Isaac Asimov's Wonderful Worlds Of Science Fiction Books
Stories deal with the rise and fall, government, exploration missions, incorporation, and defense of interstellar empires
An anthology edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg andCharles G. Waugh.From interstellar matches that could decide the fate of planets, to a time when top athletes are built not born, to a future where only the best or the luckiest survive an afternoon spin on the freeway—here is your ticket to a universe where the events, the rules, and the contestants are always changing, so that one microsecond’s loser can become the next millennium’s champion.Includes the- Competition! (1984) essay by Isaac Asimov- Run to Starlight (1974) novelette by George R. R. Martin- The Mickey Mouse Olympics (1979) short story by Tom Sullivan- Dream Fighter (1977) short story by Bob Shaw- The Kokod Warriors [Magnus Ridolph] (1952) novelette by Jack Vance- Getting Through University [Dr. Dillingham] (1968) novelette by Piers Anthony- For the Sake of Grace [Coyote Jones] (1969) novelette by Suzette Haden Elgin- The National Pastime (1973) novelette by Norman Spinrad- A Day for Dying (1969) short story by Charles Nuetzel- The People Trap (1968) short story by Robert Sheckley- Why Johnny Can't Speed (1971) short story by Alan Dean Foster- Nothing in the Rules (1939) novelette by L. Sprague de Camp- The Olympians (1982) short story by Mike Resnick- The Wind from the Sun (1964) novelette by Arthur C. Clarke- Prose Bowl (1979) novelette by Bill Pronzini and Barry N. Malzberg- From Downtown at the Buzzer (1977) novelette by George Alec Effinger- A Glint of Gold (1980) short story by Simon Hawke [as by Nicholas V. Yermakov]- The Survivor (1965) novelette by Walter F. Moudy
Tales by Mark Twain, Fritz Leiber, Poul Anderson, Frederik Pohl, Arthur C. Clarke, Gregory Benford, and other masters of the science fiction genre explore the realm of comets
A collection of science fiction tales of mystery, crime, and detection features works by Stephen R. Donaldson, Isaac Asimov, Larry Niven, Harlan Ellison, and others
A medley of tales focusing on humankind's ancestor, the Neanderthal, features works by Poul Anderson, Philip Jose Farmer, Isaac Asimov, L. Sprague de Camp, and Bertram Chandler
A FIRST-CLASS TICKET TO THE STARS. Shuttle - Isaac Asimov; Truck Driver - Robert Chilson; Hermes to the Ages - Frederick D. Gottfried; Pushbutton War - Joseph P. Martino; The Last Shuttle - Isaac Asimov; The Getaway Special - Jerry Oltion; Between a Rock and a High Place - Timothy Zahn; To Grab Power - Hayden Howard; Coming of Age in Henson's Tube - William Jon Watkins; Deborah's Children - Grant D. Callin; The Book of Baraboo - Barry B. Longyear; The Speckled Gantry - Joseph Green and Patrice Milton; The Nanny - Thomas Wylde; Hitchhiker - Sheila Finch; Dead Ringer - Edward Wellen. Down through the years, one of the basic premises of science fiction was that someday humans would leave planet Earth behind and reach for the stars. Now, of course, science fiction has become science fact, yet there still remains much to explore, and, as always, science fiction remains in the forefront of those explorations. The unique and powerful stories included in this special collection are tales of tomorrow's technology and of the men and women brave enough to pilot us along the unknown pathways to the stars. Truck Driver by Robert Chilson - She'd taken on a payload and sworn to see it in orbit, but no one had warned her that spacejackers might have a different flight plan laid out for her and her cargo... Pushbutton War by Joseph P. Martino - When computerized weapons guarded the starways, was there any role left for a mere man in the game of war? The Last Shuttle by Isaac Asimov - She'd go down in the history books as Earth's last shuttle pilot, but was she the herald of the end of an age - or the beginning? Between a Rock and a High Place by Timothy Zahn - They'd found the ultimate way to commute via flying skyports, but now a skycrash might bring them all down to Earth far too soon! Book your passage to the planets and beyond, with this and the other tales you'll find in Isaac Asimov's Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction.
Tells the stories of mental parasites, extraterrestrial creatures, clones, monstrous aliens, invaders, and colonists
A collection of futuristic visions in which robots become the ally, heir, and enemy of humankind represents the works of noted science fiction writers--including Frederik Pohl, Philip K. Dick, Robert Sheckley, and Asimov himself
Fifteen short stories--by Piers Anthony, Henry Kuttner, A.E. Van Vogt, Lester del Rey, Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick, and others--explore the theme of an alien invasion of Earth