Arthur C. Clarke

1917–2008

3 series 37 books in order 26 standalone books

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke CBE FRAS was a British science fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, and undersea explorer. He is best known as co-writer of the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, which is regarded as one of the most influential films in history. Clarke wrote over a dozen books and many essays on space travel and futurism, and he was awarded the Kalinga Prize by UNESCO in 1961 for popularizing science. His science fiction works earned him multiple Hugo and Nebula awards, and he was considered one of the "Big Three" of science fiction alongside Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov. Clarke proposed a satellite communication system using geostationary orbits in 1945 and was chairman of the British Interplanetary Society in the 1940s and 1950s. He emigrated to Sri Lanka in 1956, where he discovered the underwater ruins of the Koneswaram temple. He later hosted television shows, including Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World. He lived in Sri Lanka until his death in 2008. Clarke was appointed CBE in 1989 and was knighted in 1998. He was also awarded Sri Lanka's highest civil honor, Sri Lankabhimanya, in 2005.

Born: 1917
Known for: Space Odyssey, Rama, A Time Odyssey

Series by Arthur C. Clarke

Space Odyssey

4 books in order · 1968–1997

2001

1968 · Arthur C. Clarke

A novel proposing an idea about how the human race might have begun and where it might be headed, given a little help from out there. A collaboration…
Read more →
Buy on Amazon

Rama

4 books in order · 1953–1993 · Publication order

Rendezvous with Rama

1953 · Arthur C. Clarke

A 1973 novel by Arthur C. Clarke follows a massive 50-kilometre-long alien cylinder passing through the solar system. A nearby ship is sent to study…
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
Rama II

1989 · Arthur C. Clarke

This 1989 novel by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee follows the discovery, at the dawn of the twenty-third century, of a second enormous alien…
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
The Garden of Rama

1991 · Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee

This 1991 novel by Gentry Lee and Arthur C. Clarke is the third book in Clarke's Rama series, centered on an alien ghost ship entering the solar…
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
Rama Revealed

1993 · Arthur C. Clarke

Rama Revealed is a 1993 science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee, the last in a four-book series that follows Clarke's Rendezvous…
Read more →
Buy on Amazon

A Time Odyssey

3 books in order · 2003–2007

Time's Eye

2003 · Arthur C. Clarke
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
Sunstorm

2005 · Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter

Humanity faces an existential threat from a deadly sunstorm and must learn to work together to survive. While dealing with this crisis, the enigmatic…
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
Firstborn

2007 · Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter

The Firstborn, an alien race known for building the black monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey, appear in the Time Odyssey series by Arthur C. Clarke…
Read more →
Buy on Amazon

Standalone books

The Last Theorem

2008
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
Imperial Earth

2005
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
The Sentinel

2004
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
The City and the Stars

2003
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke

2001
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
The Hammer of God

2000
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
Earthlight

1998
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
Expedition to Earth

1998
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
Tales from the White Hart

1998
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
The fountains of paradise

1997
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
The wind from the sun

1996
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
Childhood’s End

1995
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
The Ghost from the Grand Banks

1990
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
Cradle

1990
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
A Meeting With Medusa

1990
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
The Songs of Distant Earth

1987
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
Dolphin Island

1987
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
Reach for Tomorrow

1987
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
The Sands of Mars

1967
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
The deep range

1964
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
Dog Star

1962
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
Profiles of the future

1962
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
A Fall of Moondust

1961
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
The nine billion names of God

1953
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
Islands in the Sky

1952
Read more →
Buy on Amazon
Prelude to Space

1951
Read more →
Buy on Amazon

Frequently asked questions

How many books has Arthur C. Clarke written?

We list 37 books by Arthur C. Clarke across 3 series, published between 1951–2008 — each shown in full reading order.

What order should I read Arthur C. Clarke's books?

Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “2001.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.

Where can I buy Arthur C. Clarke's books?

Every title links to Amazon from its series page — see our affiliate disclosure in the footer for how that supports the site.

Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted a wrong order, a missing book, or any other mistake? and we'll correct it.