Book Description
FICTION-SCIENCE FICTION
The Asimov Chronicles
Author : Isaac Asimov
Publisher : Ace Books
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 23,76 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780441000111
The Asimov Chronicles
Author : Isaac Asimov
Publisher : Ace Books
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 48,77 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780441031115
Book Description
The Asimov Chronicles
Author : Isaac Asimov
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 836 pages
File Size : 32,95 MB
Release : 1991-01
Category : Science fiction, American
ISBN : 9780712646901
Book Description
A collection of 50 Asimov stories, covering half a century of his work, including tales of distant worlds, parallel universes, unknowable aliens and immeasurable space. Among this collection are Nightfall, The Martian Way and The Ugly Boy.
Norby the Mixed-Up Robot
Author : Isaac Asimov
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 33,81 MB
Release : 2024-08-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1504095502
Book Description
A Space Academy student and his time-travelling robot stop an evil villain from taking over the Solar System in this children’s sci-fi classic. Fourteen-year-old Jeff Wells, a cadet at the Space Academy on Mars, is in danger of being kicked out unless he can improve his grades. With a little help from the academy’s commandant, Jeff finds a robot named Norby to help him study. But Norby’s no ordinary robot. He has the only mini-anti-gravity device in existence. Norby’s special abilities suddenly come in handy when a villain named Ing targets Jeff’s older brother in his quest to conquer the Solar System. When Ing takes over Manhattan Island, renaming it “the Kingdom of Ing,” Norby and Jeff put studying aside to teach Ing a lesson!
The Asimov Chronicles
Author : Isaac Asimov
Publisher : Ace Books
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 49,88 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780441031092
Book Description
The Asimov Chronicles
Author : Isaac Asimov
Publisher : Ace Books
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 44,27 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780441000128
Book Description
Gathers stories from each period in the author's career concerning robots, time travel, and space exploration
Asimov Chronicles
Author : Isaac Asimov
Publisher : Ace Books
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 45,13 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780441031085
Book Description
Includes such stories as "Sally," about a thinking, feeling machine; "Franchise," in which an electronic democracy rules; and "Profession," in which only the gainfully employed are allowed to live
Gold
Author : Isaac Asimov
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 12,21 MB
Release : 2009-03-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0061802700
Book Description
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 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.
Foundation
Author : Isaac Asimov
Publisher : Spectra
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 25,18 MB
Release : 2004-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 055390034X
Book Description
The first novel in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION • Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Seldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future—to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save humankind, Seldon gathers the best minds in the Empire—both scientists and scholars—and brings them to a bleak planet at the edge of the galaxy to serve as a beacon of hope for future generations. He calls his sanctuary the Foundation. The Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are among the most influential in the history of science fiction, celebrated for their unique blend of breathtaking action, daring ideas, and extensive worldbuilding. In Foundation, Asimov has written a timely and timeless novel of the best—and worst—that lies in humanity, and the power of even a few courageous souls to shine a light in a universe of darkness.
Robot Dreams
Author : Isaac Asimov
Publisher : ibooks
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 31,61 MB
Release : 2012-02-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1596875763
Book Description
“This book contains Asimov’s topics and essences in all its stories. It contains Isaac Asimov ́s themes: robots, aliens and mysteries always solved by a logical and scientific way. If you like these themes, you will love this book. Asimov makes you feel that you really are the character that needs to deal with a struggle (usually caused by a robot or an alien), and makes you think logically about this problem to solve it by the best way, taking care about every detail. Fantastic! Simply fantastic!” —a reviewer Robot Dreams collects 21 of Isaac Asimov's short stories spanning the body of his fiction from the 1940s to the 1980s——exploring not only the future of technology, but the future of humanity's maturity and growth. Robot Dreams spans the body of Asimov's fiction from the 1940s to the mid-80s, and features classic Asimovian themes, from the scientific puzzle to the extraterrestrial thriller, all introduced in an exclusive essay written especially for this collection. Isaac Asimov authored over 400 books in a career that lasted nearly 50 years. As a leading scientific writer, historian, and futurist, he covered a variety of subjects ranging from mathematics to humor, and won numerous awards for his work.
