Trouble with Time

by Arthur C. Clarke

"Trouble with Time" was first published in the July 1960 issue of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine.

Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) is regarded as one of the most influential science fiction writers of all time. He was named a grand master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

Genres: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Fiction

Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1960

About the author

Stories, works of noted British writer, scientist, and underwater explorer Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, include 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).

This most important and influential figure in 20th century fiction spent the first half of his life in England and served in World War II as a radar operator before migrating to Ceylon in 1956. He co-created his best known novel and movie with the assistance of Stanley Kubrick.

Clarke, a graduate of King's College, London, obtained first class honours in physics and mathematics. He served as past chairman of the interplanetary society and as a member of the academy of astronautics, the royal astronomical society, and many other organizations.

He authored more than fifty books and won his numerous awards: the Kalinga prize of 1961, the American association for the advancement Westinghouse prize, the Bradford Washburn award, and the John W. Campbell award for his novel Rendezvous with Rama. Clarke also won the nebula award of the fiction of America in 1972, 1974 and 1979, the Hugo award of the world fiction convention in 1974 and 1980. In 1986, he stood as grand master of the fiction of America. The queen knighted him as the commander of the British Empire in 1989.

Reviews

[Melissa]

An art thief on Mars fails to account for the International Date Line cutting through the middle of his target.

[Krishna Kumar]

This plot actually doesn’t make sense. If the thief was on Monday morning after working the whole night, then he entered the museum on Sunday when the museum was supposed to be closed. How could he gone around the museum on the first day pretending to be a tourist. It is like this total plot failure that should have been obvious

[rixx]

**Trouble with Time** is a nice enough short story by *Arthur C. Clarke*. My impression is good idea, okay-ish execution, nothing special.

[Frans Kempe]

A crime on Mars

[Mike Lisanke]

I would think a masterful author of science fiction like Clarke could have made any story about Time much more interesting (than this one was for me).

[Teej]

Very funny and charming little story of Mars. Made me laugh a couple times. Interesting lore too, which is to be expected from Clarke.

[Ryan]

A short story about crime on Mars and some of the unique challenges. Early story, doesn't really even seem like his later work.