01356nam a22001817a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005804000070007604100080008308200230009110000200011424500130013426000260014730000260017336500620019952008930026165000200115420220427103939.0211009b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780586212042  cAL  aeng  223a823.914 bCLAS  aArthur C Clarke  aSentinel  aLondonbVoyagerc2000  a319p.bPBc17.5x11cm.  2Generala2694b₹479.00c₹d₹599.00e20%f01-10-2021  aThe best collection ever of Arthur C. Clarke’s short fiction, including the stories on which 2001: A Space Odyssey and Childhood’s End were based.
The Sentinel is a magnificent retrospective showcase of Arthur C. Clarke’s finest shorter fiction. Spanning four decades of writing, this book includes many gems of a genius at the height of his powers. The title piece is the story that inspired 2001. ‘Guardian Angel’ is a rarely anthologized work that gave birth to Childhood’s End and ‘The Songs of Distant Earth’ is the original version of Clarke’s own favorite novel.
Along with other vaulting tales of imagination are fascinating introductions telling the history of each story from conception to completion.
From one of the greatest science-fiction writers of all time. The Sentinel is one of those all-too-few collections that must be read, re-read, then treasured.  2Science fiction