Bibliographic data Synopsis of “The Complete Robot” “The Complete Robot,” published in 1982 by Doubleday, is an essential collection of science fiction short stories by Isaac Asimov, spanning nearly four decades of his work from 1939 to 1977. This volume brings together 31 stories, making up almost the entirety of Asimov’s writings on robots. Many … Read more
Bibliographic data Synopsis of “Dark Carnival” “Dark Carnival,” published in the United States by Arkham House in 1947, stands as one of Ray Bradbury’s earliest short story collections and is widely regarded as a pivotal work in the evolution of American science fiction. This collection assembles 27 pieces penned between 1943 and 1947, with several … Read more
Margie even wrote about it that night in her diary. On the page headed May 17, 2157, she wrote, “Today Tommy found a real book!” It was a very old book. Margie’s grandfather once said that when he was a little boy his grandfather told him that there was a time when all stories were … Read more
Isaac Asimov, born in Russia in 1920 and later naturalized as an American, stands as a titanic figure in the world of science fiction. His name is synonymous with innovation, imagination, and narrative mastery. As he once said, “Science fiction is the only true literature of the 20th century.” With over 500 published works, his … Read more
“If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore, and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God!”—Emerson Aton 77, director of Saro University, thrust out a belligerent lower lip and glared at the young newspaperman in a hot fury. Theremon 762 took that … Read more
Sheppard sat on a stool at the bar that divided the kitchen in half, eating his cereal out of the individual pasteboard box it came in. He ate mechanically, his eyes on the child, who was wandering from cabinet to cabinet in the panelled kitchen, collecting the ingredients for his breakfast. He was a stocky … Read more