Arthur C. Clarke

At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub Rama. It is huge, weighing more than ten trillion tons....

From early work through classic stories and all the way to later work, this comprehensive short story collection encapsulates one of the great science fiction careers of all time....

From the savannas of Africa at the dawn of mankind to the rings of Saturn as man adventures to the outer rim of our solar system, 2001: A Space Odyssey is a journey unlike any other....

The Overlords appeared suddenly over every city - intellectually, technologically, and militarily superior to humankind....

The time: 200 years after man's first landing on the Moon. There are permanent populations established on the Moon, Venus, and Mars....

Words have power. Some words have more power than others. So when a group of monks seek to enlist modern technology in their quest to list all nine billion names of god....

En el año 2013 una misteriosa nave espacial llega al sistema solar.Se trata de Rama, un aparato colosal de cincuenta kilómetros de diámetro, capaz de acoger en su interior una ciudad y un mar....

"Jupiter Five" was first published in the May 1953 issue of If....

Un desenlace sorprendente y estremecedor en la conclusión de esta célebre saga. Frank Poole, subcomandante de la nave Discovery que en el año que en el año 2001 partió en misión secreta hacia Júpiter, es encontrado vagando por el espacio mil años después, en estado de hibernación.

¿Qué extraño propósito subyace en el monolito? ¿Qué pudo llevar a HAL a acabar con la tripulación? Todas estas preguntas y muchas más encuentran su respuesta en 2010: Odisea dos.

"Hate" was first published in the November 1961 issue of If....

Summertime on Icarus was first published in the June 1960 issue of Vogue....

"Security Check" was first published in the June 1957 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction....

Diaspar is Earth's last city - surrounded by deserts, on a world where the oceans have long since dried up. It is a domed, isolated, technological marvel....

"Patent Pending" was first published in the November 1954 issue of Adventure....

From Heinlein's thought-provoking "Searchlight" and Clarke's dreamy "Reverie", to Asimov's ingenious "Super-Neutron", Bradbury's chilling "Zero Hour", and Zelazny's poetic masterpiece "A Rose for Ecclesiastes", each story explores deep questions of technology, humanity, and the unknown.

Featuring a carefully curated selection of classic and influential tales, this collection showcases the very best of detective fiction and science fiction from some of the most celebrated authors of all time.

"What Goes Up" was first published in the January 1956 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction....

I Remember Babylon" was first published in the March 1960 issue of Playboy....

"Publicity Campaign" was first published in 1953 in the London Evening News....