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Book Synopsis Isaac Asimov Presents the Great Sf Stories by : Isaac Asimov
Download or read book Isaac Asimov Presents the Great Sf Stories written by Isaac Asimov and published by D A W Books, Incorporated. This book was released on 1986 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories deal with social planning, evolution, immortality, computers, sea farming, invaders, time travel, a tragic stowaway, androids, experiments, and war
Book Synopsis Isaac Asimov Presents the Great Sf Stories by : Isaac Asimov
Download or read book Isaac Asimov Presents the Great Sf Stories written by Isaac Asimov and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book I, Asimov written by Isaac Asimov and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2009-12-23 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arguably the greatest science fiction writer who ever lived, Isaac Asimov also possessed one of the most brilliant and original minds of our time. His accessible style and far-reaching interests in subjects ranging from science to humor to history earned him the nickname “the Great Explainer.” I. Asimov is his personal story—vivid, open, and honest—as only Asimov himself could tell it. Here is the story of the paradoxical genius who wrote of travel to the stars yet refused to fly in airplanes; who imagined alien universes and vast galactic civilizations while staying home to write; who compulsively authored more than 470 books yet still found the time to share his ideas with some of the great minds of our century. Here are his wide-ranging thoughts and sharp-eyed observations on everything from religion to politics, love and divorce, friendship and Hollywood, fame and mortality. Here, too, is a riveting behind-the-scenes look at the varied personalities—Campbell, Ellison, Heinlein, Clarke, del Rey, Silverberg, and others—who along with Asimov helped shape science fiction. As unique and irrepressible as the man himself, I. Asimov is the candid memoir of an incomparable talent who entertained readers for nearly half a century and whose work will surely endure into the future he so vividly envisioned.
Book Synopsis Astounding Science Fiction, July 1939 by : John Wood Campbell (Jr.)
Download or read book Astounding Science Fiction, July 1939 written by John Wood Campbell (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reprint of the issue of Astounding Science Fiction that is widely considered to be the first great issue under the editorship of John W. Campbell, Jr. Astounding Science Fiction as edited by Campbell was the premier magazine of the golden age of American science fiction. This special reprint edition ably demonstrates why the science fiction magazines of that era were so important to the development of modern science fiction into the popular and important literary form it is today. Unquestionably a classic issue, it begins with the cover story, "Black Destroyer," the first published work of A. E. van Vogt and also features "Trends" by Isaac Asimov, his first sale to Astounding. Significant as these debuts are, it is the overall strength of the issue that finally impresses. These are stories by some of the best-known writers in the field: Nat Schachner, "City of the Cosmic Rays"; Nelson S. Bond, "Lightship Ho!"; Ross Rocklynne, "The Moth"; C. L. Moore (one of the first women to achieve prominence in writing science fiction), "Greater than Gods"; as well as thought-provoking articles on nuclear energy, computers, and hemispheric migration. But this new edition is far more than just a fine reprint of an important issue. There is a commentary on Astounding by Stanley Schmidt (the current editor of Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, the successor to Astounding)and memoirs of the stories and the magazine by Isaac Asimov, A. E. van Vogt, and Ross Rocklynne.
Download or read book Astounding written by Alec Nevala-Lee and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hugo and Locus Award Finalist An Economist Best Book of the Year A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Best Book of 2018 “An amazing and engrossing history...Insightful, entertaining, and compulsively readable.” — George R. R. Martin Astounding is the landmark account of the extraordinary partnership between four controversial writers—John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, and L. Ron Hubbard—who set off a revolution in science fiction and forever changed our world. This remarkable cultural narrative centers on the figure of John W. Campbell, Jr., whom Asimov called “the most powerful force in science fiction ever.” Campbell, who has never been the subject of a biography until now, was both a visionary author—he wrote the story that was later filmed as The Thing—and the editor of the groundbreaking magazine best known as Astounding Science Fiction, in which he discovered countless legendary writers and published classic works ranging from the I, Robot series to Dune. Over a period of more than thirty years, from the rise of the pulps to the debut of Star Trek, he dominated the genre, and his three closest collaborators reached unimaginable heights. Asimov became the most prolific author in American history; Heinlein emerged as the leading science fiction writer of his generation with the novels Starship Troopers and Stranger in a Strange Land; and Hubbard achieved lasting fame—and infamy—as the founder of the Church of Scientology. Drawing on unexplored archives, thousands of unpublished letters, and dozens of interviews, Alec Nevala-Lee offers a riveting portrait of this circle of authors, their work, and their tumultuous private lives. With unprecedented scope, drama, and detail, Astounding describes how fan culture was born in the depths of the Great Depression; follows these four friends and rivals through World War II and the dawn of the atomic era; and honors such exceptional women as Doña Campbell and Leslyn Heinlein, whose pivotal roles in the history of the genre have gone largely unacknowledged. For the first time, it reveals the startling extent of Campbell’s influence on the ideas that evolved into Scientology, which prompted Asimov to observe: “I knew Campbell and I knew Hubbard, and no movement can have two Messiahs.” It looks unsparingly at the tragic final act that estranged the others from Campbell, bringing the golden age of science fiction to a close, and it illuminates how their complicated legacy continues to shape the imaginations of millions and our vision of the future itself. "Enthralling…A clarion call to enlarge American literary history.” — Washington Post “Engrossing, well-researched… This sure-footed history addresses important issues, such as the lack of racial diversity and gender parity for much of the genre’s history.” — Wall Street Journal “A gift to science fiction fans everywhere.” — Sylvia Nasar, New York Times bestselling author of A Beautiful Mind
Book Synopsis Extraterrestrial Civilizations by : Isaac Asimov
Download or read book Extraterrestrial Civilizations written by Isaac Asimov and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2011-04-20 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isaac Asimov concludes that we are not alone! Using the most up-to-date astronomical research as the backdrop for speculation, Asimov confronts the possibilities of other-worldly life head-on in Extraterrestrial Civilizations. In what will surely become one of the most provocative books ever written on the possibilities of life elsewhere in the universe, the incomparable Isaac Asimov provides chilling, hopeful, and exciting new insights. Here is astounding speculation about where the next giant step for mankind will take us. . . . Praise for Extraterrestrial Civilizations “[Isaac] Asimov holds our attention as he builds a meticulous case. We are not alone. It’s just a matter of time until we know for sure.”—Miami Herald "Intriguing"—Publishers Weekly
Book Synopsis Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories, 25 (1963) by : Isaac Asimov
Download or read book Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories, 25 (1963) written by Isaac Asimov and published by D A W Books, Incorporated. This book was released on 1992 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In what The Washington Post calls "probably the finest collection of first-rate short science fiction" is a gathering of such acclaimed voices as Poul Anderson, Philip K. Dick, John Brunner, Fred Saberhagen, Robert Silverberg, Alfred Bester, and Roger Zelazny.
Download or read book The Early Asimov written by Isaac Asimov and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1972 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Legion of Time by : Jack Williamson
Download or read book The Legion of Time written by Jack Williamson and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Great Science Fiction by : Isaac Asimov
Download or read book Great Science Fiction written by Isaac Asimov and published by Dutton Adult. This book was released on 1985 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A total of 23 stories not often found in anthologies, all by scientists, known and obscure.
Download or read book Robots and Empire written by Isaac Asimov and published by Voyager. This book was released on 2018-04-13 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long ago, Gladia's robots Daneel and Giskard played a vital role in opening the worlds beyond the Solar system to Settlers from Earth. Now the conscience-stricken robots are faced with an even greater challenge. Either the sacred Three Laws of Robotics are in ruins - or a new, superior Law must be established to bring peace to the galaxy. With Madam Gladia and D.G. Baley - the captain of the Settler traders and a descendant of the robots' friend Elijah Baley - Daneel and Giskard travel to the robot stronghold of Solaria...where they uncover a sinister Spacer plot to destroy Earth itself.
Download or read book Gold written by Isaac Asimov and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final collection of fiction and essays by the most celebrated science fiction author of all time—including the Hugo Award–winning story “Gold.” Isaac Asimov is widely considered both the inventor of science fiction as well as the genre’s greatest practitioner. This wide-ranging collection is the final and crowning achievement of his fifty-year career as a writer. It includes an introduction by the renowned science fiction author Orson Scott Card. The first section contains stories that range from the humorous to the profound, at the heart of which is the title story, “Gold,” a moving and revealing drama about a writer who gambles everything on a chance at immortality: a gamble Asimov himself made—and won. The second section contains the grand master’s ruminations on the SF genre itself. And the final section is comprised of Asimov’s thoughts on the craft and writing of science fiction.
Book Synopsis The Complete Robot by : Isaac Asimov
Download or read book The Complete Robot written by Isaac Asimov and published by Voyager. This book was released on 2018-05-09 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of all of Isaac Asimov's robot stories, including some which have never before appeared in book form.
Download or read book I, Robot written by Isaac Asimov and published by Voyager. This book was released on 2018-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Earth is ruled by master-machines but the Three Laws of Robotics have been designed to ensure humans maintain the upper hand: 1) A robot may not injure a human being or allow a human being to come to harm 2) A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. But what happens when a rogue robot's idea of what is good for society contravenes the Three Laws?
Book Synopsis Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories, #14, 1952 by : Isaac Asimov
Download or read book Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories, #14, 1952 written by Isaac Asimov and published by [Scarborough, Ont.] : DAW Books. This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short stories deal with underground cities, robot rulers, alien invasions, nuclear war, time travel, artificial life, telepathy, and space exploration
Book Synopsis 100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories by : Isaac Asimov
Download or read book 100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories written by Isaac Asimov and published by Pan. This book was released on 1980 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science fiction-noveller.
Book Synopsis The Past Through Tomorrow by : Robert Anson Heinlein
Download or read book The Past Through Tomorrow written by Robert Anson Heinlein and published by New English Library. This book was released on 1987 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
