 First edition | |
| Author | Arthur C. Clarke |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Richard Powers [1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Ballantine Books |
Publication date | 1956 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 166 |
Reach for Tomorrow is a 1956 collection of science fiction short stories by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. All the stories originally appeared in a number of different publications.
Contents
This collection includes:
- "Preface"
- " Rescue Party"
- "A Walk in the Dark"
- " The Forgotten Enemy"
- " Technical Error"
- "The Parasite"
- "The Fires Within"
- " The Awakening"
- " Trouble With the Natives"
- " The Curse"
- " Time's Arrow"
- " Jupiter Five"
- " The Possessed"
Reception
Galaxy reviewer Floyd C. Gale described the collection as "an excellent cross-section of the art of one of science fiction's foremost exponents." [2] Anthony Boucher, however, characterized most of the shorter pieces as inferior work, excluded from Clarke's previous collection, but praised two (unspecified) novelettes as "uniquely authentic Clarke." [3]
References
- ^ "Publication: Reach for Tomorrow".
- ^ "Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf", Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1955, p.110
- ^ "Recommended Reading," F&SF, July 1956, p.94.
Sources
- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 102. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
External links
- Reach for Tomorrow title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Open Library's entry for Reach for Tomorrow
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First edition | |
| Author | Arthur C. Clarke |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Richard Powers [1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Ballantine Books |
Publication date | 1956 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 166 |
Reach for Tomorrow is a 1956 collection of science fiction short stories by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. All the stories originally appeared in a number of different publications.
Contents
This collection includes:
- "Preface"
- " Rescue Party"
- "A Walk in the Dark"
- " The Forgotten Enemy"
- " Technical Error"
- "The Parasite"
- "The Fires Within"
- " The Awakening"
- " Trouble With the Natives"
- " The Curse"
- " Time's Arrow"
- " Jupiter Five"
- " The Possessed"
Reception
Galaxy reviewer Floyd C. Gale described the collection as "an excellent cross-section of the art of one of science fiction's foremost exponents." [2] Anthony Boucher, however, characterized most of the shorter pieces as inferior work, excluded from Clarke's previous collection, but praised two (unspecified) novelettes as "uniquely authentic Clarke." [3]
References
- ^ "Publication: Reach for Tomorrow".
- ^ "Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf", Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1955, p.110
- ^ "Recommended Reading," F&SF, July 1956, p.94.
Sources
- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 102. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
External links
- Reach for Tomorrow title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Open Library's entry for Reach for Tomorrow
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