The Best of Arthur C. Clarke
# 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 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
