Reddit reviews The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke

The aspects of Clarke's style that you seem to enjoy really shine in the short story format. You said you've read everything, does that include his short fiction? There's a great anthology which collects them all.

Asimov was also great at writing short fiction, and I like this collection of his works.

Many of the stories curated in those anthologies were published 50 or so years ago in weekly/monthly science fiction magazines, you might see if any one has created 'best of science fiction weekly' collections.

Tor publishes short fiction for free on its website regularly. It's fairly hit or miss, but it's a good way to window shop authors.

A novel you might enjoy is Leviathan Wakes. It's a hard sci-fi novel in which humanity has colonized Mars and the Asteroid Belt. At this point all have their own unique cultures because it takes so long to travel between them. Not a lot of character development, which you don't seem to be into anyway, just fun ride in a cool setting. First in a series, but I haven't read the sequels yet so I can't comment on those.


You also might like The Martian, by Andy Weir. An astronaut is stranded by himself on Mars and has to survive. Weir wrote a short story called "The Egg" which gets posted to reddit on a regular basis.

These are my must-see episodes of the 1980s Twilight Zone series, in no particular order. Some are classic.

Season 1.
Children's Zoo.
Nightcrawlers -- based on the classic short story by Robert M. McCammon, available in Blue World, the Complete Collection.
Examination Day.
Paladin of the Last Hour -- based on a story by Harlan Ellison.
One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty -- based on Harlan Ellison's short story.
Her Pilgrim Soul.
I of Newton -- based on Joe Haldeman's short story, available in Cosmic Laughter, Science Fiction for the Fun of It.
But She Can Type?.
The Star -- based on Arthur C. Clarke's excellent story, available in The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke.
The Misfortune Cookie.
A Small Talent for War.
A Matter of Minutes.
To See the Invisible Man.
Gramma -- based on the classic short story by Stephen King, available in Skeleton Crew.
Dead Run -- based on Greg Bear's short story, available in The Collected Stories of Greg Bear.
The Last Defender of Camelot, based on a short story by Roger Zelazny and teleplay by George R. R. Martin, available in Last Defender of Camelot short story collection.

Season 2.
A Saucer of Loneliness -- based on Theodore Sturgeon's excellent short story, available in The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Volume VII.
The Storyteller.
Toys of Caliban -- Teleplay by George R. R. Martin.
The Road Less Traveled -- by George R. R. Martin; memories of Martin's experience working on the Twilight Zone writing staff, and two teleplays, this one and an unproduced one, are available in Dreamsongs: Volume II.

Season 3 -- This season is worth a look, but none of them are my favorites.

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Go with short story anthologies for a while. Here are a couple you might like:

• Asimov (This was a series of books, no longer in print--there are other Asimov anthologies out there.)
  
  
• Clarke
  
  You might also find the Years Best series to your liking:
  
  
• Years Best Science Fiction

Me too! I love that collection. Is it this one?

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The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke

I don't recall the name, and details would ruin the story, but you can find it, along with every other short story he had written up to its publication date in The Collected Stories of Arthur C. clarke. It's worth every penny of the price. I have the hardcover in my library somewhere.

Edit: I just noticed--the hardcover is under $5 used. Definitely worth the price.

In "The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke".

> can you suggest some less known sci fi authors?

I can't be sure who is "less known" in any given time. Sometimes people are baffled when I mention someone, sometimes they're offended that I think they haven't read that person.

Here's what I know for certain that people need to read:

• The Mars trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson.
  
  
• The Foundation trilogy by Isaac Asimov. Prequels + sequels optional but definitely a bonus.
  
  
• Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, and God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert. Heretics of Dune and Chapterhouse: Dune optional. Actively avoid the franchised books by his son Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson - they are garbage.
  
  
• The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke.
  
  Beyond that, I don't have strong feelings. Except this - Philip K. Dick is freaking terrifying. He does not explore humanity, he dissects it.

Anything by Arthur C Clarke is great.

If you've read Peter F. Hamilton's Night's Dawn trilogy, then you should also read his related volume of stories called A Second Chance at Eden.