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1) Youth
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Youth is a science fiction novelette by Isaac Asimov. It first appeared in the May 1952 issue of Space Science Fiction and was reprinted in the 1955 collection The Martian Way and Other Stories. Youth is one of the rare Asimov stories with alien characters. 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 a plan to...
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Foundation series volume 1
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The first of two prequel novels in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series
THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION
It is the year 12,020 G.E. and Emperor Cleon I sits uneasily on the Imperial throne of Trantor. Here in the great multidomed capital of the Galactic Empire, forty billion people have created a civilization of unimaginable technological and cultural...
THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION
It is the year 12,020 G.E. and Emperor Cleon I sits uneasily on the Imperial throne of Trantor. Here in the great multidomed capital of the Galactic Empire, forty billion people have created a civilization of unimaginable technological and cultural...
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Foundation series volume 2
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The second of two prequel novels in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series
THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION
As Hari Seldon struggles to perfect his revolutionary theory of psychohistory and ensure a place for humanity among the stars, the great Galactic Empire totters on the brink of apocalyptic collapse. Caught in the maelstrom are Seldon and...
THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION
As Hari Seldon struggles to perfect his revolutionary theory of psychohistory and ensure a place for humanity among the stars, the great Galactic Empire totters on the brink of apocalyptic collapse. Caught in the maelstrom are Seldon and...
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Foundation series volume 6
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The fourth novel in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series
THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION
At last, the costly and bitter war between the two Foundations has come to an end. The scientists of the First Foundation have proved victorious, and now they return to Hari Seldon’s long established plan to build a new Empire on the ruins of the old. But rumors...
THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION
At last, the costly and bitter war between the two Foundations has come to an end. The scientists of the First Foundation have proved victorious, and now they return to Hari Seldon’s long established plan to build a new Empire on the ruins of the old. But rumors...
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From Isaac Asimov, the Hugo Award–winning Grand Master of Science Fiction, comes five decades of robot visions: thirty-four landmark stories and essays—including three rare tales—gathered together in one volume.
Meet all of Asimov's most famous creations including: Robbie, the very first robot that his imagination brought to life; Susan Calvin, the original robot psychologist; Stephen Byerley, the humanoid robot; and the famous...
Meet all of Asimov's most famous creations including: Robbie, the very first robot that his imagination brought to life; Susan Calvin, the original robot psychologist; Stephen Byerley, the humanoid robot; and the famous...
8) The Pause
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The Pause by Isaac Asimov
The white powder was confined within a thin-walled, transparent capsule. The capsule in turn was heat-sealed into a double strip of parafilm. Along that strip of parafilm were other capsules at six-inch intervals.
The strip moved. Each capsule in the course of events rested for one minute on a metal jaw immediately beneath a mica window. On another portion of the face of the radiation counter a number clicked out upon an...
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Dive into the imaginative universe of one of science fiction's most celebrated authors with "The Classic Collection of Isaac Asimov." This illustrated anthology features a selection of Asimov's most captivating stories, including "Youth," "Let's Get Together," "Robot AL-76 Goes Astray," "Super-Neutron," and "Ring Around the Sun," among others.
Asimov's masterful storytelling explores profound themes such as the intricacies of human-robot interactions,...
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Isaac Asimov es considerado por muchos como el mejor escritor de ciencia ficción del siglo XX y nos dejó más de 500 publicaciones, tanto de ficción como técnicas, muchas de las cuales son geniales y creativos cuentos. Este libro electrónico, al igual que en los otros volúmenes de la "Colección Mejores Cuentos", es una cuidadosa selección de los mejores cuentos de Isaac Asimov, lo que lo convierte definitivamente en una lectura imperdible,...
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Excerpt: "There is nothing new under the sun, says the Bible. Nor is the sun itself new, we might add. As long as life has existed on earth, it has been exposed to radiation from the Sun, SO that life and radiation are Old acquaintances and have learned to live together. We are accustomed to looking upon sunlight as something good, useful, and desirable, and certainly we could not live long without it. The energy of sunlight warms the earth, produces...
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Gold is the final and crowning achievement of the fifty-year career of science fiction's transcendent genius, the world-famous author who defined the field of science fiction for its practitioners, its millions of readers, and the world at large.
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...
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Isaac Asimov was an American writer, considered one of the most important science fiction writers of the 20th century. Asimov was born in Petrovichi, Russia, on January 2, 1920. At the age of three, he moved with his family to the United States, where he was raised in the Brooklyn neighborhood of New York. In 1950, Isaac Asimov published the book "I, Robot," which became a science fiction classic. In a series of nine stories, the author narrates the...
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La autobiografía del escritor de ciencia ficción más importante de la Historia.
Podría decirse que Isaac Asimov, el mayor escritor de ciencia ficción que ha existido, poseía una de las mentes más brillantes y creativas del siglo XX. Su estilo cuidado y accesible, y sus intereses de largo alcance en temas que van desde la ciencia al humor, pasando por la historia, le valieron el apodo de «El gran narrador».
Esta es la historia del genio paradójico...
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MDP Publishing has compiled a second collection of Novels, novelettes, novellas and short stories from prolific Science Fiction icon Isaac Asimov. These stories were originally published by Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine in the late 1950's. Stories include the 3-part full-length novel Caves of Steel, as well as Lastborn, Galley Slave and Ideas Die Hard. With over 250+ electronic pages and all of the originally artwork from each issue of Galaxy,...
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The Classic Collection of Isaac Asimov: Twenty-One Short Stories is a captivating anthology that showcases the brilliant mind of one of science fiction's most influential authors. This illustrated collection features a diverse range of stories, each reflecting Asimov's unique ability to blend intricate scientific concepts with compelling narratives. From the thought-provoking "Time Pussy," which explores the nature of time and reality, to "Homo Sol,"...
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MDP Publishing has compiled a collection of 6 Novels, novelettes, novellas and short stories from prolific Science Fiction icon Isaac Asimov. These stories were originally published by Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine in the early 1950's. Stories include the 3 part full length novel Tyrann, as well as Hostess, The C-Chute, Darwinian Pool Room, The Martian Way and The Deep. With over 350+ electronic pages and all of the originally artwork from each...
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Isaac Asimov's Breakthroughs in Science is a captivating exploration of the pivotal discoveries and advancements that have shaped the course of human history. Renowned for his clarity and engaging style, Asimov delves into the milestones of scientific progress, providing readers with an insightful narrative that is as informative as it is fascinating.
From the invention of the wheel to the mysteries of quantum mechanics, the book chronicles the ingenuity,...
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The Story of Nuclear Energy: Worlds Within Worlds covers the entire story of nuclear energy from a basic explanation of atomic weights, energy and electricity to nuclear fission, fusion - beyond. First coming to public consciousness as The Bomb that ended World War II, it is now the forefront of our attention as a source of peacetime energy, whether from nuclear power plants or from the sun.
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Isaac Asimov é considerado por muitos como o melhor escritor de ficção científica do século XX e nos legou mais de 500 publicações, entre ficcionais e técnicas, boa parte das quais na forma de geniais e criativos contos. Este ebook, assim como ocorre nos outros volumes da "Coleção Melhores Contos", é uma primorosa seleção dos melhores contos de Isaac Asimov, o que o torna definitivamente uma leitura imperdível, não somente para apreciadores...