The author's first three novels--City of Illusions, Rocannon's World, and Planet of Exile--are included in an omnibus edition, all set in the same universe as The Left Hand of Darkness, as her characters battle forces in society that seek to tear them apart. Book available.

On a future Earth where fundamentalist politicians rule, the planet's dissidents are boarded on a space ark destined for Saturn, a journey that is further challenged by the schemes of corrupt individuals.

A collection of short fiction includes the 1962 title story, 'The Cruel Sky,' and 'The Steam-Powered Word Processor,' along with the classics 'The Hammer of God' and 'A Meeting with Medusa,' as well as Clarke's latest story, 'Improving the Neighborhood,' which was published in Nature in 1999. Read by Theodore Bikel, Ben Bova, Scott Brick, Christopher Casenove, and others.

A compilation of the previously uncollected fiction of the popular fantasy author includes a new novella about Pern, the author's popular fantasy world, as well as an introduction by the author. Read by Constance Towers and others.