A review by ianbanks
Of Time and Stars by Arthur C. Clarke

3.0

After a while I started to notice a pattern in many of these stories: framing device, really cool idea expounded clearly and elegantly, completed by a humorous punchline that completely deflates the neatness of the tale's execution. I think I prefer Sir Arthur's longer works, although "The Nine Billion Names Of God," "Security Check" and "The Sentinel" are old favourites of mine.