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Of Ten Worlds by Arthur C. Clarke check out website: www.orionbooks.co.uk
Of particular interest is 'Death And The Senator' simply because
it demonstrates Clarke's practical prophesy signifying the death
of astronauts aboard a shuttle coming down from Earth orbit. None of these stories are space opera but they do demonstrate various things about Man and his need for survival in various situations. The odd case of 'Into
The Comet' for instance, long before the mobile computer depended on people using
abacuses to sort out the maths for a return to Earth from within a comet. 'Before
Eden' dealing with Man's waste products at the Venus ice pole - this was the 60s
before the recognition of how hellhouse the planet was - became the poisoned chalice. With so many of Clarke's books being re-released, you're either going to already own his books, getting fresh copies or finding out about his early material if you've developed a taste for his stories. Looking at the early work of any successful author is never a wasted
effort and at such an affordable price, can easily be added to your
book collection. GF Willmetts
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OTHER REVIEWS - December 2003
Other reviews this month Dreams Underfoot by Charles De Lint Spirits In The Wires by Charles De Lint First Rider's Call by Kristen Britain Roma Eterna by Robert Silverberg The Life Eaters by David Brin and Scott Hamilton Midnight Lamp by Gwyneth Jones Dreams of the Compass Rose by Vera Nazarian One Lamp: Alternative History Stories edited by Gordon Van Gelder The Druid King by Norman Spinrad Star Trek: Nemesis novelisation by J.M. Dillard Unto Leviathan by Richard Paul Russo The Sundering by Walter Jon Williams Nylon Angel by Marianne de Pierres Falling Out Of Cars by Jeff Noon The Darkest Part Of The Woods by Ramsey Campbell Lord Of Snow And Shadows by Sarah Ash Tales Of Ten Worlds by Arthur C. Clarke Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Radio Sunnydale Dante's Equation by Jane Jensen Archform: Beauty by L. E. Modesit Jr
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In the Arthur C. Clarke reality circa 1962,
there was an extreme belief that the dream of Man taking his place
out in the planets would come about rather than be eventually bogged
than by politicians who'd rather remained earthbound or at most,
no further than Earth orbit.
These
fifteen short stories with nary a one called after the overall book
title therefore falls into line with your traditional hard SF with
no aliens but a lot about our planets as perceived in the 60s together
with some rather solid story-telling with only the last story failing
to maintain my interest. 
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