The Hammer of God

By: Arthur C. Clarke

Narrated by: Jonathan Davis

The Hammer of God was first published in the Sept. 28, 1992 issue of Time.

Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) is regarded as one of the most-influential science fiction writers of all time. He was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

©2000 Arthur C. Clarke (P)2016 Audible, Inc.

Wonderful

Such an excellent, classic example of the inspired writing of one of the great masters of science fiction. The inventor of the communications satellite. ;-)

Short and Sweet. A Grand Adventure - tiny package.

This was turned into a much longer story and eventually the inspiration for the movie Deep Impact (according to the intro).

No similarities to that movie at all other than the main theme of a possible meteor impact with the Earth.

A great short story is one that makes you want to learn more about the world that's built within. It's almost a shame for the story to end. For over a half hour, you're transported to this possible future of planet Earth. I found myself wishing for more back story, more history of this future Earth, more glimpses into this future world.

I wouldn't use a credit on it, but it's well worth the purchase price. This narrator has done MANY other short stories by Arthur C Clarke and he's one of the good ones.

This specific story is NOT in the "Collected Short Stories of Arthur C Clarke" which is why I bought it.

The Audible purchase of that short story collection mentioned above IS worth the credit, has over 51 hours of audio, over 100 short stories, and 3 narrators. I purchased this short because it is not included in that larger collection and I've been on a straight binge of short stories by Clarke. I'm really glad I got this one!

A very nice short story

This is a very short story to listen to before bed. This is a story which as the author said became a much larger book later.

Moving tale of sacrifice

a great little story for bedtime, a tale of spacers making the ultimate sacrifice for humanity

Ripoff! Only an half hour long.

$7 for an half hour short story, No where on Kindle did it state the length of the recording.

So Much Potential Wasted!

ChrIslam? Give me a break! And blasphemy against the Son of God! Maybe I should have expected this from Arthur C. Clarke, but I didn’t. He took a concept, a plot, and RUINED it - turned his story into a piece of garbage. What a waste of talent (his), time, and money (mine)!

Only a short story

Priced to high for the product. Looks like a good deal, but it is not.

Very short

Some books are 8- hrs of good listening. Then there was this one. Its a good story but i wasted a credit on a 34- min book

The damned book is 34 minutes long!

The headline says it all! For this I spent one credit! A rather poor story, certainly indifferent by Arthur C. Clarke standards, I suppose this is a case of "Let the buyer beware!", but it didn't occur to me that I would be asked to spend one credit on a story 34 minutes long. I'll know to check next time. I wonder who is the idiot on the Audible staff who decided that selling single stories as Audible "books" was a good idea. Save your credit for something worthwhile, OK?

Shortened version

I have listened to other versions of this book and a significant amount has been omitted. Also the ending is drastically different than the other rendition. The performer was rather bland in this one as well.