The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov, published in 1986, is a collection of 28 short stories by American writer Isaac Asimov, personally selected as favorites by himself.
Content
- "All the Troubles of the World"
- "A Loint of Paw"
- "The Dead Past"
- "Death of a Foy"
- "Dreaming Is a Private Thing"
- "Dreamworld"
- "Eyes Do More Than See"
- "The Feeling of Power"
- "Flies"
- "Found!"
- "The Foundation of S.F. Success"
- "Franchise"
- "The Fun They Had"
- "How It Happened"
- "I Just Make Them Up, See!"
- "I'm in Marsport Without Hilda"
- "The Immortal Bard"
- "It's Such a Beautiful Day"
- "Jokester"
- "The Last Answer"
- "The Last Question"
- "My Son, the Physicist"
- "Obituary"
- "Spell My Name with an S"
- "Strikebreaker"
- "Sure Thing"
- "The Ugly Little Boy"
- "Unto the Fourth Generation"
Reception
Dave Langford reviewed The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov for White Dwarf #88, and stated that "Some OK stuff here, but little that's unfamiliar."[1]
Reviews
- Review by Donald M. Hassler (1986) in Fantasy Review, October 1986[2]
- Review by Jim England (1987) in Vector 137
- Review by Don D'Ammassa (1987) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #92 May 1987
- Review by Terry Broome (1988) in Paperback Inferno, #74
References
- ^ Langford, Dave (April 1987). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf. No. 88. Games Workshop. p. 8.
- ^ "Title: The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov".
External links
- The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov at books.zog.org – ISBN 0-451-15196-8
- The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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Short-story collections by Isaac Asimov
- I, Robot (1950)
- The Martian Way and Other Stories (1955)
- Earth Is Room Enough (1957)
- Nine Tomorrows (1959)
- The Rest of the Robots (1964)
- Through a Glass, Clearly (1967)
- Asimov's Mysteries (1968)
- Nightfall and Other Stories (1969)
- The Early Asimov (1972)
- The Best of Isaac Asimov (1973)
- Tales of the Black Widowers (1974)
- Buy Jupiter and Other Stories (1975)
- The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories (1976)
- More Tales of the Black Widowers (1976)
- The Key Word and Other Mysteries (1977)
- Casebook of the Black Widowers (1980)
- The Complete Robot (1982)
- The Winds of Change and Other Stories (1983)
- The Union Club Mysteries (1983)
- Banquets of the Black Widowers (1984)
- The Disappearing Man and Other Mysteries (1985)
- The Edge of Tomorrow (1985)
- The Alternate Asimovs (1986)
- The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov (1986)
- The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov (1986)
- Science Fiction by Asimov (1986)
- Robot Dreams (1986)
- Azazel (1988)
- The Asimov Chronicles (1989)
- Puzzles of the Black Widowers (1990)
- Robot Visions (1990)
- The Complete Stories, Volume 1 (1990)
- The Complete Stories, Volume 2 (1992)
- Gold (1995)
- Magic (1996)
- The Return of the Black Widowers (2003)
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