Title: The Light of Darkness
Title Record # 62003
Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Date: 1966-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Date: 1966-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: A giant radio telescope is built in the best location the world has to offer. Unfortunately, the astronomers and technicians - not to mention the locals - have to deal with the country's ruler, a megalomanic tyrant.
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Awards
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Made First Ballot | 1967 Nebula | Short Story |
Publications
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Playboy, June 1966 | 1966-06-00 | ed. Editors of Playboy | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
mag | |||||
Gamma #26 | 1968-02-00 | ed. Valentino De Carlo | Edizioni dello Scorpione | 26 | Lit 350?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
158 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
mag | Ferruccio Alessandri | ![]() |
The Wind from the Sun | 1972-04-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich | 0-15-196810-1 | $5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
viii+ 193 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Carl Smith | ![]() |
The Wind from the Sun | 1972-08-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) | 0-575-01360-5 | £?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
viii+ 193 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
The Wind from the Sun | 1973-01-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich / SFBC | 5543 | $1.49?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
viii+ 178 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Carl Smith | ![]() |
The Wind from the Sun | 1973-07-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Signet / New American Library | Q5581 | $0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
viii+ 168 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | ![]() |
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The Wind from the Sun | 1973-07-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Signet / New American Library of Canada | Q5581 | C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
viii+ 168 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | ![]() |
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Science-Fiction-Stories 37 | 1974-06-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #69 (3054)) | 3-548-03054-8 | DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
127+ [1] |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Kelly Freas | ![]() |
The Wind from the Sun | 1974-10-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers (Corgi SF Collector's Library) | 0-552-09654-7 | £0.35?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
188 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | ![]() |
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The Wind from the Sun | 1975-09-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Signet / New American Library | Y6607 | $1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
viii+ 168 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | ![]() |
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The Wind from the Sun | 1976-00-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Corgi (Corgi SF Collector's Library) | 0-552-09654-7 | £0.65?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
188 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | ![]() |
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Zomer op Icarus | 1977-00-00 | Arthur Clarke | Bruna (Bruna SF #47) | 90-229-9047-8 | 205 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Victor Linford | ![]() |
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The Wind from the Sun | 1982-04-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Signet / New American Library | 0-451-11475-2 | $1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
viii+ 168 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Paul Alexander | ![]() |
The Wind from the Sun | 1982-04-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Signet / New American Library of Canada | 0-451-11475-2 | C$2.25?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
viii+ 168 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Paul Alexander | ![]() |
Le vent venu du soleil | 1983-04-25 | Arthur C. Clarke | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5164) | 2-266-01278-9 | 249 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | W. Siudmak | ![]() |
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The Wind from the Sun | 1983-07-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Pan Books | 0-330-28052-X | £1.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
188 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Stephen Bradbury | ![]() |
The Wind from the Sun | 1983-09-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Pan Books | 0-330-28052-X | £1.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
188 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Stephen Bradbury | ![]() |
Ein Treffen mit Medusa | 1986-09-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe (Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special #24086) |
3-404-24086-3 | DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
492 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | D. B. Mattingly | ![]() |
The Wind from the Sun | 1987-03-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Signet / New American Library | 0-451-14754-5 | $3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xi+ 244 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | ![]() |
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O vento solar | 1990-00-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Círculo do Livro | 231 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Aldo Ricchiero Filho | |||
The Wind from the Sun | 1990-09-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | VGSF / Gollancz | 0-575-04842-5 | £3.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
193 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Terry Pastor | |
More Than One Universe: The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | 1991-09-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Bantam Spectra | 0-553-29189-0 | $4.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
554 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Paul Swendsen | ![]() |
Le vent venu du soleil | 1993-05-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5164) | 2-266-06106-2 | 249 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | W. Siudmak | ||
The Wind from the Sun | 1996-09-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Vista | 0-575-60052-7 | £4.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
viii+ 193 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Splash , Terry Pastor | ![]() |
Anticipația CPSF 552-553?Anticipatia CPSF 552-553 |
1998-00-00 | ed. Mihai-Dan Pavelescu | Știință & Tehnică?Shtiintsa & Tehnicah |
Lei 5,900?Lei: Romanian leu. ISO codes: ROK in 1947-1952, ROL in 1952-2005, RON since 2005 |
64 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
mag | Balazs Gabriel | ||
The Collected Stories | 2000-00-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Gollancz / Orion | 0-575-07065-X | £20.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
x+ 966 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Blacksheep | ![]() |
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | 2001-02-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Tor | 0-312-87821-4 | $29.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
x+ 966 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Drive Communications | ![]() |
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | 2001-02-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Tor / SFBC | 35027 | $14.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
x+ 966 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Drive Communications | ![]() |
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | 2001-10-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Gollancz / Orion | 1-85798-323-8 | £9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
x+ 966 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Blacksheep | ![]() |
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | 2002-01-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Orb | 0-312-87860-5 | $17.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
x+ 966 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Drive Communications | ![]() |
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | 2008-11-03 | Arthur C. Clarke | Paw Prints | 978-1-4395-6906-1 | $28.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
966 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Drive Communications | |
The Collected Stories: Volume Five | 2011-04-26 | Arthur C. Clarke | Clipper / W. F. Howes | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
coll | |||||
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | 2011-06-02 | Arthur C. Clarke | Gollancz / Orion | 978-0-575-09877-0 | £7.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | blacksheep Design | ![]() |
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Odyssées: l'intégrale des nouvelles | 2013-11-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Bragelonne | 978-2-35294-684-7 | €28.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
1116 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | ||
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | 2016-00-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | RosettaBooks | 978-0-7953-4973-7 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Corinna Lupp | |||
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | 2016-08-16 | Arthur C. Clarke | Audible Studios | $39.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
coll | ![]() |
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Terra e Spazio - Volume 4 | 2019-09-00 | Arthur C. Clarke | Mondadori (Urania Collezione #200) | €6.90?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
384 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Franco Brambilla | ||
Arthur C. Clarke Audiobook Collection | 2022-04-07 | Arthur C. Clarke | MotionAudiobooks | $44.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
audio MP3 DVD?DVD with mp3-encoded audio tracks |
omni | ![]() |
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The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | date unknown | Arthur C. Clarke | Tor | 0-312-87821-4 | $29.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
x+ 966 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Drive Communications | ![]() |
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | date unknown | Arthur C. Clarke | Gollancz / Orion | 1-85798-323-8 | £14.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
x+ 966 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Blacksheep | ![]() |
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | date unknown | Arthur C. Clarke | Orb | 0-312-87860-5 | $19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
x+ 966 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Drive Communications | ![]() |
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke | date unknown | Arthur C. Clarke | Audible Studios | $39.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
coll | ![]() |
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The Wind from the Sun | date unknown | Arthur C. Clarke | Signet | Y6607 | $1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
viii+ 168 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | ![]() |
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The Wind from the Sun | date unknown | Arthur C. Clarke | Signet | Q5581 | $0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
viii+ 168 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | ![]() |
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The Wind from the Sun | date unknown | Arthur C. Clarke | Signet / New American Library | Y6607 | $1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
viii+ 168 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | ![]() |
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The Wind from the Sun | date unknown | Arthur C. Clarke | Signet / New American Library | Q5581 | $0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
[viii]+ 168 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | ![]() |
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The Wind from the Sun | date unknown | Arthur C. Clarke | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich | 0-15-196810-1 | $5.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
viii+ 193 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Carl Smith | ![]() |