The Best of Arthur C. Clarke

The Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1937-1971 is a collection of science fiction short stories by British writer Arthur C. Clarke originally published in 1973.

The Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1937-1971

First edition
Author	Arthur C. Clarke
Cover artist	Chris Foss
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Sidgwick & Jackson
Publication date	1973
Media type	Print (Hardcover)
Pages	336

The stories, written between 1937 and 1971, originally appeared in a number of periodicals including Amateur Science Stories, Zenith, The Fantast, Fantasy, Startling Stories, Astounding, Science Fiction Quarterly, 10 Story Fantasy, Infinity Science Fiction, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, The Evening Standard, Vogue, Analog, If, Boys' Life and Playboy

Contents

The contents include:

• 1933: A Science Fiction Odyssey
• "Travel by Wire!"
• "Retreat from Earth"
• "The Awakening"
• "Whacky"
• "Castaway"
• "History Lesson"
• "Hide and Seek"
• "Second Dawn"
• "The Sentinel"
• "The Star"
• "Refugee"
• Venture to the Moon
  • "The Starting Line"
  • "Robin Hood, F.R.S."
  • "Green Fingers"
  • "All That Glitters"
  • "Watch This Space"
  • "A Question of Residence"
• "Into the Comet"
• "Summertime on Icarus"
• "Death and the Senator"
• "Hate"
• "Sunjammer"
• "A Meeting with Medusa"
• Bibliography

References

• "ISFDB". Retrieved 2007-12-06.
• Contento, William G. "Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections, Combined Edition". Retrieved 2007-12-06.