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Arthur C. Clarke Books in Order

74 books are credited to Arthur C. Clarke, published between 1938 and 2020; 1 of them appeared after Arthur C. Clarke's death in 2008. The first book is The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (1938) and the newest is The Exploration of the Moon (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Arthur C. Clarke also publishes as Charles Willis, E.G. O'Brien.

Books
74
Published
1938–2020
Confirmed
74 of 74 titles
Pages on record
15,023 in 54 of 74 books
Reading time
250–376 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 15,023 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 54 of 74 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Arthur C. Clarke, author

Sir Arthur C. Clarke (16 December 1917 to 19 March 2008) was an English science fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer and television host. Clarke promoted space travel in books and magazine essays, received UNESCO's Kalinga Prize for popularising science in 1961, and was called the Prophet of the Space Age. The Space Odyssey and Rama series appear in the catalogue with A Time Odyssey and Blue Planet, and Against the Fall of Night (1948), Prelude to Space (1950) and The Sands of Mars (1951) are among the early titles.

How many Arthur C. Clarke books are there?

Arthur C. Clarke has 74 books, released between 1938 and 2020. 1 of them were published after Arthur C. Clarke's death in 2008. They include 4 separate series.

Arthur C. Clarke Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 74 Arthur C. Clarke books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Against the Fall of Night by Arthur C. Clarke, book 1 of the Arthur C. Clarke Standalone Novels series (1948)
  2. Cover of Interplanetary Flight by Arthur C. Clarke, book 1 of the Arthur C. Clarke Non-Fiction series (1950)
  3. Cover of Prelude to Space by Arthur C. Clarke, book 2 of the Arthur C. Clarke Standalone Novels series (1950)
  4. Cover of The Exploration of Space by Arthur C. Clarke, book 2 of the Arthur C. Clarke Non-Fiction series (1951)
  5. Cover of The Sentinel by Arthur C. Clarke, book 2 of the Arthur C. Clarke Short Story series (1951)
  6. Cover of Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke, book 5 of the Arthur C. Clarke Standalone Novels series (1953)
  7. Cover of Earthlight by Arthur C. Clarke, book 6 of the Arthur C. Clarke Standalone Novels series (1955)
  8. Cover of The Coast of the Coral by Arthur C. Clarke, book 1 of the Blue Planet series (1956)
  9. Cover of The Reefs of Taprobane by Arthur C. Clarke, book 2 of the Blue Planet series (1956)
  10. Cover of The Deep Range by Arthur C. Clarke, book 8 of the Arthur C. Clarke Standalone Novels series (1957)
  11. Cover of Boy Beneath the Sea by Arthur C. Clarke, book 3 of the Arthur C. Clarke Non-Fiction series (1958)
  12. Cover of A Fall of Moondust by Arthur C. Clarke, book 10 of the Arthur C. Clarke Standalone Novels series (1961)
  13. Cover of Profiles of the Future by Arthur C. Clarke, book 5 of the Arthur C. Clarke Non-Fiction series (1962)
  14. Cover of Glide Path by Arthur C. Clarke, book 12 of the Arthur C. Clarke Standalone Novels series (1963)
  15. Cover of The Treasure of the Great Reef by Arthur C. Clarke, book 3 of the Blue Planet series (1964)
  16. Cover of Voices from the Sky by Arthur C. Clarke, book 6 of the Arthur C. Clarke Non-Fiction series (1966)
  17. Cover of The Nine Billion Names of God by Arthur C. Clarke, book 7 of the Arthur C. Clarke Short Story series (1967)
  18. Cover of 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke, book 1 of the Space Odyssey series (1968)
  19. Cover of The Promise of Space by Arthur C. Clarke, book 7 of the Arthur C. Clarke Non-Fiction series (1968)
  20. Cover of The Lion Of Comarre by Arthur C. Clarke, book 8 of the Arthur C. Clarke Short Story series (1968)
  21. Cover of Into Space by Arthur C. Clarke, book 8 of the Arthur C. Clarke Non-Fiction series (1971)
  22. Cover of Beyond Jupiter: The Worlds of Tomorrow by Arthur C. Clarke, book 9 of the Arthur C. Clarke Non-Fiction series (1972)
  23. Cover of Of Time and Stars by Arthur C. Clarke, book 10 of the Arthur C. Clarke Short Story series (1972)
  24. Cover of Report on Planet Three by Arthur C. Clarke, book 14 of the Arthur C. Clarke Standalone Novels series (1972)
  1. 1
    The Collected Stories of Arthur C. ClarkeArthur C. Clarke Short Story #11938 · confirmed 3/4
    1938–
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  2. 2
    Rescue PartyArthur C. Clarke Short Stories/Novellas #11946 · confirmed 3/4
    1946–
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  3. 3
    Against the Fall of NightArthur C. Clarke Standalone Novels #11948 · 151 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1948151
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  4. 4
    Interplanetary FlightArthur C. Clarke Non-Fiction #11950 · 164 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1950164
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  5. 5
    Prelude to SpaceArthur C. Clarke Standalone Novels #21950 · 95 pages · confirmed 3/4
    195095
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  6. 6
    The Exploration of SpaceArthur C. Clarke Non-Fiction #21951 · 232 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1951232
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  7. 7
    The SentinelArthur C. Clarke Short Story #21951 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1951304
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  8. 8
    The Sands of MarsArthur C. Clarke Standalone Novels #31951 · confirmed 3/4
    1951–
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  9. 9
    Islands in the SkyArthur C. Clarke Standalone Novels #41952 · confirmed 3/4
    1952–
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  10. 10
    Across the Sea of StarsArthur C. Clarke Short Story #31953 · confirmed 3/4
    1953–
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  11. 11
    Childhood's EndArthur C. Clarke Standalone Novels #51953 · 212 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1953212
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  12. 12
    The Star / Star of BethlehemArthur C. Clarke Short Stories/Novellas #21955 · confirmed 3/4
    1955–
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  13. 13
    EarthlightArthur C. Clarke Standalone Novels #61955 · 194 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1955194
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  14. 14
    The Coast of the CoralBlue Planet #11956 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1956304
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  15. 15
    The Reefs of TaprobaneBlue Planet #21956 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1956256
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  16. 16
    Reach for TomorrowArthur C. Clarke Short Story #41956 · confirmed 3/4
    1956–
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  17. 17
    City and the StarsArthur C. Clarke Standalone Novels #71956 · 191 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1956191
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  18. 18
    Tales From The White HartArthur C. Clarke Short Story #51957 · confirmed 3/4
    1957–
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  19. 19
    The Deep RangeArthur C. Clarke Standalone Novels #81957 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1957240
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  20. 20
    Boy Beneath the SeaArthur C. Clarke Non-Fiction #31958 · confirmed 3/4
    1958–
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  21. 21
    Voice Across The SeaArthur C. Clarke Non-Fiction #41958 · 228 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1958228
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  22. 22
    The Other Side of the SkyArthur C. Clarke Standalone Novels #91958 · confirmed 3/4
    1958–
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  23. 23
    A Fall of MoondustArthur C. Clarke Standalone Novels #101961 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1961224
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  24. 24
    Profiles of the FutureArthur C. Clarke Non-Fiction #51962 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1962256
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  25. 25
    Tales of Ten WorldsArthur C. Clarke Short Story #61962 · confirmed 3/4
    1962–
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  26. 26
    Dolphin IslandArthur C. Clarke Standalone Novels #111963 · confirmed 3/4
    1963–
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  27. 27
    Glide PathArthur C. Clarke Standalone Novels #121963 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1963288
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  28. 28
    Man And SpaceLife Science Library Series #21964 · confirmed 3/4
    1964–
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  29. 29
    The BodyLife Science Library Series #31964 · 200 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1964200
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  30. 30
    The Treasure of the Great ReefBlue Planet #31964 · 278 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1964278
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Arthur C. Clarke series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Arthur C. Clarke books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Arthur C. Clarke Standalone Novels

26 books

26 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Arthur C. Clarke Non-Fiction

15 books

15 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Arthur C. Clarke Short Story

14 books

14 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Space Odyssey in order

4 books
  1. 1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
  2. 2. 2010: Odyssey Two
  3. 3. 2061: Odyssey Three
  4. 4. 3001: The Final Odyssey

Blue Planet in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Coast of the Coral
  2. 2. The Reefs of Taprobane
  3. 3. The Treasure of the Great Reef

A Time Odyssey in order

3 books
  1. 1. Time's Eye
  2. 2. Sunstorm
  3. 3. Firstborn

Arthur C. Clarke Short Stories/Novellas

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Life Science Library Series in order

2 books
  1. 2. Man And Space
  2. 3. The Body

C.S. Lewis Non-Fiction

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Do you have to read Arthur C. Clarke books in order?

You only need to read Arthur C. Clarke books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Arthur C. Clarke

Start with Rendezvous with Rama (1973), the first Rama book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (1938).

What is the newest Arthur C. Clarke book?

The Exploration of the Moon (2020) is the newest Arthur C. Clarke book released so far.

Is there a new Arthur C. Clarke book coming?

No next Arthur C. Clarke book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Arthur C. Clarke has won

Wikidata records 15 awards and 24 nominations for Arthur C. Clarke. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Arthur C. Clarke at a glance

Died
Arthur C. Clarke died in 2008, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Arthur C. Clarke are still being published after Arthur C. Clarke's death in 2008; the newest appeared in 2020.
Release pace
Arthur C. Clarke books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
15,023 pages across the 54 of 74 books with a recorded length, a median of 255 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Arthur C. Clarke books, 19 of 74, were published in the 1950s.

What the Arthur C. Clarke books are about

59 of the 74 Arthur C. Clarke books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 37 of 59. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.