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    <![CDATA[Author of <em>2001: A Space Odyssey</em>, <em>Childhood's End</em>, <em>The City and the Stars</em>, and the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning <em>Rendezvous with Rama</em>, Arthur C. Clarke is the most celebrated science fiction author alive. He is—with H. G. Wells, Isaac Asimov, and Robert A. Heinlein—one of the writers who define science fiction in our time. Now Clarke has cooperated in the preparation of a massive, definitive edition of his collected shorter works. From early work like &quot;Rescue Party&quot; and &quot;The Lion of Comarre,&quot; through classics like &quot;The Star,&quot; &quot;Earthlight,&quot; &quot;The Nine Billion Names of God,&quot; and &quot;The Sentinel&quot; (kernel of the later novel, and movie, <em>2001: A Space Odyssey</em>), all the way to later work like &quot;A Meeting with Medusa&quot; and &quot;The Hammer of God,&quot; this immense volume encapsulates one of the great SF careers of all time.<br/>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Clarke was a prolific writer.  Some would say that qualifies as being a great writer, but I would say that putting out a high quantity of stories just fills the bell curve as far as quality of stories.  Maybe it is because of the span of time over which these were written, but many of them read like...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7837555">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Orson Scott Card talks a lot about idea-based vs. character-based science fiction, with the point that character-based stories are, in a word, better.<br/><br/>I didn't realize quite how far one could go into the idea-based side of things before I read this book. Some of Clarke's stories, especial...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36672351">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A fine example of the pure mastery that was Arthur C Clarke. He left his mark on liturate with everyone of his stories and his spirit lives on through his life's work. Stimulating both scientists and dreamers, he has had and will always have a profound impact on the way we view the universe around (...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30605545">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Truth be told, I included this collection from one of sf's masters because of one particular story. Tucked among Clarke's incredible tales is a story called &quot;The Star.&quot; It's about the most thought-provoking work you'll find in under ten pages.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[5.0 stars. I have not read all of the stories in the massive collection, but I have read:<br/><br/>The Star: (5.o stars)<br/>9 Billions Names for God (5.0 stars)<br/>The Sentinel (5.0 stars). ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A bit inconsistent.  The stories in here that are good are really, really, good.  Those that aren't good are real stinkers.  Fortunately there is more good than bad.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Very cool having all of these collected into one place. Tons of great sci-fi here! Nifty concepts and exciting consequences :)]]></body>
    
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