Ein Treffen mit Medusa

by Arthur C. Clarke

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Arthur C. Clarke was born in Minehead, Somerset, England, on December 16, 1917. During World War II, he served as a radar specialist in the RAF. His first published piece of fiction was Rescue Party and appeared in Astounding Science, May 1946. He graduated from King's College in London with honors in physics and mathematics, and worked in show more scientific research before turning his attention to writing fiction. His first book, Prelude to Space, was published in 1951. He is best known for his book 2001: A Space Odyssey, which was later turned into a highly successful and controversial film under the direction of Stanley Kubrick. His other works include Childhood's End, Rendezvous with Rama, The Garden of Rama, The Snows of Olympus, 2010: A Space Odyssey II, 2062: Odyssey III, and 3001: The Final Odyssey. During his lifetime, he received at least three Hugo Awards and two Nebula Awards. He died of heart failure on March 19, 2008 at the age of 90. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Canonical title
Ein Treffen mit Medusa
Original language*
Englisch
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Contains the following stories from the two English collections The Wind From The Sun and Reach For Tomorrow (German title first, English title in brackets):

  • Rettungsexpedition (Rescue Party)
    ... (show all)
  • Ein Gang durch die Nacht (A Walk in the Dark)
  • Der vergessene Feind (The Forgotten Enemy)
  • Technischer Irrtum (Technical Error)
  • Der Parasit (The Parasite)
  • Im Dunkel der Erde (The Fires Within)
  • Das Erwachen (The Awakening)
  • Ärger mit den Eingeborenen (Trouble with the Natives)
  • Der Fluch (The Curse)
  • Der Pfeil der Zeit (Time's Arrow)
  • Jupiter fünf (Jupiter Five)
  • Die Besessenen (The Possessed)
  • Die Speise der Götter (The Food of the Gods)
  • Mahlstrom II (Maelstrom II)
  • Die Leuchtenden (The Shining Ones)
  • Vor dem Sonnenwind (The Wind from the Sun)
  • Das Geheimnis (The Secret)
  • Der letzte Befehl (The Last Command)
  • Wähle F wie Frankenstein (Dial "F" for Frankenstein)
  • Wiedervereinigung (Reunion)
  • Playback (Playback)
  • Das Licht der Finsternis (The Light of Darkness)
  • Die längste SF-Geschichte, die jemals erzählt wurde (The Longest Science-Fiction Story Ever Told)
  • Euer Wohlgeboren, Herbert George Morley Roberts Wells (Herbert George Morley Roberts Wells, Esq.)
  • Liebt das Universum (Love That Universe)
  • Kreuzzug (Crusade)
  • Der grausame Himmel (The Cruel Sky)
  • Neutronenflut (Neutron Tide)
  • Der Durchgang der Erde (Transit of Earth)
  • Ein Treffen mit Medusa (A Meeting With Medusa)

Do not combine with the story of the same name or any other collection which doesn't contain these stories.
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