Inheritance

by Arthur C. Clarke

"Inheritance" was first published in 1947 in issue three of New Worlds.

Narrated by: Ralph Lister

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.

©2000 Arthur C. Clarke (P)2016 Audible, Inc.

Genres: Science Fiction, Short Stories

Audible Audio

Published August 16, 2016

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

[Chris Aldridge · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short story from the collection "Expedition to Earth". Written in 1948 it's quite uncanny reading it in 2020. Although the prophetic elements of this short could easily have been logically deduced it's still weird to read about the move from one to three men in the rocket and from larger to smaller rockets as fuel efficiency and new materials became available. Naturally it's not perfect but covers a wide range of spaceflight issues in a very few words.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

A test pilot shares his account of prophetic dreams, only to pass one of his onto his son.

[Mike Lisanke · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting story with an interesting twist... it wasn't at all clear how the author tied the title to the storyline of the fall. And I love there are actual (real) books referenced in a science fiction story. And the Dunne book has been on my reading list. fascinating.

[Frans Kempe · Rating 3 out of 5]

A story about David, a test pilot and his prophetic dream.

[Nurullah Doğan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice twist.

Listened to it as part of "The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4..."

[Gary Mcfarlane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read a digital edition of the book.