Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Treasury

Description

Buy Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Treasury Old Book, Authored by isaac asimov, Gramercy in hardcover binding from Used Book Store.

This monumental collection brings together the finest science fiction stories from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, edited by Isaac Asimov. It offers thrilling, chilling, and sometimes frightening glimpses into the future, exploring themes of world evolution, space travel, technology, and humankind. Containing 40 of the best science fiction stories from the genre’s golden age, this volume speculates on the future with visions of robots, aliens, computers, and scientific and medical marvels. Isaac Asimov’s insightful introductions contextualize each story and author, making this a valuable resource for both seasoned science fiction enthusiasts and newcomers. This collection merges two of Isaac Asimov’s remarkable anthologies, The Future in Question and Space Mail, featuring celebrated tales from masters of the field. The Future in Question delves into thought-provoking, unsettling questions about worlds where humans travel to Mars, machines mimic humanity, and aliens coexist with humans. The stories within provoke, astound, and bewilder, culminating with Asimov’s own “The Last Question,” an apocalyptic finale. Space Mail presents its narratives as authentic letters, diaries, and memos, delivering bizarre, eerie, and emotionally powerful messages from the unknown. Highlights include Daniel Keyes’ “Flowers for Algernon,” a poignant exploration of mental retardation and a scientific cure, later adapted into a film. A. E. van Vogt’s “Dear Pen Pal” humorously recounts the chaos caused by an extraterrestrial correspondent, while Howard Fast’s “The Trap” details the strange outcomes of an experiment to create superchildren. These classic stories, from the golden age of science fiction, examine extraordinary events both terrestrial and beyond. The questions they raise and the futures they envision remain as shocking, frightening, and fascinating today as when they were first written.

About the Author

A titan of literature, Isaac Asimov was renowned for his prolific output and broad appeal. Adhering to his rigorous writing discipline, he consistently published at least twelve books annually, exploring a vast spectrum of subjects including science, history, religion, literature, and geography. With over 200 books to his name, Asimov left an indelible mark on the literary world.

9780517336359 ISBN
Anthologies
Literature & Fiction