Order of Arthur C. Clarke Books

Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) was an English author of hard science fiction as well as an inventor and futurist. He is considered one of the “Big Three” of sci-fi, along with Isaac Asimov and Robert A. Heinlein. He is most famous for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, which was adapted concurrently into a very successful and critically acclaimed film.

Arthur C. Clarke published his first short story in 1937, Travel by Wire!. His first novel, Against the Fall of Night was published in 1948. It would later be revised as The City and the Stars. Below is a list of Sir Arthur C. Clarke’s books in order of when they were originally published (and in chronological order):

Publication Order of Space Odyssey Books

Publication Order of Rama Books

(with Gentry Lee)

Publication Order of A Time Odyssey Books

(with Stephen Baxter)

Publication Order of Life Science Library Books

(by Alan E. Nourse, Robert O'Brien)

Publication Order of Blue Planet Books

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Publication Order of Star Science Fiction Books

(with Ray Bradbury, Frederik Pohl, Jack Vance, Chad Oliver, Richard Matheson, Philip K. Dick, Lester del Rey, Jack Williamson, Gerald Kersh)

Publication Order of Isaac Asimov's Anthology Books

Publication Order of Anthologies

Notes: Against the Fall of Night was vastly re-written and re-published as The City and the Stars. Prelude to Space was re-titled Master of Space and later The Space Dreamers.

Cradle, Rama II, The Garden of Rama and Rama Revealed were co-authored by Gentry Lee. Richter 10 was co-authored by Mike McQuay. Beyond the Fall of Night was co-authored by Gregory Benford. The Trigger was co-authored by Michael P. Kube-McDowell. The Time Odyssey series was co-authored by Stephen Baxter. The Last Theorem was co-authored by Frederik Pohl.

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