A volume containing all 18 short stories written by Arthur C. Clarke in the 1960s. They depict a future in which technologies are beginning to dictate man's lifestyle - even to demand life for themselves.Contentsvii • Preface (The Wind from the Sun) • (1972) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke3 • The Food of the Gods • (1964) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke8 • Maelstrom II • (1965) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke24 • The Shining Ones • (1964) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke43 • The Wind from the Sun • (1964) • novelette by Arthur C. Clarke65 • The Secret • (1963) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke71 • The Last Command • (1965) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke74 • Dial "F" for Frankenstein • (1965) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke82 • Reunion • (1971) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke84 • Playback • (1966) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke88 • The Light of Darkness • (1966) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke95 • The Longest Science-Fiction Story Ever Told • (1966) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke96 • Herbert George Morley Roberts Wells, Esq. • [Editorial (If)] • (1967) • essay by Arthur C. Clarke99 • Love That Universe • (1961) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke103 • Crusade • (1968) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke108 • The Cruel Sky • (1967) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke129 • Neutron Tide • (1970) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke131 • Transit of Earth • (1971) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke146 • A Meeting With Medusa • (1971) • novelette by Arthur C. Clarke