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{{Short description|1958 collection of science fiction short stories by Arthur C. Clarke}} |
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''For the Memoir by Farah Ahmedi, See [[The Other Side of the Sky: A Memoir]]'' |
''For the Memoir by Farah Ahmedi, See [[The Other Side of the Sky: A Memoir]]'' |
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| author = [[Arthur C. Clarke]] |
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| cover_artist = [[Edward Sorel]]<ref>http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?44948</ref> |
| cover_artist = [[Edward Sorel]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?44948|title = Publication: The Other Side of the Sky}}</ref> |
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| country = United States |
| country = United States |
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| language = English |
| language = English |
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| release_date = 1958 |
| release_date = 1958 |
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| media_type = Print ( |
| media_type = Print (hardcover) |
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| pages = 245 |
| pages = 245 |
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| isbn = 0-451-14937-8 |
| isbn = 0-451-14937-8 |
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'''''The Other Side of the Sky''''' is a collection of |
'''''The Other Side of the Sky''''' is a collection of [[science fiction]] short stories by English writer [[Arthur C. Clarke|Arthur C. Clarke]], originally published in 1958. The stories all originally appeared in a number of different publications. |
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==Contents== |
==Contents== |
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*"The Wall of Darkness" |
*"The Wall of Darkness" |
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*"Security Check" |
*"Security Check" |
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*"No Morning After" |
*"[[No Morning After]]" |
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*[[Venture to the Moon]] (vignettes): |
*[[Venture to the Moon]] (vignettes): |
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**"The Starting Line" |
**"The Starting Line" |
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*"Cosmic Casanova" |
*"Cosmic Casanova" |
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*"[[The Star (Clarke short story)|The Star]]" |
*"[[The Star (Clarke short story)|The Star]]" |
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*"Out of the Sun" |
*"[[Out of the Sun (short story)|Out of the Sun]]" |
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*"[[Transience (short story by Arthur Clarke)|Transience]]" |
*"[[Transience (short story by Arthur Clarke)|Transience]]" |
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*"[[The Songs of Distant Earth]]" |
*"[[The Songs of Distant Earth]]" |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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[[Floyd C. Gale]] wrote that |
[[Floyd C. Gale]] wrote that "too many [trick endings] are more than enough", but that there were "several superlative items", citing the "Venture to the Moon" and "The Other Side of the Sky" story headings.<ref name="gale195810">{{cite news | url=https://archive.org/stream/galaxymagazine-1958-10/Galaxy_1958_10#page/n131/mode/2up | title=Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf | work=Galaxy |date=October 1958| accessdate=13 June 2014 | author=Gale, Floyd C. | pages=130–133}}</ref> He described the paperback edition as "A double dozen of Clarke's best short-shorts, all tricky".<ref name="gale196008">{{Cite magazine |last=Gale |first=Floyd C. |date=August 1960 |title=Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf |url=https://archive.org/stream/Galaxy_v18n06_1960-08#page/n115/mode/2up |magazine=Galaxy Science Fiction |pages=117–121}}</ref> [[Damon Knight]], although dismissing the vignettes as "without exception remarkably trivial," reported that the other stories "include some of Clarke's best work."<ref>"In the Balance". [[If (magazine)|''If'']]. December 1958, pp.111</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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For the Memoir by Farah Ahmedi, See The Other Side of the Sky: A Memoir
Cover of the first edition
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| Author | Arthur C. Clarke |
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| Cover artist | Edward Sorel[1] |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Harcourt Brace |
Publication date | 1958 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 245 |
| ISBN | 0-451-14937-8 |
The Other Side of the Sky is a collection of science fiction short stories by English writer Arthur C. Clarke, originally published in 1958. The stories all originally appeared in a number of different publications.
Floyd C. Gale wrote that "too many [trick endings] are more than enough", but that there were "several superlative items", citing the "Venture to the Moon" and "The Other Side of the Sky" story headings.[2] He described the paperback edition as "A double dozen of Clarke's best short-shorts, all tricky".[3] Damon Knight, although dismissing the vignettes as "without exception remarkably trivial," reported that the other stories "include some of Clarke's best work."[4]
