 prefaces by Clarke.
• * *The Hammer of God (Gollancz 0-575-05616-9, Jun ’93 [May ’93], £14.99, 205pp, hc, cover by Peter Mennim) Sf novel about an asteroid on collision course with the Earth, expanded from the short story of the same name. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam Spectra) edition.
• * *The Hammer of God (Bantam Spectra 0-553-09557-9, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $19.95, 226pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) Sf novel set in the 22nd century about the attempt to prevent an asteroid from colliding with the Earth. Simultaneous with the British edition. Recommended. (CNB)
• * _The Hammer of God (Orbit 1-85723-229-1, Jun ’94 [May ’94], £7.99, 205pp, tp, cover by John Avon,(?)) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1993) sf novel.
• * _The Hammer of God (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56871-X, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $5.99, 240pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1993) sf novel.
• * _The Hammer of God (Orbit 1-85723-194-5, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], £4.99, 264pp, pb, cover by John Avon) Reprint (Gollancz; Bantam Spectra 1993) SF novel set in the 22nd century about an attempt to stop an asteroid from striking the Earth.
• * +How the World Was One: Beyond the Global Village (Bantam Nonfiction 0-553-07440-7, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $22.50, 295pp, hc, cover by Chris Alan Wilton) Associational history of the development of telecommunications. First American edition (Gollancz 1992).
• * *How the World Was One: Beyond the Global Village (Gollancz 0-575-05226-0, Jun ’92, £15.99, 289pp, hc, cover by Steven Hunt) Historical look at the development of transatlantic cables and satellite communications, based on the first 19 chapters of Voices Across the Sea (Harper 1958) and several other pieces, some previously uncollected. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam) edition. (Contents)
• * _How the World Was One: The Turbulent History of Global Communications (Gollancz 0-575-05546-4, Jul ’93, £6.99, 289pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 1992 as How the World Was One: Beyond the Global Village) historical look at the development of transatlantic cables and satellite communications, based in part on Voices Across the Sea (Harper 1958).
• * _Imperial Earth (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31561-8, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $2.95, 305pp, pb) Reissue (Harcourt 1976) sf novel; 8th printing, 700,000 copies in print. A slightly shorter version first appeared in England (Gollancz 1975).
• * _Imperial Earth (Gollancz 0-575-04316-4, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], £2.99, 287pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1975) sf novel. Volume 27 in the “VGSF Classics” series.
• * _Imperial Earth (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28877-6, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $4.95, 342pp, pb, cover by Paul Swendsen) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1976) sf novel set in 2276. A slightly shorter version first appeared in England (Gollancz 1975).
• * _Imperial Earth (Gollancz 0-575-04316-4, Feb ’92, £3.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Terry Pastor) Reissue (Gollancz 1975) sf novel. This is the shortened British version not the complete Harcourt (first American) edition.
• * _Imperial Earth (Vista 0-575-60158-2, Apr ’97 [Feb ’97], £4.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Terry Pastor) Reprint (Gollancz 1975) SF novel.
• * _Interplanetary Flight (Berkley 0-425-06448-4, Feb ’85 [Jan ’85], $2.95, 164pp, pb) Reprint (Harper & Row 1950) of Clarke’s first published book. Non-sf, associational. There’s a new introduction for this edition. This is an outdated semi-technical book which is being reprinted only because of Clarke’s name.
• * _Islands in the Sky (NAL/Signet 0-451-14895-9, Jul ’87, $3.50, 256pp, pb) Reissue (Winston 1952) young-adult sf novel, 15th printing; has a new introduction by Clarke.
• * _Islands in the Sky (Puffin 0-14-030535-1, Apr ’89, £2.25, 202pp, pb, cover by Peter Jones) Reissue (Winston 1952) young-adult sf novel.
• * _The Lion of Comarre & Against the Fall of Night (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-652517-8, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $9.95, 214pp, tp) Reprint (Harcourt Brace & World 1968) omnibus edition of 2 novels.
• * *More Than One Universe: The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29189-0, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $4.99, 554pp, pb, cover by Paul Swendsen) Near-omnibus of four collections: Tales of Ten Worlds (Harcourt, Brace & World 1962), The Other Side of the Sky (Harcourt, Brace 1958), The Nine Billion Names of God (Harcourt, Brace & World 1967), and The Wind from the Sun (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1972). Several stories have been dropped, and the order changed. The vignettes from the revised 1987 Signet edition of The Wind from the Sun have been added, but all introductory material has been deleted. (Contents)
• * _The Nine Billion Names of God (NAL/Signet 0-451-14755-3, Mar ’87, $3.50, 253pp, pb) Reissue (Harcourt Brace World 1967) collection with a new introduction by the author; 11th Signet printing.
• * *The Odyssey File (with Peter Hyams) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32108-1, Jan ’85 [Dec ’84], $3.95, 133pp, pb) Non-fiction, associational, a record of the computer communications between the author and the director for 2010. Illustrated with color stills from the film.
• * _Of Time and Stars (Gollancz 0-575-03315-0, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], £5.95, 190pp, hc) Reissue (Gollancz 1972) of the one Clarke collection which has never appeared in a U.S. edition. This one drops the J.B. Priestly introduction but adds a new foreword by Clarke and an updated bibliography. All 18 stories have appeared in other collections.
• * _Of Time and Stars (Puffin 0-14-030703-6, Aug ’88, £1.99, 205pp, pb) Reissue (Gollancz 1972) sf collection.
• * _Of Time and Stars (Penguin 0-14-005750-1, Mar ’90, £3.99, 205pp, tp, cover by Alan Craddock) Reprint (Gollancz 1972) young-adult sf collection.
• * _Of Time and Stars (Roc UK 0-14-015245-8, Jun ’93, £4.99, 205pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) Reprint (Gollancz 1972) sf collection.
• * _The Other Side of the Sky (NAL/Signet 0-451-14018-4, Dec ’85 [Nov ’85], $2.95, 256pp, pb) Reissue (Harcourt Brace 1958) collection. Twelfth printing.
• * _The Other Side of the Sky (Gollancz 0-575-03988-4, May ’87, £2.95, 245pp, pb) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1958) sf collection. Contains a new introduction by Clarke.
• * _The Other Side of the Sky (NAL/Signet 0-451-14937-8, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $4.50, 254pp, pb) Reissue (Harcourt Brace 1958) collection, 13th printing.
• * _The Other Side of the Sky (Gollancz 0-575-03988-4, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], £3.99, 245pp, pb, cover by Tony Roberts) Reprint (Harcourt Brace World 1958) sf collection. Fourth printing.
• * *Profiles of the Future (Holt Rinehart & Winston 0-03-069783-2, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $15.95, 255pp, hc) Non-fiction, associational. This is a revised version of a 1963 collection of articles not so much predicting the future as outlining the possibilities. As with most of Clarke’s work, it is technologically oriented, with a touch of mysticism. Fascinating reading and a primer for sf authors. (CNB)
• * _Profiles of the Future (Warner 0-446-32107-9, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $3.50, 282pp, pb) Reprint (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1984); non-fiction, associational. A revised version of a 1963 collection of future possibilities. A primer for sf authors. Recommended. (CNB)
• * _The Promise of Space (Berkley 0-425-07565-6, Jan ’85 [Dec ’84], $3.50, 316pp, pb) Reprint (Harper & Row 1968). Non-fiction, associational.
• * *Rama II (with Gentry Lee) (Gollancz 0-575-04545-0, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], £12.95, 377pp, hc, cover by Perfection Art) [Rama] Sf novel in which astronauts visit the second Rama spaceship. Despite some fascinating ideas, it raises more questions than it answers. An afterword by Clarke indicates that there will be at least two more volumes in the series. Simultaneous with U.S. edition.
• * *Rama II (with Gentry Lee) (Bantam Spectra 0-553-05714-6, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $18.95, 420pp, hc, cover by Paul Swendsen) [Rama] Sf novel, sequel to Clarke’s classic Awards winner Rendezvous with Rama. Simultaneous with U.K. edition (Gollancz 1989).
• * _Rama II (with Gentry Lee) (SFBC #15741, Mar ’90 [Jan ’90], $8.98, 406pp, hc, cover by Paul Swendsen) [Rama] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1989) sf novel, sequel to Rendezvous with Rama.
• * _Rama II (with Gentry Lee) (Orbit 0-7088-4833-8, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], £6.99, 495pp, tp) [Rama] Reprint (Gollancz/Bantam Spectra 1989) sf novel. Volume 2 in the “Rama” series.
• * _Rama II (with Gentry Lee) (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28658-7, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $5.95, 466pp, pb, cover by Paul Swendsen) [Rama] Reprint (Gollancz/Bantam 1989) sf novel, sequel to Rendezvous with Rama).
• * _Rama II (with Gentry Lee) (Orbit 0-7088-4826-5, Aug ’91, £4.99, 495pp, pb) [Rama] Reprint (Gollancz; Bantam Spectra 1989) sf novel.
• * *Rama Revealed (with Gentry Lee) (Gollancz 0-575-05577-4, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], £15.99, 477pp, hc, cover by Bob Corley) [Rama] Sf novel, fourth and last in the “Rama” series, in which the purpose behind the Rama spaceships is revealed.
• * +Rama Revealed (with Gentry Lee) (Bantam Spectra 0-553-09536-6, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $22.95, 466pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Rama] Sf novel, fourth and final book of the “Rama” series. First American edition (Gollancz 1993).
• * _Rama Revealed (with Gentry Lee) (SFBC #02857, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], $10.98, 466pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Rama] Reprint (Gollancz 1993) sf novel, fourth and final book of the “Rama” series. Similar to the 1994 Bantam Spectra edition except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Rama Revealed (with Gentry Lee) (Orbit 1-85723-234-8, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], £9.99, 479pp, tp, cover by Bob Corley) [Rama] Reprint (Gollancz 1993) SF novel. Fourth and last of the series which began with Clarke’s solo Rendezvous with Rama.
• * _Rama Revealed (with Gentry Lee) (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56947-3, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $5.99, 602pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Rama] Reprint (Gollancz 1993) SF novel, fourth and final in the “Rama” series.
• * _Rama Revealed (with Gentry Lee) (Orbit 1-85723-252-6, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], £5.99, 635pp, pb, cover by Bob Corley) [Rama] Reprint (Gollancz 1993) SF novel. Fourth and last of the ‘Rama’ series which began with Clarke’s award-winning Rendezvous with Rama.
• * _Reach for Tomorrow (Gollancz 0-575-04609-0, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], £2.99, 166pp, pb, cover by Rolf Mohr) Reprint (Ballantine 1956) sf collection. This edition contains a new introduction by Clarke.