Reach For Tomorrow
Just finished reading "Reach For Tomorrow" by Arthur C. Clarke, released by Ballantine Books back in October 1972.
I first stumbled upon this collection of stories by the late Arthur C. Clarke back at Twice Told Tales, a popular used bookstore in Jacksonville, North Carolina across the street from the New River Shopping Center in the early 1970s. So yes, I re-read this book as part of my "Great Re-Reading of Favorite Books from my Youth" Project.
Now for those who may be to young to remember, the Weekly Reader used to have ads on it's back cover that asked what type of job would you be best suited for if it took you 32-times of re-watching to figure out the story behind "2001: A Space Odyssey." Somehow I don't think that dogged determination would be appreciated in today's climate - I'm speaking from personal experience with the Mayo Clinic when they kept entering in Dad's medications incorrectly.
As always, I got my reading copy of "Reach For Tomorrow" from Chamblin's Bookmine, the best bookstore here in Florida and the Eastern United States.
My favorite short stories in the collection are: "Rescue Party," "Time's Arrow," "Trouble With The Natives," and "Jupiter Five."
"Rescue Party" is perhaps the best short story in this collection because it deftly postulates a rescue mission by aliens to a Earth doomed to be destroyed by the Sun going nova. "Time's Arrow" is a cautionary tale of how time itself with set up circumstances to prevent any time travelers from changing the course of history.
Strongly Recommended!
Five Stars!
https://www.amazon.com/TOMORROW-STORI...
I first stumbled upon this collection of stories by the late Arthur C. Clarke back at Twice Told Tales, a popular used bookstore in Jacksonville, North Carolina across the street from the New River Shopping Center in the early 1970s. So yes, I re-read this book as part of my "Great Re-Reading of Favorite Books from my Youth" Project.
Now for those who may be to young to remember, the Weekly Reader used to have ads on it's back cover that asked what type of job would you be best suited for if it took you 32-times of re-watching to figure out the story behind "2001: A Space Odyssey." Somehow I don't think that dogged determination would be appreciated in today's climate - I'm speaking from personal experience with the Mayo Clinic when they kept entering in Dad's medications incorrectly.
As always, I got my reading copy of "Reach For Tomorrow" from Chamblin's Bookmine, the best bookstore here in Florida and the Eastern United States.
My favorite short stories in the collection are: "Rescue Party," "Time's Arrow," "Trouble With The Natives," and "Jupiter Five."
"Rescue Party" is perhaps the best short story in this collection because it deftly postulates a rescue mission by aliens to a Earth doomed to be destroyed by the Sun going nova. "Time's Arrow" is a cautionary tale of how time itself with set up circumstances to prevent any time travelers from changing the course of history.
Strongly Recommended!
Five Stars!
https://www.amazon.com/TOMORROW-STORI...
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