Arthur C. Clarke bibliography explained
The following is a list of works by Arthur C. Clarke.
Series
A Space Odyssey
Rama
A Time Odyssey
Fiction
Novels
Short story collections
See main article: Short fiction by Arthur C. Clarke.
Novellas, novelettes and short stories
Omnibus editions
- Across the Sea of Stars (1959) (including Childhood's End, Earthlight and 18 short stories. Introduction by Clifton Fadiman.)
- From the Ocean, From the Stars (1962) (including The City and the Stars, The Deep Range and The Other Side of the Sky)
- An Arthur C. Clarke Omnibus (1965) (including Childhood's End, Prelude to Space and Expedition to Earth)
- Prelude to Mars (1965) (including Prelude to Space, The Sands of Mars and 16 short stories)
- The Lion of Comarre and Against the Fall of Night (1968)
- An Arthur C. Clarke Second Omnibus (1968) (including A Fall of Moondust, Earthlight and The Sands of Mars)
- Four Great SF Novels (1978) (including The City and the Stars, The Deep Range, A Fall of Moondust, Rendezvous with Rama)
- 2001: A Space Odyssey, The City and the Stars, The Deep Range, A Fall of Moondust, Rendezvous with Rama (1985)
- A Meeting with Medusa and Green Mars (the 1985 novella not the 1993 novel) by Kim Stanley Robinson (1988)
- The Space Trilogy (2001) (including Islands in the Sky, The Sands of Mars and Earthlight)
- The City and the Stars and The Sands of Mars (2001)
- The Ghost from the Grand Banks and The Deep Range (2001)
- 3001 The Final Odyssey, The Songs of Distant Earth (2004)
- Clarke's Universe (2005) (including A Fall of Moondust, The Lion of Comarre and Jupiter V)
Non-fiction
Books
- . London: Temple Press, 1950
- The Exploration of Space. London: Temple Press, 1951. Updated/revised 1959 and 1979 (with a new introduction).
- The Exploration of the Moon, Illustrated by R.A. Smith. 1954
- The Young Traveller in Space. London: Phoenix House, 1954. Variously titled Going into Space. New York: Harper and Row, 1954, The Scottie Book of Space Travel. London: Transworld Publishers, 1957
- The Coast of Coral. Photos by Mike Wilson. Text by Arthur C. Clarke. Frederick Muller, 1956 — Volume 1 of the Blue Planet Trilogy
- The Reefs of Taprobane; Underwater Adventures around Ceylon, Photos by Mike Wilson. Text by Arthur C. Clarke. New York: Harper, 1957 — Volume 2 of the Blue Planet Trilogy
- The Making of a Moon: The Story of the Earth Satellite Program. New York: Harper, 1957
- Boy Beneath the Sea, Photos by Mike Wilson. Text by Arthur C. Clarke. New York: Harper, 1958
- Voice Across the Sea. HarperCollins, 1958
- The Challenge of the Space Ship: Previews of Tomorrow’s World. New York: Harper, 1959
- The Challenge of the Sea. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1960
- The First Five Fathoms, Photos by Mike Wilson. Text by Arthur C. Clarke. New York: Harper, 1960
- Indian Ocean Adventure, Photos by Mike Wilson. Text by Arthur C. Clarke. New York: Harper, 1961
- Profiles of the Future; an Inquiry into the Limits of the Possible. London: Gollancz, 1962. Updated editions of this book were printed in 1973, 1984 and in 1999 as the "Millennium Edition".
- Man and Space. 1964. Created with the editors of Life.
- Indian Ocean Treasure, Photos by Mike Wilson. Text by Arthur C. Clarke. New York: Harper, 1964
- The Treasure of the Great Reef, Photos by Mike Wilson. Text by Arthur C. Clarke. New York: Harper & Row, 1964 — Volume 3 of the Blue Planet Trilogy
- Voices from the Sky: Previews of the Coming Space Age. New York: Harper & Row, 1965
- The Promise of Space. New York: Harper, 1968
- Into Space: a Young Person’s Guide to Space, by Arthur C. Clarke and Robert Silverberg. New York: Harper & Row, 1971
- Beyond Jupiter: The Worlds of Tomorrow, by Arthur C. Clarke (text) and Chesley Bonestell (paintings). Little & Brown, 1972
- Report on Planet Three and Other Speculations. New York: Harper & Row, 1972
- The Lost Worlds of 2001. London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1972
- The View from Serendip. Random House, 1977
- The Odyssey File. Email correspondence with Peter Hyams. London: Panther Books, 1984
- . New York: Ballantine Books, 1984
- Ascent to Orbit, a Scientific Autobiography: The Technical Writings of Arthur C. Clarke. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1984
- 20 July 2019: Life in the 21st Century. Macmillan Publishing Company, 1986
- Astounding Days: A Science Fictional Autobiography. London: Gollancz, 1989
- (a.k.a. How the World Was One: Towards the Tele-Family of Man). London : Gollanncz, 1992 — A history and survey of the communications revolution
- By Space Possessed. London: Gollancz, 1993
- The Snows of Olympus – A Garden on Mars London: Gollancz 1994, picture album with comments
- Childhood Ends: The Earliest Writings of Arthur C. Clarke. Rochester: Portentous Press, 1996
- Greetings, Carbon-Based Bipeds! : Collected Works 1934–1988. London: HarperCollins, 1999
Magazine Articles
- Extra-Terrestrial Relays in Wireless World, October 1945.
Contributions, Introductions, Forewords, Prefaces & Misc.
- From the Earth to the Moon; Jules Verne, 1962. Wrote Introduction to the 1962 edition of this 1865 novel.
- Time Probe: The Sciences in Science Fiction; 1966. Wrote Introduction and one story, collected the other ten stories.
- The Coming of the Space Age; Famous Accounts of Man's Probing of the Universe; 1967. Selected and edited by Arthur C. Clarke.
- The Beginnings of Satellite Communication; J.R. Pierce, 1968. Wrote Preface.
- Three for Tomorrow; Robert Silverberg, Roger Zelazny and James Blish, 1969. Wrote Foreword.
- First on the Moon; Neil Armstrong with Gene Farmer and Dora Jane Hamblin, 1970. Wrote Epilogue.
- The Panic Broadcast; Howard Koch, 1970. Introductory interview with Arthur C. Clarke.
- The Challenge of the Stars (a.k.a. The New Challenge of the Stars); 1972. Wrote Foreword.
- The World in Focus; William MacQuitty, 1974. Wrote Foreword.
- The Complete Venus Equilateral; George O. Smith, 1976. Wrote Introduction.
- The Telephone's First Century—and Beyond: Essays on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of Telephone Communication; 1974. Wrote Essay.
- The World in Color Photography; 1979. Wrote Foreword.
- Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World; Simon Welfare and John Fairly, 1980. Wrote chapter introductions.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Space Technology; 1981. Wrote Foreword.
- The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume Three: The Nebula Winners 1965–1969; 1982. Editor along with George Proctor.
- Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers; Simon Welfare and John Fairly, 1984. Wrote chapter introductions.
- Sightseeing: A Space Panorama; Barbara Hitchcock, 1985. Wrote Foreword.
- Arthur C. Clarke's Chronicles of the Strange and Mysterious; Simon Welfare and John Fairly, 1987. Wrote chapter introductions.
- Arthur C. Clarke's Venus Prime Vol. 1: Breaking Strain; Paul Preuss, 1987. Wrote Afterword; novel is based on Clarke's short story Breaking Strain.
- Arthur C. Clarke's Venus Prime Vol. 2: Maelstrom;Paul Preuss, 1988. Wrote Afterword; novel is based on Clarke's short story Maelstrom II.
- Arthur C. Clarke's Venus Prime Vol. 3: Hide and Seek; Paul Preuss, 1989. Wrote Afterword; novel is based on Clarke's short story Hide-and-Seek.
- Visions of Space; 1989. Wrote Foreword.
- Arthur C. Clarke's Venus Prime Vol. 4: The Medusa Encounter; Paul Preuss, 1990. Wrote Afterword; novel is based on Clarke's short story A Meeting with Medusa.
- Arthur C. Clarke's Venus Prime Vol. 5: The Diamond Moon; Paul Preuss, 1990. Wrote Afterword; novel is based on Clarke's short story Jupiter Five.
- Project Solar Sail; 1990. Editor.
- Arthur C. Clarke's Venus Prime Vol. 6: The Shining Ones; Paul Preuss, 1991. Wrote Afterword; novel is based on Clarke's short story The Shining Ones.
- Blueprint for Space: Science Fiction to Science Fact; Frederick I. Ordway III (editor), 1991. Wrote Epilogue.
- Sri Lanka; Tom Tidball, 1991. Wrote Foreword.
- Space Commerce; John L. McLucas, 1991. Wrote Foreword.
- The Profession of Science Fiction: SF Writers on Their Craft and Ideas; Maxim Jakubowski (editor), 1992. Wrote Foreword.
- Technology 2001: The Future of Computing and Communications; Derek Leebaert (editor), 1992. Wrote Foreword.
- Arthur C. Clarke's A–Z of Mysteries; Simon Welfare and John Fairly, 1993. Wrote foreword.
- The Anti-Gravity Handbook (New and Expanded Edition); D. Hatcher Childress (compiler), 1993. Wrote Chapter 1, titled "Arthur C. Clarke on Anti-Gravity".
- The Dream Machines: An Illustrated History of the Spaceship in Art, Science and Literature; Ron Miller and Rick Dunning, 1993. Wrote Foreword.
- The First Men in the Moon; H.G. Wells, 1993. Wrote Introduction to the 1993 edition of this 1901 novel.
- Unearthing Atlantis: An Archaeological Odyssey to the Fabled Lost Civilization; Charles R. Pellegrino, 1993. Wrote Foreword.
- Seize the Moment: The Autobiography of Britain's First Astronaut; Helen Sharman, 1993. Wrote Introduction.
- The War of the Worlds; H.G. Wells, 1993. Wrote Introduction to the 1993 edition of this 1898 novel.
- Gene Roddenberry: The Last Conversation; Yvonne Fern, 1994. Wrote Foreword.
- The Millennial Project: Colonizing the Galaxy in Eight Easy Steps; Marshall T. Savage, 1994. Wrote Introduction.
- Only Visiting This Planet: The Art of Danny Flynn; Nigel Suckling, 1994. Wrote Introduction.
- The Ultimate Egoist; Theodore Sturgeon, 1994. Wrote Foreword.
- 2001: Filming the Future; Piers Bizony, 1995. Wrote Foreword.
- Aliya: Stories of the Elephants of Sri Lanka; Teresa Cannon and Peter Davis, 1995. Wrote Foreword.
- Bright Messengers; Gentry Lee, 1995. Wrote Introduction to this novel set in the Rama universe.
- An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural (a.k.a. The Supernatural A-Z: The Truth and the Lies); James Randi, 1995, St. Martin's Press (Online Version). Wrote Introduction.
- Frontline of Discovery: Science on the Brink of Tomorrow; National Geographic Society, 1995. Wrote Epilogue.
- Rogue Asteroids and Doomsday Comets:The Search for the Million Megaton Menace That Threatens Life on Earth; Duncan Steel, 1995. Wrote Foreword.
- The Dechronization of Sam Magruder; George Gaylord Simpson, 1996. Wrote Introduction.
- Encounter with Tiber; Buzz Aldrin and John Barnes, 1996. Wrote Foreword.
- Survival Kit: How to Reach Ninety and Make the Most of It; William MacQuitty, 1996. Wrote Preface.
- The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must; Robert Zubrin and Richard Wagner, 1997. Wrote Foreword.
- The Roving Mind: New Edition, Isaac Asimov, 1997. Wrote Tribute.
- Arthur C. Clarke & Lord Dunsany: A Correspondence. ed. Keith Allen Daniels. Palo Alto, CA, USA: Anamnesis Press, 1998. Letters reprinted.
- Hal's Legacy : 2001's Computer As Dream and Reality; David G. Stork, 1998. Wrote Foreword.
- Intelligent Software Agents; Richard Murch, Tony Johnson, 1998. Wrote Foreword.
- Arthur C. Clarke's Mysteries; Simon Welfare and John Fairly, 1998. Wrote foreword.
- Welcome to the Wired World: The New Networked Economy; Anne C. Leer, 1999. Wrote Preface.
- Arthur C. Clarke's Mysteries; John Fairly and Simon Welfare, 2000. Wrote Foreword.
- e-Sphere: The Rise of the World-Wide Mind; Joseph N. Pelton, 2000. Wrote Foreword.
- Excess Heat: Why Cold Fusion Research Prevailed; Charles G. Beaudette, 2000. Wrote Foreword.
- Sri Lanka, the Emerald Island; Tissa Devendra, 2000. Wrote Foreword.
- The Art of Chesley Bonestell; Ron Miller, 2001. Wrote Foreword.
- Literary Trips 2: Following in the Footsteps of Fame; Victoria Brooks (editor), 2001. Wrote Foreword and is profiled in chapter 1.
- Macroshift: Navigating the Transformation to a Sustainable World; Ervin Laszlo, 2001. Wrote Foreword.
- The Search for Free Energy (a.k.a. The Scientist, the Madman, the Thief and Their Lightbulb); Keith Tutt, 2001. Wrote Foreword.
- Visions of Spaceflight: Images from the Ordway Collection; Frederick I. Ordway III, 2001. Wrote Introduction, technical advisor.
- The Web Between the Worlds; Charles Sheffield, 2001. Wrote Introduction to the 2001 edition of this 1979 novel.
- The Worlds of Galileo; Michael E. Hanlon, 2001. Wrote Foreword.
- Business 2010: Mapping the New Commercial Landscape; Ian Pearson, Michael Lyons, 2002. Wrote Foreword.
- The Conquest of Space; David Lasser, 2002. Wrote Introduction to the 2002 edition of this 1931 work of non-fiction.
- Creating Space: The Story of the Space Age through the Models; Mat Irvine, 2002. Wrote Introduction.
- Moonwatcher's Memoir: A Diary of 2001: A Space Odyssey; Dan Richter, 2002. Wrote Foreword.
- From Narnia to A Space Odyssey: The War of Ideas Between Arthur C. Clarke and C. S. Lewis. Edited with an Introduction by Ryder W. Miller. Ibooks (distr. by Simon & Schuster), 2003. Letters, essays and short stories reprinted. Republished in 2005 with new sub-title "Stories, letters, and commentary by and about C. S. Lewis and Arthur C. Clarke".
- To the Edge of Doom; Tyronne Fernando, 2003. Wrote Introduction.
- The Colours of Infinity: The Beauty, The Power and the Sense of Fractals; Clear Books, 2004. Contributor. Reprinted in 2010 as The Colours of Infinity: The Beauty and Power of Fractals
- Are We Alone?: The Stanley Kubrick Extraterrestrial Intelligence Interviews; Anthony Frewin (editor), 2005. Wrote Preface.
- Freedom on the March: An American Voyage to Explore Globalization; Patrick Mendis, 2005. Wrote Introduction.
- 'S' Is for Space; Ray Bradbury, 2005. Wrote Introduction.
- Science Fiction Quotations: From the Inner Mind to the Outer Limits; Dr. Gary Westfahl (editor), 2005. Wrote Foreword.
- Beautiful Living: Buddha's Way to Prosperity, Wisdom, and Inner Peace (a.k.a. The Buddha's Teachings on Prosperity: At Home, At Work, In the World); Bhikkhu Rahula, 2006. Wrote Foreword.
- Jules Verne: The Definitive Biography; William Butcher, 2006. Wrote Introduction.
- The World of Jules Verne; Gonzague Saint Bris, 2006. Wrote Preface.
- The Rise of Animals: Evolution and Diversification of the Kingdom Animalia; Mikhail A. Fedonkin, James G. Gehling, Kathleen Grey, Guy M. Narbonne and Patricia Vickers-Rich, 2008. Wrote Foreword.
- SpaceShipOne: An Illustrated History; Dan Linehan, 2008. Wrote Foreword.
- From the Pen of Paul: The Fantastic Images of Frank R. Paul; Stephen D. Korshak (editor), 2009. Wrote Preface.
- The Story of Astronomy; Heather Couper and Nigel Henbest, 2012. Wrote Foreword.
Notes and References
- Web site: 1983 Award Winners & Nominees. Worlds Without End. 30 June 2009.
- Web site: 1973 Award Winners & Nominees. Worlds Without End. 30 June 2009.
- Web site: 1974 Award Winners & Nominees. Worlds Without End. 30 June 2009.
- Web site: 1963 Award Winners & Nominees. Worlds Without End. 30 June 2009.
- Web site: 1979 Award Winners & Nominees. Worlds Without End. 30 June 2009.
- Web site: 1980 Award Winners & Nominees. Worlds Without End. 30 June 2009.
- http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?56732 Bibliography: The Other Side of the Sky
- http://cage.ugent.be/~pvdecast/clarke.html Arthur C. Clarke: Biography
- http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?65142 Bibliography: All That Glitters
- http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?65141 Bibliography: Green Fingers
- http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?65144 Bibliography: A Question of Residence
- http://www.arthurcclarke.net/?scifi=1&type=4 Short Stories
- http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?65139 Bibliography: Robin Hood, F.R.S.
- http://www.arthurcclarke.net/?scifi=1&type=4 Short Stories
- http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?65143 Bibliography: Watch This Space
- http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?62790 Bibliography: The Call of the Stars
- http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?62788 Bibliography: Freedom of Space
- http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?62789 Bibliography: Passer-by
- http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?62785 Bibliography: Special Delivery
- http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?62787 Bibliography: Take a Deep Breath
- Reference for this novella being a short story: Short Stories . Arthurcclarke.net, 2007–2011, retrieved 22 June 2011
- Reference for this being a short story: Short Story – Quarantine – by Arthur C. Clarke . Mayofamily.com, retrieved 22 June 2011
- Web site: siseneG (facsimile) . Letters of Note . 16 December 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111215091848/http://www.lettersofnote.com/2011/02/siseneg.html . 15 December 2011 . dead .