Arthur C. Clarke is the last of the big 3 of the fifties on my list (Asimov & Heinlein are already done). Clarke was always more likely to get the science right, but without ignoring the characters (which was a hallmark of most hard SF of the day). Important works include "Childhood's End", "2001: A Space Odyssey" [necessary to understand the movie], and "The Nine Billion Names of God" [his best collection].
Fiction
- Across the Sea of Stars (1959) [O/2N+18ss= Childhood's End + Earthlight]
- Against the Fall of Night (Gnome, 1953)
- An Arthur C. Clarke Omnibus (1965) [O/3N= Childhood's End + Prelude to Space + Expedition to Earth]
- An Arthur C. Clarke Second Omnibus (1968) [O/3N= A Fall of Moondust + Earthlight + The Sands of Mars]
- The Best of Arthur C. Clarke (1973) [C]
- = The Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1937 - 1955 (1977) [C]
- + The Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1956 - 1972 (1977) [C]
- Childhood's End (1953)
- The City and the Stars (1956) [rev./ Against the Fall of Night]
- The Deep Range (1957)
- Dolphin Island (1963) [YA]
- Earthlight (1955)
- Expedition to Earth (1953) [C] [rev. 1954]
- A Fall of Moondust (1961)
- The Fountains of Paradise (1979) [Hugo] [Nebula]
- Four Great SF Novels (1978) [O/4N= The City and the Stars + The Deep Range + A Fall of Moondust + Rendezvous with Rama]
- From the Ocean, From the Stars (1962) [O/2N+C= The City and the Stars + The Deep Range + The Other Side of the Sky]
- The Ghost from the Grand Banks (1990)
- The Hammer of God (1993)
- Imperial Earth (1975)
- Islands in the Sky (1952) [YA]
- The Lion of Commare & Against the Fall of Night (1968) [2N]
- "A Meeting With Medusa" (1988) [Tor Double # 1]
- More Than One Universe (1991) [C]
- The Nine Billion Names of God (1967) [C]
- Of Time and Stars (1972) [C]
- The Other Side of the Sky (1958) [C]
- Prelude to Mars (1965) [O/2N+16ss= Prelude to Space + The Sands of Mars]
- Prelude to Space (1951) [rev. Gnome (1954), 1970] [= Master of Space;= The Space Dreamers]
- Reach for Tomorrow (1956) [C]
- Rendezvous with Rama (1973) [Hugo] [Nebula]
- The Sands of Mars (Gnome, 1951)
- The Sentinel (1983) [C]
- The Songs of Distant Earth (1986)
- Tales From Planet Earth (1990) [C]
- Tales from the White Hart (1957) [C]
- Tales of Ten Worlds (1962) [C]
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1990) [C/N+2ss]
- 2001: A Space Odyssey / The City and the Stars / The Deep Range / A Fallof Moondust / Rendezvous with Rama (1987) [O/5N]
- 2010: Odyssey Two (Phantasia, 1982)
- 2061: Odyssey Three (1988)
- 3001: The Final Odyssey (1997)
- The Wind from the Sun (1972) [rev. 1987] [C]
with Gregory Benford
- Beyond the Fall of Night (1990) [= Against the Fall of Night and Beyond the Fall of Night]
with Gentry Lee
- Cradle (1988)
- Rama II (1989)
- The Garden of Rama (1991)
- Rama Revealed (1993)
Edited
- Project Solar Sail (1990)
- Time Probe (1966)
with George W. Proctor
- The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume III (1982) [= The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume IV]
Non-Genre Fiction
- Glide Path (1963)
Nonfiction
- Arthur C. Clarke's July 20, 2019 (1986)
- Ascent to Orbit: A Scientific Autobiography (1984)
- Astounding Days: a Science Fictional Autobiography (1989)
- Boy Beneath the Sea (1958) [YA]
- By Space Possessed (1993)
- The Challenge of the Sea (1960)
- The Challenge of the Spaceship (1960)
- The Coast of Coral (1956)
- The Colours of Infinity (1994) [forthcoming]
- The Exploration of Space (1951) [rev. 1959]
- The Exploration of the Moon (1954)
- The Fantastic Muse (1992) [C] [CB]
- The First Five Fathoms (1960)
- First on the Moon (1970)
- How the World Was One (1992)
- Indian Ocean Adventure (1961)
- Interplanetary Flight (1950) [rev. 1960]
- The Lost Worlds of 2001 (1972)
- The Making of a Moon (1957) [rev. 1958]
- Man and Space (1964)
- 1984: Spring, A Choice of Futures (1984)
- Profiles of the Future (1962) [rev. 1973, 1984]
- The Promise of Space (1968)
- The Reefs of Taprobane (1957)
- Report on Planet Three (1972)
- The Snows of Olympus (1994)
- Technology and the Frontiers of Knowledge (1975) [lectures]
- The Treasure of the Great Reef (1964) [rev. 1974]
- The View from Serendip (1977)
- Voice Across the Sea (1958) [rev. 1974]
- Voices from the Sky (1965)
- The Young Traveller in Space (1954) [= Going Into Space;= The Scottie Book of Space Travel] [YA]
with Chesley Bonestell
- Beyond Jupiter (1972)
with Peter Hyams
- The Odyssey File (1985)
with Robert Silverberg
- Into Space (1971) [rev./ The Young Traveller in Space]
with Mike Wilson
- Indian Ocean Treasure (1964)