Towering Yarns: Space Elevator Short Stories

by Arthur C. Clarke, Charles Sheffield, Mike Resnick

Overview

Sci-Fi heavyweights come together to bring the reality of the Space Elevator to life. From the discovery of the tether material, to rescue, revenge, religious rule and a recluse, enter the fascinating possibilities of the worlds around a ladder to the stars. With stories by Hugo, Locus, Campbell, Nebula and Asimov's Readers Poll award winners, New York Times bestsellers, and a collective works between them of over 250 novels and 500 short stories, and with the introduction of a new kid on the sci-fi block, this anthology strings the reader along at a riveting pace...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781981495207
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	12/22/2017
Series:	Towering Yarns , #1
Pages:	268
Product dimensions:	5.24(w) x 7.99(h) x 0.61(d)

About the Author

Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) was one of the supreme science fiction writers of the century and achieved vast popularity with 2001: A Space Odyssey, which extended into a series of four books & two short stories. Other notable works include his Rama series of novels and the Hugo Award-winning short story The Star. 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.

Date of Birth:

December 16, 1917

Date of Death:

March 19, 2008

Place of Birth:

Minehead, Somerset, England

Place of Death:

Sri Lanka

Education:

1948, King's College, London, first-class honors in Physics and Mathematics