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2001: An Odyssey in Words: Honouring the Centenary of Sir Arthur C. Clarke's Birth
2001: An Odyssey in Words: Honouring the Centenary of Sir Arthur C. Clarke's Birth | Neil Gaiman, China Miéville, Alastair Reynolds
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Produced to honour the centenary of Sir Arthur C. Clarke's birth, this anthology acts as a fund raiser for the Arthur C. Clarke Award.Original SF stories of precisely 2001 words from some of the biggest names in science fiction, including 10 winners of the Clarke Award and 13 authors who have been shortlisted, as well as non-fiction from thrice-winner China Miéville and former judge Neil Gaiman.Contents: Introduction Golgotha - Dave Hutchinson The Monoliths of Mars - Paul McAuley Murmuration - Jane Rogers Ouroboros - Ian R MacLeod The Escape Hatch - Matthew De Abaitua Childhood's Friend - Rachel Pollack Takes from the White Hart - Bruce Sterling Your Death, Your Way, 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! - Emma Newman Distraction - Gwyneth Jones Dancers - Allen Stroud Entropy War - Yoon Ha Lee The Ontologist - Liz Williams Waiting in the Sky - Tom Hunter The Collectors - Adrian Tchaikovsky I Saw Three Ships - Phillip Mann Before They Left - Colin Greenland Drawn From the Eye - Jeff Noon Roads of Silver, Paths of Gold - Emmi Itäranta The Fugue - Stephanie Holman Memories of a Table - Chris Beckett Child of Ours - Claire North Would-Be A.I., Tell Us a Tale! #241: Sell 'em Back in Time! by Hali Hallison - Ian Watson Last Contact - Becky Chambers The Final Fable - Ian Whates Ten Landscapes of Nili Fossae - Ian McDonald Child - Adam Roberts Providence - Alastair Reynolds 2001: A Space Prosthesis - The Extensions of Man - Andrew M. Butler (non-fiction) On Judging The Clarke Award - Neil Gaiman (non-fiction) Once More on the 3rd Law - China Miéville (non-fiction)
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This is a very enjoyable collection of short stories inspired by Arthur C Clarke, all precisely 2,001 words long. There were a couple that I didn't quite understand, but overall this is an excellent book for fans of Clarke and science fiction in general!