The Complete Stories: V. 2

Author: Isaac Asimov

Stock information

General Fields

  • : $20.99 AUD
  • : 9780006480167
  • : HarperCollins Publishers Limited
  • : Harper Element
  • :
  • : 0.25
  • : 08 January 1995
  • : 178mm X 111mm X 30mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 20.99
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • : books

Special Fields

  • :
  • :
  • : Isaac Asimov
  • :
  • : Paperback
  • : 1505
  • :
  • : English
  • : 813.54
  • :
  • :
  • : 464
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
Barcode 9780006480167
9780006480167

Description

The second volume in an extraordinary collection published shortly after the author's death. In these twenty-three stories, Asimov's vivid awareness of the potential of technology is translated into human dilemmas. The definitive collection of short fiction by Isaac Asimov, supreme master of the science fiction genre continues with Volume Two of the Complete Stories. The Good Doctor was always ahead of his time and his work stands today as the clearest expression of our collective hopes and fears for the future. But the ever-expanding popularity of his stories with young and old readers alike is explained by their wit, zest and human interest. Within this volume are stories often voted among the best science fiction stories of all time. In these stories Asimov's vivid awareness of the potential of technology is translated into human dilemmas that are more relevant today than ever before.

Author description

Isaac Asimov was the Grand Master of the Science Fiction Writers of America, the founder of robot ethics, the world's most prolific author of fiction and non-fiction. The Good Doctor's fiction has been enjoyed by millions for more than half a century.