Reach for Tomorrow

By Arthur C. Clarke

Book Overview

From the grandmaster of science fiction, a dozen memorable tales filled with wonder and imagination. From the Paperback edition.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345250370
• ISBN13: 9780345250377
• Release Date: December 1975
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Not Free SF Reader

A collection of decent Clarke stories - a 3.33 average overall, but certainly not his best, of course. The best stories are the first three, the rest certainly are not as interesting, in general. Reach for Tomorrow : Rescue Party - Arthur C. Clarke Reach for Tomorrow : A Walk in the Dark - Arthur C. Clarke Reach for Tomorrow : The Forgotten Enemy - Arthur C. Clarke Reach for Tomorrow : Technical Error - Arthur C. Clarke Reach for Tomorrow : The Parasite - Arthur C. Clarke Reach for Tomorrow : The Fires Within - Arthur C. Clarke Reach for Tomorrow : The Awakening - Arthur C. Clarke Reach for Tomorrow : Trouble with the Natives - Arthur C. Clarke Reach for Tomorrow : The Curse - Arthur C. Clarke Reach for Tomorrow : Time's Arrow - Arthur C. Clarke Reach for Tomorrow : Jupiter Five - Arthur C. Clarke Reach for Tomorrow : The Possessed - Arthur C. Clarke An alien survey ship is surprised to find that the Earth system sun is going nova well ahead of schedule, and gets in trouble itself when it goes to look for people to save and can't find signs of life, until much later. 3.5 out of 5 Starlight, definitely not even close to bright. 3.5 out of 5 There's a polar bear in there. 4 out of 5 Fifth dimension flipside. 3 out of 5 Omega the Unknown. 3 out of 5 Very solid discovery. 3.5 out of 5 Boring utopia long nap bugs. 2.5 out of 5 Interstellar contact tricky. 3.5 out of 5 Rocket dust rain epitaph. 3.5 out of 5 Footprint foreshadowing. 3.5 out of 5 Jupiter Moon Martian Culture X conflict. 3 out of 5 Swarm mind search lemming poor pick. 3.5 out of 5 3.5 out of 5

A Classic science fiction book

This is a great read. One of the best sci-fi books by Clarke.

A great collection of short stories

If you are looking for a good introduction to the works of Arthur C. Clarke, start here. These stories sometimes funny, sometimes scary, but always thought-provoking.

A Good Collection of Shorts

Having previously read the two best stories in this collection ("Rescue Party", a masterpiece and Clarke's first published story, and "Jupiter Five", a believable exploration of Jupiter's closest moon) I did not like this book as much as I would have if I had not read those two masterpieces. If I hadn't I would certainly have given this book a 5 star rating. Anyways...There are other good stories here too, of course. "Technical Error", "The Fires Within" and "The Possessed" are standouts, among others. In fact, there are a wide variety of SF styles in this collection. But it's the two stories I mentioned that are the centerpieces of this book. If you haven't read any of the short stories in this book then rack my rating up a star.

Everything you need in a Science Fiction Book

Clarkes Has summon his best works in this book. A collection of Tales for everyone. This book has ghost stories, adventures, action and pure Science fiction. This is a must for any fan of clarkes works.