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| Title | : | The Wind From the Sun (Science Fiction Stories #37) |
| Author | : | Arthur C. Clarke |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | GOLLANCZ S.F. |
| Pages | : | Pages: 193 pages |
| Published | : | September 1996 by Vista (first published April 1972) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Short Stories |
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A volume containing all 18 short stories written by Arthur C. Clarke in the 1960s. They depict a future in which technologies are beginning to dictate man's lifestyle - even to demand life for themselves.Contents
vii • Preface (The Wind from the Sun) • (1972) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke
3 • The Food of the Gods • (1964) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
8 • Maelstrom II • (1965) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
24 • The Shining Ones • (1964) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
43 • The Wind from the Sun • (1964) • novelette by Arthur C. Clarke
65 • The Secret • (1963) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
71 • The Last Command • (1965) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
74 • Dial "F" for Frankenstein • (1965) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
82 • Reunion • (1971) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
84 • Playback • (1966) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
88 • The Light of Darkness • (1966) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
95 • The Longest Science-Fiction Story Ever Told • (1966) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
96 • Herbert George Morley Roberts Wells, Esq. • [Editorial (If)] • (1967) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke
99 • Love That Universe • (1961) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
103 • Crusade • (1968) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
108 • The Cruel Sky • (1967) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
129 • Neutron Tide • (1970) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
131 • Transit of Earth • (1971) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
146 • A Meeting With Medusa • (1971) • novelette by Arthur C. Clarke
Present Books As The Wind From the Sun (Science Fiction Stories #37)
| Original Title: | The Wind from the Sun |
| ISBN: | 0575600527 (ISBN13: 9780575600522) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Science Fiction Stories #37 |
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These are some of Clarkes short stories that were not before published in finnish. And mostly you can see why.There are some fun and interesting ideas here but mostly these stories feel very dated. I loved Childhoods End as it was a great story that didn't feel dated at all but this is completely different. It was fun to read these but they were not very memorable.I can't really recommend these but if you want to read everyhting Clarke has written, you should give this a go. Also this includesClarke essentially writes about inventions. At his best these inventions seem just around the corner. The titular story, probably the best of the collection, is a classic example: the conflict is simple, the stakes are low, the characters cardboard, but the central concept is made so easy to understand, explained in terms of one proven scientific fact, that it becomes very hard not to believe.There are some real duds in here (the shorter ones, and particularly "Love This Universe", are often
I think I'd like Arthur C. Clarke a lot better if he admitted women exist. Most of these stories were good, but even the good ones had a real dated 70's smell to them, not only because of the many references to the Cold War.But also because he's just such a classic sci-fi writer, who uses sci-fi to, you know, expose the problems of our current world. Self-righteous, indulgent, and defiantly against the ills in society. Especially racism. Sexism? Well, women like to be wives and wait and worry
Even as a huge fan of Arthur C. Clarke by way of his Space Odyseey series, I had no idea that he was such a prolific short story writer. Then, thankfully, I stumbled across a treasure trove of his short stories at a local book sale.His short stories are fantastic up there with Isaac Asimov. In stories like A Meeting with Medusa, Clarke shows off his unrivaled ability to transport you to fantastical, uniquely imaginative worlds.
THE WIND FROM THE SUN brings more sense of wonder from Arthur C. ClarkeOK, maybe I'm on a real Arthur C. Clarke kick right now. But after all, he is my favorite SF author, perhaps my favorite author, period.THE WIND FROM THE SUN is a collection of short stories, some of them trivial, others full of the sense or wonder that Clarke seemingly evoked so easily. I didn't re-read this entire volume, instead I concentrated on the more substantial stories. The title story, "The Wind from the Sun," is a
Arthur C. Clarke proves a master of hard science fiction: believable stories that at the same time are at the edge of imagination. My two favorite stories in this collection were the namesake Wind From The Sun (a story of humanity committing one of its own creation to the stars, foreshadowing the Pioneer and Voyager plaques), and Meeting with Medusa (a story of exploration and wonder in a strange yet familiar environment).
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