Isaac Asimov's Anthology Books
A collection of stories by some of today's leading science-fiction writers--including Garrett, Lee, Wolfe, Asimov, Longyear, and Foster--opening up to the reader a variety of imaginative worlds and characters
Jack Williamson, Martin Gardner, Carter Scholz, Sharon Webb, and others speculate on the future as well as man's life on earth and place in the universe
Culled from the pages of Asimov's magazine, these tales, by leaders of the genre, have plots that move through time and space
Contents 1 Angel (1987) shortstory by Pat Cadigan 21 Cryptic (1983) shortstory by Jack McDevitt 41 The Bishop's Decision (1988) shortstory by Phillip C. Jennings 57 Iridescence (1989) shortstory by Dean Whitlock 75 The Alien in the Lake (1987) shortstory by Andrew Weiner 85 A Midwinter's Tale (1988) shortstory by Michael Swanwick 103 Dinosaurs (1987) novelette by Walter Jon Williams 133 True Colors (1990) shortstory by Kathe Koja 151 Trading Post (1986) novelette by Neal Barrett, Jr. 177 People Like Us (1989) shortstory by Nancy Kress 187 The Rose Garden (1987) shortstory by Steven Popkes 207 Of Space-Time and the River (1985) novelette by Gregory Benford
Contents xiii Introduction (Isaac Asimov's Robots) (1991) essay by Isaac Asimov 2 Robot Dreams [Susan Calvin (Robot)] (1986) shortstory by Isaac Asimov 8 Fault-Intolerant (1990) shortstory by Isaac Asimov 13 Christmas Without Rodney (1988) shortstory by Isaac Asimov 21 The Smile of the Chipper (1988) shortstory by Isaac Asimov 25 Too Bad! (1989) shortstory by Isaac Asimov 33 Dilemma [The Positronic Robot Stories] (1989) shortstory by Connie Willis 53 Zelle's Thursday (1989) shortstory by Tanith Lee 67 Praxis (1985) shortstory by Karen Joy Fowler 79 One-Trick Dog (1987) shortstory by Bruce Boston 82 Old Robots Are the Worst (1989) poem by Bruce Boston 84 Kronos (1989) shortstory by Marc Laidlaw 98 Gerda and the Wizard (1990) novelette by Rob Chilson (aka Gerda & the Wizard) 117 Pages from Cold Harbor (1985) novelette by Richard Grant 140 Simulation Six (1990) novelette by Steven Gould 162 Blue Heart (1982) shortstory by Stephanie A. Smith 173 For No Reason (1990) shortstory by Patricia Anthony 188 Ginny Sweethips' Flying Circus (1988) novelette by Neal Barrett, Jr.
Taken from the pages of Issac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, a collection of humorous science fiction stories and essays includes contributions by Neal Barrett, Sharon N. Farber, Howard Waldrop, and Isaac Asimov. Original.
Ten stories of artificial intelligence, cybernetics, and virtual reality--by Robert Silverberg, Nancy Kress, Pat Cadigan, Eileen Gunn, Jonathan Lethem, and others--explore the future world of high technology. Original.
Written by Kathe Koja, Pat Cadigan, James Patrick Kelly, Connie Willis and others, ten sensual, provocative science fiction stories set in a seductive but frightening future are culled from the pages of Asimov's Science Fiction digest. Original.
Twelve spinetingling tales of the supernatural include stories of stolen lives and restless spirits and highlight the writings of such authors as Connie Willis, Alexander Jablokov, Ester M. Friesner, and Lisa Goldstein. Original.
A collection of stories from the pages of Issac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine about how Christmas might look like centuries in the future, in alien lands, and the cold vastness of space features works by Connie Willis,,, Michael Swanwick, Isaac Asimov, and other masters of the genre. Original.
Nebula Award-winning authors Roger Zelazny, Esther M. Friesner, Michael Swanwick, and others return to Camelot in ten tales of King Arthur, Merlin, and the Knights of the Round Table culled from Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. Original.
Uncover a unique collection of mysterious science fiction that goes beyond the mean streets and hard-boiled hideouts of traditional tales of dead-eye dicks that are out of this world! >From the files of Isaac Asimov's Science FIction Magazine --stories from Gregg Egan, Lisa Goldstein, Isaac Asimov, John Varley, Kate Wilhelm, and Nancy Kress.
An entertaining assortment of short fiction from the pages of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine explores the mysteries of lycanthropy and the world of the werewolf in stories by Suzy McKee Charnas, S. P. Somtow, Gregg Keizer, and other notable writers. Original.
The nine planets of the solar system are explored through the imaginations of some of the great artisans of science fiction. Original.
A collection of short stories from the pages of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine offer thought-provoking, fantastical visions of what an ideal world should be, in tales by Ursula K. Le Guin, Mike Resnick, Bruce Sterling, Brian Stableford, and other notable authors. Original.
Selected from the pages of Asimov's Science Fiction, this collection of creative stories explores the unique bond that exists between children and their fathers in "In the Presence of Mine Enemies" by Harry Turtledove, Pamela Sargent's "Amphibians," and other works by Thomas M. Disch, James Patrick Kelly, Jonathan Lethem, and other authors. Original.
A collection of entertaining Halloween stories from the pages of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine includes Nancy Kress's "Renaissance," "The Shunned Trailer" by Esther M. Friesner, "Pickman's Modem" by Lawrence Watt-Evans, and other works by Andy Duncan, Steven Utley, and Eliot Fintushel. Original.