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From the grandmaster of science fiction, a dozen memorable tales filled with wonder and imagination. From the Paperback edition.

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Alveron: (Rescue Party) tentacled alien, captain of the galactic survey ship S9000
  • Rugon: (Rescue Party) Alveron's closest friend, S9000's deputy captain and chief of communications also a tentacled alien
  • Orostron: (Rescue Party) commander of second rescue team
  • Klarten: (Rescue Party) multitentacled, tripedal creature form the globular cluster at the edge of the milky way, one of the members of Orostron's rescue team
  • The Hansur twins: (Rescue Party) named Hansur I and II both are members of Orostron's rescue team
  • Torkalee: (Rescue Party) commander of first rescue team
  • T'sinadree: (Rescue Party) a member of Torkalee's rescue team, from one of the ancient planets of the Central Suns.
  • Alarkane: (Rescue Party) a member of Torkalee's rescue team, from one of the youngest races in the universe
  • Palador: (Rescue Party) a member of Torkalee's rescue team, a nameless entity, part of a race of aliens that have no personal identity.
  • Robert Armstrong: (A walk in the Dark) A man from earth who now travels the galaxy, never staying in one place long.
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Setting & Locations edit see section history

This is a collection of short stories so the setting changes a lot, therefore the important places below are specific to each story.
  • S9000: (rescue party) An alien Galactic survey ship
  • Earth: (rescue party) (The Forgotten Enemy) (Technical Error) (The Fires Within) (The Awakening) (Trouble with the Natives)
  • Port Sanderson: (A walk in the Dark) A human settlement
  • Canopus: (A walk in the Dark) A space ship
  • Carver's Pass: (A Walk in the Dark) A mountain pass on the small barren planet.

First Sentence edit see section history

Who was to blame?

Table of Contents edit see section history

* Rescue Party
* A Walk In The Dark
* The Forgotten Enemy
* Technical Error
* The Parasite
* The Fires Within
* The Awakening
* Trouble With The Natives
* The Curse
* Times Arrow
* Jupiter Five
* The Possessed

Series & Lists edit see section history

This book is in Books containing Rescue Party by Arthur C. Clarke. (community list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Arthur C. Clarke (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: March 1956
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 166

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: PR6005.L36 R39
  • Dewey: 823.914 21

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

  • Recue Party - Full text: full text of the short story rescue part that appears in this work.(this website is run by the publisher that owns the rights to this story and therefore is not a copyright infringement)

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • The Sentinel
  • The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke

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