I accept Arthur C. Clarke donations anywhere in the Albuquerque metro with free pickup — the whole collection: the Space Odyssey series (2001, 2010, 2061, 3001), the Rama books, Childhood's End, The City and the Stars, The Fountains of Paradise, the short-story collections, and the science nonfiction. You don't sort or price anything. Bring it all: I check every book by hand, and readable copies go back to readers.
Published June 2026 · By Josh Eldred, New Mexico Literacy Project
Clarke is a fixture of any serious science-fiction shelf — the visionary half of the genre's "Big Three" — so his books turn up in cleanout after cleanout, usually a deep mix of novels, story collections, and the science books he was equally known for. Most people clearing them just want the shelf cleared. That's exactly what I'm for: I take the whole thing, free, and I check every book.
What I take: all of it
The major novels
2001: A Space Odyssey and its sequels (2010, 2061, 3001), Rendezvous with Rama and the Gentry Lee–coauthored sequels, Childhood's End, The City and the Stars, The Fountains of Paradise, Imperial Earth, A Fall of Moondust, Earthlight, The Sands of Mars, The Deep Range, and The Songs of Distant Earth.
Short stories & collaborations
The story collections (The Nine Billion Names of God, Tales from the White Hart, The Sentinel, Expedition to Earth) and the later collaborations with Stephen Baxter (the Time Odyssey and Firstborn books) and Gentry Lee.
The nonfiction
Clarke's science writing — Profiles of the Future, The Exploration of Space, The Promise of Space — and his Sri Lanka diving and travel books. Any edition, any condition.
Why bring the whole shelf
Donating takes one call or text: no research, no pricing, no listings, no shipping. Free pickup in the Albuquerque metro, or the covered 24/7 drop box outside the gate at 5445 Edith Blvd NE, any hour. I check every book by hand, readable copies go back to readers, and no readable book goes to the landfill. Here's where donated books go.
How free pickup works
Call or text 505-250-3804 (or schedule online), tell me roughly how much there is and where you are, and I add you to the next route through your area. I come to you and load it all. I cover Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales, the East Mountains, and the surrounding metro, and I handle whole-house and estate cleanouts regularly.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I donate Arthur C. Clarke books in Albuquerque?
Right here — free pickup anywhere in the metro for the whole collection: the Odyssey and Rama series, Childhood's End, the stories, and the nonfiction. Call or text 505-250-3804.
Can I drop Arthur C. Clarke books off instead of waiting for a pickup?
Yes. The covered 24/7 drop box outside the gate at 5445 Edith Blvd NE takes them any hour, and someone is at the warehouse from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. to help unload a bigger load.
The nonfiction and paperbacks too?
Yes — the science books, the diving books, the collaborations, plus worn paperbacks and book-club editions. Just don't throw any of it out first.
Cite This Guide
Eldred, J. (June 2026). Donate Arthur C. Clarke Books in Albuquerque — Free Pickup. New Mexico Literacy Project.
https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/donate-arthur-c-clarke-books-albuquerque
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