The Nine Billion Names of God (collection)

The Nine Billion Names of God (1967) is a collection of science fiction short stories by Arthur C. Clarke.

The Nine Billion Names of God

Cover of the first edition
Author	Arthur C. Clarke
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Harcourt
Publication date	1967
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardcover)
Pages	288 pp

According to Clarke's 1972 book The Lost Worlds of 2001, the book comprises his own selection of favorites.

Contents

This collection includes:

• "The Nine Billion Names of God"
• "I Remember Babylon"
• "Trouble with Time"
• "Rescue Party"
• "The Curse"
• "Summertime on Icarus"
• "Dog Star"
• "Hide and Seek"
• "Out of the Sun"
• "The Wall of Darkness"
• "No Morning After"
• "The Possessed"
• "Death and the Senator"
• "Who's There?"
• "Before Eden"
• "Superiority"
• "A Walk in the Dark"
• "The Call of the Stars"
• "The Reluctant Orchid"
• "Encounter at Dawn"
• "If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth..."
• "Patent Pending"
• "The Sentinel"
• "Transience"
• "The Star"

Sources

• Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 102. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.

External links

• The Nine Billion Names of God title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database