“The Awakening”
1942-02-00
flash fiction
By Arthur C. Clarke

Synopsis

The Master, dying, is buried in suspended animation in the Himalayas until science is capable of fixing his body. Then he awakens...

History

First publication: Zenith, February 1942

Revised version published in 1952 in Future Science Fiction.

Review

Very short story, originally published in a fanzine, but revised for publication in Future in 1952. I'm guessing the version I read is the revised version. It’s a pretty good sf story with a twist ending that will give you a chuckle. Worth reading, especially since it is so short.


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We have the story in these editions:

The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke, hardcover, Tor, 2001-02-00