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Expedition To Earth [Paperback]

Arthur C. Clarke
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  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Corgi; S650 paperback / softback edition (1959)
  • ASIN: B002A6N7F2
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! A must buy 30 Jun 2000
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Being a fan of many of Clarke's novels - The Rama Series, Cradle, Childhood's End, etc. - my dislike of short stories has put me off buying this book for a long time. Eventually I decided to buy it, as my collection doesn't leave much room for anything else. How could I have left it so long? This book is the excellence which is Clarke, such vivid detail in such short stories. All the stories in this book are great, my particular favourite is 'Second Dawn'. Buy it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Short stories of the finest quality 13 Dec 2008
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I have read a lot of science fiction, short stories as well as full-length novels. There are about a dozen stories in this volume, which amazingly was released as long ago as 1954.
The stories are varied, entertaining and enjoyable. It's a bit like a music album where every track is great. I particularly like the story "If I forget thee, oh Earth" which must rank as the most inexpressably sad story I have ever read, for science fiction does not always tell of triumph and glory for humankind. This volume also contains the short story "The Sentinel", written for a Christmas competition in 1948, which was the embryonic storyline for the classic 2001:A Space Odyssey. The other stories are just as good. There is not one duff story in this book.
These stories were written when Clarke was at the height of his sf powers, with the grandeur which is his hallmark. I cannot give this less than top marks.
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