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We pay homage this week to one of the greatest science fiction writers of all time, Arthur C. Clarke, with his Tale "The Nine Billion Names of God." Clarke is probably best known for his novel "2001: A Space Odyssey" and other works of hard sci-fi, but this short work is arguably more about metaphysical considerations. It won the retrospective Hugo Award for Best Short Story for 1954, one of five Clarke would collect in his lifetime.
If you'd like to support The Well Told Tale, please visit us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewelltoldtale
Books - (buying anything on Amazon through this link helps support the podcast):
2001: A Space Odyssey - https://amzn.to/3dKsFEO
Childhood's End - https://amzn.to/31pBVt6
The City and the Stars - https://amzn.to/3dKYtsZ
Films
2001: A Space Odyssey - https://amzn.to/35cfR6e
Arthur C Clarke Collection: - https://amzn.to/34jZDcd
I would like to thank my patrons: Toni A, Joshua Clark, Maura Lee, Jennifer Wood, Jane, Kaffee Stark, Leathery Wings and Drew Atkins.
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We pay homage this week to one of the greatest science fiction writers of all time, Arthur C. Clarke, with his Tale "The Nine Billion Names of God." Clarke is probably best known for his novel "2001: A Space Odyssey" and other works of hard sci-fi, but this short work is arguably more about metaphysical considerations. It won the retrospective Hugo Award for Best Short Story for 1954, one of five Clarke would collect in his lifetime.
If you'd like to support The Well Told Tale, please visit us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewelltoldtale
Books - (buying anything on Amazon through this link helps support the podcast):
2001: A Space Odyssey - https://amzn.to/3dKsFEO
Childhood's End - https://amzn.to/31pBVt6
The City and the Stars - https://amzn.to/3dKYtsZ
Films
2001: A Space Odyssey - https://amzn.to/35cfR6e
Arthur C Clarke Collection: - https://amzn.to/34jZDcd
I would like to thank my patrons: Toni A, Joshua Clark, Maura Lee, Jennifer Wood, Jane, Kaffee Stark, Leathery Wings and Drew Atkins.
Support the show

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