Arthur C. Clarke is without question the world's best-known and most celebrated science fiction writer, with a sixty-year career of unparalled success. Gathered together for the first time are three of his early novels, each displaying Clarke's trademark clear prophetic vision.

The Sands of Mars A dedicated group of pioneers, amongst them some of Earth's finest brains, struggle to change the face of the Red Planet...

Islands in the Sky Sixteen-year-old Roy Malcolm wins a TV Aviation Quiz; his prize is a trip to the Inner Station, orbiting Earth, but undreamed-of danger and excitement turn his greatest ambition into a nightmare...

Earthlight Man has colonised the planets, but the inhabitants of the Moon claim they owe no allegiance to any nation on Earth - or even to Earth itself...

Three different future worlds from the Master, showing his imagination in full flight.