Additionally, important elements from two more Clarke stories, ' Encounter in the Dawn' and (to a somewhat lesser extent) ' Rescue Party', made their way into the finished project. These included ' Breaking Strain', 'Out of the Cradle, Endlessly Orbiting.', 'Who's There?', ' Into the Comet', and ' Before Eden'. Clarke's Space Odyssey Series Books 1-4 (2001: A Space Odyssey, 2010: Odyssey two, 2061: Odyssey three, 3001: The Final Odyssey) 4.8 out of 5 stars. Both the novel and the film are partially based on Clarke's 1948 short story ' The Sentinel', an entry in a BBC short story competition, and ' Encounter in the Dawn', published in 1953 in the magazine Amazing Stories.Īfter deciding on Clarke's 1948 short story 'The Sentinel' as the starting point, and with the themes of man's relationship with the universe in mind, Clarke sold Kubrick five more of his stories to use as background materials for the film. Clarke and Kubrick shared an Oscar nomination for the Best Original Screenplay. It is a part of Clarke's Space Odyssey series, the first of four novels and two films. The novel was published a few months after the movies release in April 1968. Clarke and the 1968 film directed by Stanley Kubrick. Clarke's Venus Prime.2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 science fiction novel written by Arthur C. 'Breaking Strain': The inspiration for the popular book series Arthur C. 'The Songs of Distant Earth': A fantastic tale of first contact with an alien world, which became the basis for one of Clarke's most successful novels. 'Guardian Angel': The rarely-glimpsed work that gave birth to Childhood's End. 'The Sentinel': The story that inspired 2001: A Space Odyssey, one of the most famous SF movies of all time. Among the ten stories included in this volume are: Clarke.It is the startling realism of his vision that has made classics of his novels, such as Childhoods End and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Clarke Few masters of science fiction have brought us glimpses of the near future as vividly as Arthur C. To commemorate the fast-approaching arrival of one of the most notable dates in science fiction history comes this special anniversary edition of The Sentinel, a brilliant collection of Clarke's highest caliber short fiction. The Sentinel Sentinel of Eternity, Arthur C. It is the startling realism of his vision that has made classics of his Childhood's End and 2001: A Space Odyssey – and Clarke himself one of the genre's most successful writers.

Few masters of science fiction have brought us glimpses of the near future as vividly as Arthur C.

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