Review: Some timeless classics here.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 13, 2013
When I was in Middle School I discovered most of these stories, and I read them all summer in and out of the local library.  These stories helped ignite my lifetime love for Science Fiction, and these are still some of the best science fiction short stories ever written.  Clark was a giant in his field. He had a gift for making his Science Fiction stories both whimsical and hard-hitting.  Few authors could pack more impact into fewer words than Clarke was able to do with his short stories.Most or all of these stories are early Clarke -- "Rescue Party" is said to have been his first published story.  There are some obscure stories in here that I had never read before despite having read everything by Clarke I could get my hands on for many years.  Every one of these stories is readable and enjoyable.  Clarke had a dazzling view of Man's future, juxtaposed with other stories with a bleak, cautionary vision.  Clarke is a master at making a complicated point with a short story that is, in fact, short and to the point.It is terrific that many, perhaps eventually all, of Clarke's novels and short stories are becoming available on Kindle.  All lovers of Science Fiction will want to snap them up!  RJB.