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Expedition To Earth

by Arthur C. Clarke · 1953

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A collection of science fiction short stories by Arthur C. Clarke.

Contents:

Second Dawn

If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth

Breaking Strain

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History Lesson (as "Expedition to Earth" in the British Edition, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1954)

Superiority

Exile of the Eons

Hide-and-Seek

Expedition to Earth (as "Encounter in the Dawn" in the British Edition, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1954)

Loophole

Inheritance

The Sentinel (basis for 2001)

Genre
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Subject
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Audience
adult
Length
short · 180 pages
Form
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