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It is 498 years since the two Foundations came into existence - half-way through the Interregnum planned by Hari Seldon. The Second Foundation has once more successfully concealed its existence so that the laws of psychohistory can operate to usher in a new Empire ruled by the mental sciences.

For use in schools and libraries only. The development of robot technology by future civilizations to a state of perfection is explored in nine science fiction stories.

For use in schools and libraries only. The first of a series of tales set so far in the future that Earth is all but forgotten by humans who live throughout the galaxy.

Stories of 300 to 3, 000 words from Asimov, Clarke, Heinlein, Kornbluth, Leiber, Sturgeon, et al. which have been selected to surprise, shock, and delight.

It was dark by the time Lucas stopped his taxi in the driveway of the Wheeler home and lumbered up the path to the front entrance. He still wore his heavy boots, despite the spring thaw, his mackinaw and knitted cap were reminders of the hard winter that had come and gone.When Geraldine Wheeler opened the door, wearing her lightweight traveling suit, she shivered at the sight of him. "Come in, " she said crisply. "My trunk is inside." Lucas we...

The Foundation Trilogy (Adapted by BBC Radio) by Isaac Asimov (Author)A transcript of the BBC's radio adaptation of The foundation trilogy.

For use in schools and libraries only. Interplanetary intrigue, hyperspace pursuit, and future technology combine with a desperate search for the planet Earth.

In the unbelievably vast universe, there is only one world that we call home, where the drama of life as we know it began. That world is Earth. Earth is just one small planet circling one middle-sized star in a corner of a single, unremarkable galaxy. It is an incredibly fascinating place, however, filled with marvels and miracles. Topics discussed include Earth's origins, evolution, composition, waters, atmosphere, and magnetic field. Young r...

Isaac Asimov's death on April 6, 19892, was a great loss to the world of both science and literature. This collection of essays reflects Asimov's extraordinary skill in disseminating knowledge from across the spectrum of human thought. Included are thoughtful and touching tributes from colleagues and friends who discuss Asimov's work and his inspiration and impact on others.

FICTION / Science Fiction / General

Twenty-three stories from one of the all-time great science fiction writers, Isaac Asimov.

On a planet with six suns, night is about to fall for the first time in two thousand years . . . The planet Kalgash is on the brink of chaos-but only a handful of people realize it. Kalgash knows only the perpetual light of day, for more than two millennia, some combination of its six suns has lit up the sky. But twilight is now gathering. Soon the suns will set all at one-and the terrifying splendor of Nightfall will call forth a madness that...

Arguably the greatest science fiction writer who ever lived, Isaac Asimov also possessed one of the most brilliant and original minds of our time. His accessible style and far-reaching interests in subjects ranging from science to humor to history earned him the nickname "the Great Explainer." I. Asimov is his personal story-vivid, open, and honest-as only Asimov himself could tell it. Here is the story of the paradoxical genius who wrote of t...

A fabulous adventure into the last frontier of man!Attention! This is the last message you will receive until your mission is completed. You have sixty minutes once miniaturization is complete. You must be out of Benes' body before then. If not, you will return to normal size and kill Benes regardless of the success of the surgery.Four men and one woman reduced to a microscopic fraction of their original size, boarding a miniaturized atomic su...

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Die Geschichte unserer ZukunftMittels der sogenannten Psychohistorik gelingt es einem einzigen Wissenschaftler, die Zukunft der Menschheit für Jahrtausende vorauszuberechnen. Was in den Anfängen der Science Fiction noch oft belächelt wurde - galaktische Imperien, Raumschlachten und kühne Zukunftsprognosen -, bekam mit Isaac Asimovs großartigem Foundation-Zyklus erstmals ein ernstzunehmendes Gewand.

Here are stories of robots gone mad, of mind-read robots, and robots with a sense of humor. Of robot politicians, and robots who secretly run the world-all told with the dramatic blend of science fact and science fiction that has become Asmiov's trademark.The three laws of Robotics: 1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm 2) A robot must obey orders givein to it by human beings except w...