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Arthur C. Clarke

Born

in Minehead, Somerset, England, The United Kingdom

December 16, 1917

Died

March 18, 2008

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science

Influences

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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 aw ...more

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	2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 343,703 ratings — published 1968 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 190,345 ratings — published 1973 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Childhood’s End 4.12 avg rating — 178,457 ratings — published 1953 — 123 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	2010: Odyssey Two (Space Odyssey #2) 3.96 avg rating — 62,112 ratings — published 1982 — 165 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The City and the Stars 4.07 avg rating — 37,343 ratings — published 1956 — 165 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fountains of Paradise 3.95 avg rating — 32,350 ratings — published 1979 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	2061: Odyssey Three (Space Odyssey, #3) 3.62 avg rating — 34,189 ratings — published 1987	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rama II (Rama, #2) by Arthur C. Clarke, Gentry Lee 3.71 avg rating — 30,055 ratings — published 1989 — 89 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	3001: The Final Odyssey 3.60 avg rating — 28,820 ratings — published 1999	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Garden of Rama (Rama, #3) by Arthur C. Clarke, Gentry Lee 3.80 avg rating — 27,192 ratings — published 1991 — 89 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Space Odyssey (4 books)
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Arthur C. Clarke

4.07 avg rating — 469,485 ratings

Rama (4 books)
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Gentry Lee

4.02 avg rating — 267,493 ratings

A Time Odyssey (3 books)
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Stephen Baxter

3.77 avg rating — 19,309 ratings

On a one-way mission into deep space to save humanity, a bomb goes off, killing three, knocking the ship off course, and plunging the survivors...

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August 2020 New School Group Read Poll

2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke, 1968, 297 pages

83 votes, 25.3%

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy, 1997, 340 pages

72 votes, 22.0%

The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays by Albert Camus, 1942, 212 pages

48 votes, 14.6%

The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie, 1988, 561 pages

44 votes, 13.4%

Native Son by Richard Wright, 1940, 504 pages

36 votes, 11.0%

A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley, 1991, 371 pages

27 votes, 8.2%

Independent People by Halldór Laxness, 1934, 482 pages

18 votes, 5.5%

328 total votes

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