The nine billion names of God : the best short stories of Arthur C. Clarke

SUMMARY: This volume is of special interest -- included are a wide range of classic stories, including the title story, ''Jupiter Five,'' ''The Deep Range,'' ''Second Dawn,'' and the earliest of the splendidly comic narratives told by Harry Purvis for the benefit of the denizens of the White Hart. ARTHUR C. CLARKE'S FAVORITE STORIES THE NINE BILLION NAMES OF GOD -- A short-term course for computer the way to God. TROUBLE WITH TIME -- Martian time proves that crimes doesn't pay! NO MORNING AFTER -- Drink, drink and be merry, for tomorrow there will be no morning after... THE POSSESSED -- Or, why the lemmings drowned. ENCOUNTER AT DAWN -- The day the gods came to Earth. THE SENTINEL -- The story which inspired 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY; when man sets off the galactic burglar alarm, who will answer the call? A selection of what he considers to be his best short stories is presented by this leading science fiction writer