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Isaac Asimov
The first volume in Issac Asimov’s world-famous saga, winner of the Hugo Award for Best All-Time Novel Series.
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DISCOVER THE SAGA BEHIND THE APPLE TV+ ORIGINAL SERIES
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Isaac Asimov’s Robot series - from the iconic collection I, Robot to four classic novels - contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing…
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Foundation and Empire is the story of first contact between the two Foundations of Hari Seldon.
It is the story of the Galactic Empire, crumbling after twelve thousand years of rule. And it is the particular story of psycho-historian Hari Seldon, the only man who can…
Isaac Asimov’s ROBOT series - from the iconic collection I, ROBOT to four classic novels - contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing…
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A nova-bright adventure and the spectacular precursor to the classic Foundation series by a founding father of science fiction.
When the First Foundation was conquered by a force Seldon had not foreseen - the overwhelming power of a single individual, a mutant called the Mule - the second Foundation…
Twenty of the finest science fiction short stories from one of the genre's greatest writers, Isaac Asimov.
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Twenty-five of the finest science fiction short stories from one of the genre's greatest writers, Isaac Asimov.
Twenty-three of the finest science fiction short stories from one of the genre's greatest writers, Isaac Asimov.
Twenty-two of the finest science fiction short stories from one of the genre's greatest writers, Isaac Asimov.
In PRELUDE TO FOUNDATION, what happed in the many centuries before the events made famous in Asimov’s other Foundation novels - hitherto only hinted at - is now revealed.
It is 498 years since the two Foundations came into existence - half-way through the Interregnum planned by Hari Seldon. The Second Foundation has once more successfully concealed its existence…
The epic story of the Foundation is one of the great classics of science fiction by the Grand Master of the genre. Isaac Asimov’s legendary saga, winner of the Hugo…
It was a lovable little creature anxious to help solve the troubles of the world. Moreover it had the answer! But what man ever takes free advice?
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Philip Wolny
Chemist Isaac Asimov was acclaimed for his fiction and nonfiction writing. As a Russian Jewish immigrant, Asimov told stories from an early age. Among the most celebrated is his Foundation…
Donald M. Hassler
Well-known critic Hassler here contributes a comprehensive survey of Asimov’s major fiction, from his beginnings as a short-story writer in The Campbell Years, through his early and juvenile novels, including…
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Isaac Asimov is widely considered to be one of the founding figures of American science fiction. This volume contains a general introduction to Asimov’s work and explores his towering status…
Isaac Asimov, Kyle Owens, Suzanne Elson
The talented and glamorous Lana Turner graces the cover of this Spring Issue!
Let her tease your curiosity-there are so many things about the past that should never be forgotten.
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Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), one of the most popular and influential American authors of the twentieth century, sparked the imagination of generations of writers. Conversations with Isaac Asimov collects interviews with…
Stanley Asimov
A collection of hundreds of letters, never published before, reveal the wit, charm, and celebrated intelligence of the enormously prolific science and science fiction writer.
A fascinating and accessible introduction to the wonders and mysteries of science by the legendary Isaac Asimov.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is…
Demonstrating Asimov’s imagination, this book consists of his discussions of science fiction, future space adventures, inner space discoveries, rediscoveries of our hidden past, and even what to do when the…
It was a lovable little creature, anxious to help solve the troubles of the world. Moreover, it had the answer! But what man ever takes free advice?
Galaxy Science Fiction hit the scene in1950 edited by H. L. Gold and quickly became the leading science fiction magazine of its time. Galaxy gave a home to writers that…
From the use of metals by prehistoric man to the alchemical experiments of medieval and renaissance man to the complex chemical skills of contemporary man, Asimov traces the development of…
A transcript of the BBC’s radio adaptation of The foundation trilogy.
In a world ravaged by atomic war, the future rests on interstellar trade, and two young boys…
Slim is a boy whose astronomer father is visiting the country estate of an important industrialist. The industrialist’s son, Red, has found two strange animals and he enlists Slim in…
For use in schools and libraries only. The first of a series of tales set so far in the future that Earth is all but forgotten by humans who live…
An introduction to the science of astronomy journeys through the universe as it discusses intriguing questions about the nature of the universe, its origins, the solar system, the stars, and…
Red and Slim found the two strange little animals the morning after they heard the thunder sounds. They knew that they could never show their new pets to their parents.
Stories of 300 to 3,000 words from Asimov, Clarke, Heinlein, Kornbluth, Leiber, Sturgeon, et al. which have been selected to surprise, shock, and delight.
A self-portrait by the late master of science fiction and popular scientific thought looks back on his life and career, discussing his writings, religious beliefs, friendships and personal relationships, and…
