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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
382 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published August 7, 1990
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Isaac Asimov
4,338 books27.7k followersWorks of prolific Russian-American writer Isaac Asimov include popular explanations of scientific principles,
The Foundation Trilogy
(1951-1953), and other volumes of fiction.
Isaac Asimov, a professor of biochemistry, wrote as a highly successful author, best known for his books.
Asimov, professor, generally considered of all time, edited more than five hundred books and ninety thousand letters and postcards. He published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey decimal classification but lacked only an entry in the category of philosophy (100).
People widely considered Asimov, a master of the genre alongside Robert Anson Heinlein and Arthur Charles Clarke as the "big three" during his lifetime. He later tied Galactic Empire and the Robot into the same universe as his most famous series to create a unified "future history" for his stories much like those that Heinlein pioneered and Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson previously produced. He penned "Nightfall," voted in 1964 as the best short story of all time; many persons still honor this title. He also produced well mysteries, fantasy, and a great quantity of nonfiction. Asimov used Paul French, the pen name, for the Lucky Starr, series of juvenile novels.
Most books of Asimov in a historical way go as far back to a time with possible question or concept at its simplest stage. He often provides and mentions well nationalities, birth, and death dates for persons and etymologies and pronunciation guides for technical terms. Guide to Science, the tripartite set Understanding Physics, and Chronology of Science and Discovery exemplify these books.
Asimov, a long-time member, reluctantly served as vice president of Mensa international and described some members of that organization as "brain-proud and aggressive about their IQs." He took more pleasure as president of the humanist association. The asteroid 5020 Asimov, the magazine Asimov's Science Fiction, an elementary school in Brooklyn in New York, and two different awards honor his name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_As...
Isaac Asimov, a professor of biochemistry, wrote as a highly successful author, best known for his books.
Asimov, professor, generally considered of all time, edited more than five hundred books and ninety thousand letters and postcards. He published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey decimal classification but lacked only an entry in the category of philosophy (100).
People widely considered Asimov, a master of the genre alongside Robert Anson Heinlein and Arthur Charles Clarke as the "big three" during his lifetime. He later tied Galactic Empire and the Robot into the same universe as his most famous series to create a unified "future history" for his stories much like those that Heinlein pioneered and Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson previously produced. He penned "Nightfall," voted in 1964 as the best short story of all time; many persons still honor this title. He also produced well mysteries, fantasy, and a great quantity of nonfiction. Asimov used Paul French, the pen name, for the Lucky Starr, series of juvenile novels.
Most books of Asimov in a historical way go as far back to a time with possible question or concept at its simplest stage. He often provides and mentions well nationalities, birth, and death dates for persons and etymologies and pronunciation guides for technical terms. Guide to Science, the tripartite set Understanding Physics, and Chronology of Science and Discovery exemplify these books.
Asimov, a long-time member, reluctantly served as vice president of Mensa international and described some members of that organization as "brain-proud and aggressive about their IQs." He took more pleasure as president of the humanist association. The asteroid 5020 Asimov, the magazine Asimov's Science Fiction, an elementary school in Brooklyn in New York, and two different awards honor his name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_As...
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January 12, 2024
Following an interesting 'Introduction' from Isaac Asimov (which, I apprehend, was his sole editorial contribution), it contains fifteen stories classified under three different categories. Among these stories, most took themselves too seriously and were unnecessarily lengthy as well as drab. But the exceptions, category-wise, were~
(a) Onset:
1. Isaac Asimov's "Living Space";
2. Eric Frank Russell's "Exposure";
(b) Onslaught:
3. Philip K. Dick's "Imposter";
(c) Aftermath:
4. Henry Kuttner's "Don't Look Now";
5. Avram Davidson'r "The Certificate";
6. William Tenn's "The Liberation of Earth".
These classics, I'm sure, you would find in single-author collections of these giants. I would recommend picking up those NESFA volumes instead.
(a) Onset:
1. Isaac Asimov's "Living Space";
2. Eric Frank Russell's "Exposure";
(b) Onslaught:
3. Philip K. Dick's "Imposter";
(c) Aftermath:
4. Henry Kuttner's "Don't Look Now";
5. Avram Davidson'r "The Certificate";
6. William Tenn's "The Liberation of Earth".
These classics, I'm sure, you would find in single-author collections of these giants. I would recommend picking up those NESFA volumes instead.
January 5, 2020
The tenth and final book in this series, and only the second one I've actually read. It's a wonderful collection of sci-fi short stories revolving around the concept of invasion (or at least infiltration). My favorite stories were:
Exposure by Eric Frank Russell - Shapeshifting aliens come to Earth, kill some humans take their appearance, intending to infiltrate society. Unfortunately for them, their ignorance about human culture means they don't realize that the specimens they've chosen to impersonate aren't exactly representative of ordinary human society as a whole, leading to a humorous defeat.
Impostor by Philip K. Dick - A man, Olham, is accused of being a robot who killed the real Olham and took his place. Arrested by the authorities and scheduled for termination, he struggles to think of a way of proving his humanity before it's too late.
The Soul-Empty Ones by Walter M. Miller, Jr. - Years ago, humans became as gods and created the "soul-empty ones" in their image, before departing Earth. Now the humans, that is, the gods, have returned. Or have they? A young "soul-empty one" is suspicious that these "gods" aren't who they claim to be.
Don’t Look Now by Henry Kuttner - Two men strike up an unusual conversation in a bar. One is convinced that certain people around them are Martians disguised as humans, and have been ruling the world for years, and struggles desperately to convince the other man, who is a reporter.
Exposure by Eric Frank Russell - Shapeshifting aliens come to Earth, kill some humans take their appearance, intending to infiltrate society. Unfortunately for them, their ignorance about human culture means they don't realize that the specimens they've chosen to impersonate aren't exactly representative of ordinary human society as a whole, leading to a humorous defeat.
Impostor by Philip K. Dick - A man, Olham, is accused of being a robot who killed the real Olham and took his place. Arrested by the authorities and scheduled for termination, he struggles to think of a way of proving his humanity before it's too late.
The Soul-Empty Ones by Walter M. Miller, Jr. - Years ago, humans became as gods and created the "soul-empty ones" in their image, before departing Earth. Now the humans, that is, the gods, have returned. Or have they? A young "soul-empty one" is suspicious that these "gods" aren't who they claim to be.
Don’t Look Now by Henry Kuttner - Two men strike up an unusual conversation in a bar. One is convinced that certain people around them are Martians disguised as humans, and have been ruling the world for years, and struggles desperately to convince the other man, who is a reporter.
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