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    Cover of The nine billion names of God

    The nine billion names of God

    Arthur C. Clarke · 1967

    This volume is of special interest -- included are a wide range of classic stories, including the title story, "Jupiter Five," "The Deep Range," "Second Dawn," and the earliest of the splendidly comic narratives told by Harry Purvis for the benefit of the denizens of the White Hart.

    Science Fiction
    Open LibraryAmazon
    Stats for nerds
    22recommend
    54mentions
    52people
    2011–2026years
    41% recommend56% neutral4% critical

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    What Hacker News says

    1. thranceAug 2025
      Related, I highly recommend the short story The Nine Billion Names of God by Arthur C. Clarke.

      https://hex.ooo/library/nine_billion_names_of_god.html

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    2. conjecturesAug 2025
      The Arthur C Clark story Nine Billion Names of God is cute on this theme :D
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    3. pkoirdDec 2023
      Also check out The Nine Billion Names of God by the same writer.

      https://faculty.winthrop.edu/kosterj/WRIT510/readings/The%20...

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    4. MaxBarracloughNov 2023
      I recommend The Nine Billion Names of God by Arthur C. Clarke.

      https://urbigenous.net/library/nine_billion_names_of_god.htm...

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    5. gopkarthikApr 2023
      Nine Billion Names of God by Arthur C Clarke.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nine_Billion_Names_of_God

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    6. ApocryphonNov 2022
      Surprised they didn't seek the answer in another work of classic science fiction:

      The Nine Billion Names of God - https://lecturia.org/en/short-stories/arthur-c-clarke-the-ni...

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