Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke has written at least 367 books. Their most popular book is 2001: A Space Odyssey with 1318 saves with an average rating of 4.07⭐.
Author Bio
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke CBE FRAS was a British science fiction writer, science writer and futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host.
He is famous for being co-writer of the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, widely considered to be one of the most influential films of all time. Clarke was a science writer, who was both an avid populariser of space travel and a futurist of uncanny ability. On these subjects he wrote over a dozen books and many essays, which appeared in various popular magazines. In 1961 he was awarded the Kalinga Prize, an award which is given by UNESCO for popularising science. These along with his science fiction writings eventually earned him the moniker "Prophet of the Space Age". His other science fiction writings earned him a number of Hugo and Nebula awards, which along with a large readership made him one of the towering figures of science fiction. For many years Clarke, Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov were known as the "Big Three" of science fiction.
Clarke was a lifelong proponent of space travel. In 1934, while still a teenager, he joined the British Interplanetary Society. In 1945, he proposed a satellite communication system using geostationary orbits. He was the chairman of the British Interplanetary Society from 1946–1947 and again in 1951–1953.
Clarke emigrated from England to Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) in 1956, largely to pursue his interest in scuba diving. That year he discovered the underwater ruins of the ancient Koneswaram temple in Trincomalee. Clarke augmented his fame later on in the 1980s, from being the host of several television shows such as Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World. He lived in Sri Lanka until his death.
Clarke was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1989 "for services to British cultural interests in Sri Lanka". He was knighted in 1998 and was awarded Sri Lanka's highest civil honour, Sri Lankabhimanya, in 2005.
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#1 of 4 in Space Odyssey
1968 • 1,318 Readers • 221 pages • 4.1
1953 • 890 Readers • 212 pages • 4
1956 • 231 Readers • 254 pages • 3.9
1979 • 159 Readers • 257 pages • 3.7
1986 • 91 Readers • 279 pages • 3.8
70 Readers • 3.7
1967 • 62 Readers • 10 pages • 3.9
2000 • 53 Readers • 388 pages • 3.5
1992 • 49 Readers • 240 pages • 3.5
#2 of 2 in Infinite Stars
2017 • 46 Readers • 688 pages • 3.7
#1 of 3 in A Time Odyssey
2003 • 45 Readers • 379 pages • 3.5
1975 • 43 Readers • 320 pages • 3.4
1951 • 38 Readers • 229 pages • 3.2
#2 of 3 in A Time Odyssey
2005 • 34 Readers • 370 pages • 3.2
#0 in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame
1970 • 33 Readers • 560 pages • 4.2
1983 • 32 Readers • 303 pages • 3.7
1955 • 26 Readers • 203 pages • 3.6
1957 • 24 Readers • 175 pages • 3.2
1952 • 23 Readers • 157 pages • 3.8
1987 • 21 Readers • 373 pages • 2.8
1953 • 20 Readers • 159 pages • 3.2
#3 of 3 in A Time Odyssey
2007 • 20 Readers • 418 pages • 2.7
#3 of 3 in The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
1955 • 20 Readers • 6 pages • 4.2
1953 • 18 Readers • 170 pages • 3.7
1957 • 17 Readers • 151 pages • 3.6
2008 • 16 Readers • 12h 36m • 2.6
1990 • 14 Readers • 274 pages • 2.4
1953 • 14 Readers • 238 pages • 3.8
1962 • 13 Readers • 255 pages • 3.7
13 Readers • 3.8
1958 • 12 Readers • 245 pages • 4
#37 of 1 in Science Fiction Stories
1972 • 12 Readers • 193 pages • 3.4
1963 • 11 Readers • 188 pages • 3.2
2001 • 11 Readers • 422 pages • 3
#1 of 4 in Space Odyssey
1968 • 10 Readers • 315 pages • 4
1995 • 9 Readers • 2
2004 • 9 Readers • 448 pages
2010 • 9 Readers • 787 pages
1990 • 8 Readers • 339 pages • 3
1971 • 8 Readers • 240 pages • 4.3
1953 • 8 Readers • 288 pages • 4.3
#2 of 2 in Comic Tales of Fantasy
1997 • 8 Readers • 383 pages • 3.4
2011 • 8 Readers • 782 pages • 3
1956 • 8 Readers • 166 pages • 3.4
7 Readers • 3.2
1989 • 7 Readers • 313 pages • 4
#1 of 4 in Space Odyssey
1968 • 7 Readers • 237 pages • 3.5
6 Readers • 4
1951 • 6 Readers • 3
1992 • 6 Readers • 363 pages • 4.5
2003 • 6 Readers • 320 pages • 3.5
10 Brainship
1992 • 6 Readers • 407 pages
#4 of 6 in Venus Prime
1971 • 5 Readers • 282 pages • 3
1992 • 5 Readers • 586 pages • 3
#1 of 8 in The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon
1995 • 5 Readers • 420 pages
1950 • 4 Readers • 179 pages • 3.5
1979 • 4 Readers • 3.5
1996 • 4 Readers • 448 pages • 1
1981 • 4 Readers • 205 pages • 3.8
1999 • 4 Readers • 464 pages
#1 of 3 in The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
1968 • 4 Readers • 4
2001 • 3 Readers • 424 pages • 3.5
1946 • 3 Readers • 4
1989 • 3 Readers • 1,112 pages • 4
1950 • 3 Readers • 4.5
#0.1 of 6 in Ile-Rien
2006 • 3 Readers • 382 pages • 3
1971 • 3 Readers • 240 pages • 4
1988 • 3 Readers • 4.5
1951 • 3 Readers • 203 pages • 3.5
1953 • 3 Readers • 334 pages • 2.5
1961 • 3 Readers • 299 pages • 3.3
#4 of 4 in Space Odyssey
1999 • 3 Readers • 280 pages • 2.5
2001 • 3 Readers • 496 pages
1977 • 3 Readers • 237 pages • 4
1952 • 3 Readers • 5
1962 • 3 Readers • 206 pages • 3
2011 • 2 Readers • 3
2009 • 2 Readers • 531 pages
1952 • 2 Readers • 407 pages
2015 • 2 Readers • 304 pages • 5
1990 • 2 Readers
1991 • 2 Readers • 326 pages
1970 • 2 Readers • 4
1987 • 2 Readers • 257 pages • 4
2013 • 2 Readers • 3
1963 • 2 Readers
1976 • 2 Readers • 80 pages