Childhood's End
Stand-alone classic that shows Clarke's large-scale themes.
Author guide
Arthur C. Clarke
British science fiction writer, science writer, inventor, and futurist best known for the Space Odyssey novels and 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
Rendezvous with Rama
A strong entry point to Clarke's alien-contact fiction.
2001
Essential introduction to the Space Odyssey cycle.
The Fountains of Paradise
One of Clarke's most celebrated standalone novels.
Read in order
Books by series
novel series · complete
Space Odyssey
Science fiction sequence following humanity's encounters with alien monoliths and the evolution of spacefaring civilization.
novel series · complete
Rama
A series centered on the mystery of the alien spacecraft Rama and the humans drawn into its wake.
novel series · complete
A Time Odyssey
A shared-universe series of time-disruption adventures by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter.
novel series · complete
Venus Prime
A science-fiction series of novels based on Clarke concepts and written with Paul Preuss.
Outside the series
Standalone and other books
- Childhood's EndAmazon ↗
novel · 1953
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Prelude to SpaceAmazon ↗novel · 1950
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Islands in the SkyAmazon ↗novel · 1952
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The Sands of MarsAmazon ↗novel · 1951
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EarthlightAmazon ↗novel · 1955
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A Fall of MoondustAmazon ↗novel · 1961
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Against the Fall of NightAmazon ↗novel · 1953
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The City and the StarsAmazon ↗novel · 1956
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The Deep RangeAmazon ↗novel · 1957
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Imperial EarthAmazon ↗novel · 1975
- The Fountains of ParadiseAmazon ↗
novel · 1979
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The Songs of Distant EarthAmazon ↗novel · 1986
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The Hammer of GodAmazon ↗novel · 1992
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The Ghost from the Grand BanksAmazon ↗novel · 1990
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The Light of Other DaysAmazon ↗novel · 2000
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The TriggerAmazon ↗novel · 1999
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The Last TheoremAmazon ↗novel · 2008
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CradleAmazon ↗novel · 1987
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Richter 10Amazon ↗novel · 1996
- The SentinelAmazon ↗
short_story · 1951
- A Meeting with MedusaAmazon ↗
novella · 1971
- Death and the SenatorAmazon ↗
short_story · 2002
- Expedition to EarthAmazon ↗
collection · 1953
- Tales from the White HartAmazon ↗
collection · 1957
- Tales of Ten WorldsAmazon ↗
collection · 1962
- The Other Side of the SkyAmazon ↗
collection · 1958
- The Wind from the SunAmazon ↗
collection · 1972
- The Nine Billion Names of GodAmazon ↗
collection · 1967
- Tales from Planet EarthAmazon ↗
collection · 1989
- Of Time and StarsAmazon ↗
collection · 1981
- Greetings, Carbon-Based Bipeds!Amazon ↗
nonfiction · 1998
- The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke Volume IIIAmazon ↗
collection · 2012
- Arthur C. Clarke's Early Short StoriesAmazon ↗
collection · 2014
- The Best Of Arthur C. ClarkeAmazon ↗
collection · 1973
- The Best of Arthur C. Clarke 1956-1972Amazon ↗
collection · 1977
- The Exploration of SpaceAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1951
- How the World Was OneAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1992
- Astounding DaysAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1989
- Ascent to OrbitAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1984
- The Lost Worlds of 2001Amazon ↗
nonfiction · 1971
- Project Solar SailAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1980
- Man and SpaceAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 1964
- July 20, 2019Amazon ↗
nonfiction · 1986
- The Space TrilogyAmazon ↗
omnibus · 2000
- Prelude to MarsAmazon ↗
omnibus · 1965
- From the Ocean, from the StarsAmazon ↗
omnibus · 1962
- Selected Works of Arthur C. ClarkeAmazon ↗
omnibus · 2016