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Lo mejor de la ciencia ficción del siglo XIX [2 volúmenes]
Contenido:
Volumen I: Lo mejor de la ciencia ficción del siglo XIX (I) ISBN: 9788476344644
• «Introducción: El primer siglo de la ciencia ficción»
(«The First Century of Science Fiction», 1981)
de Isaac Asimov
• «El hombre de la arena»
(«Der Sandmann», 1815)
de E.T.A. Hoffmann
• «El mortal inmortal»
(«The Mortal Immortal: A Tale», 1833)
de Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
• «Descenso al interior del Maelström»
(«A Descent into the Maelström», 1841)
de Edgar Allan Poe
• «La hija de Rappaccini»
(«Rappaccini's Daughter», 1844)
de Nathaniel Hawthorne
• «El reloj que marchaba hacia atrás»
(«The Clock that Went Backwards», 1881)
de Edward Page Mitchell
• «En el Sol»
(«Into the Sun», 1882)
de Robert Duncan Milne
• «Una historia de gravedad negativa»
(«A Tale of Negative Gravity», 1884)
de Frank R. Stockton
Volumen II: Lo mejor de la ciencia ficción del siglo XIX (II) ISBN: 9788476344651
• «Introducción» (1981)
de Isaac Asimov
• «El Horla»
(«Le Horla», 1886)
de Guy de Maupassant
• «Los Xipehuz»
(«Les Xipéhuz», 1887)
de J.-H. Rosny aîné
• «El posible camino»
(«To Whom This May Come», 1888)
de Edward Bellamy
• «El gran experimento Keinplatz»
(«The Great Keinplatz Experiment», 1894)
de Arthur Conan Doyle
• «En el abismo»
(«In the Abyys», 1896)
de H.G. Wells
• «La catástrofe del valle del Támesis»
(«The Thames Valley Catastrophe», 1897)
de Grant Allen
• «El saurio»
(«The Lizard», 1898)
de C.J. Cutcliffe Hyne
• «Un millar de muertos»
(«A Thousand Deaths», 1899)
de Jack London
Volumen I: Lo mejor de la ciencia ficción del siglo XIX (I) ISBN: 9788476344644
• «Introducción: El primer siglo de la ciencia ficción»
(«The First Century of Science Fiction», 1981)
de Isaac Asimov
• «El hombre de la arena»
(«Der Sandmann», 1815)
de E.T.A. Hoffmann
• «El mortal inmortal»
(«The Mortal Immortal: A Tale», 1833)
de Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
• «Descenso al interior del Maelström»
(«A Descent into the Maelström», 1841)
de Edgar Allan Poe
• «La hija de Rappaccini»
(«Rappaccini's Daughter», 1844)
de Nathaniel Hawthorne
• «El reloj que marchaba hacia atrás»
(«The Clock that Went Backwards», 1881)
de Edward Page Mitchell
• «En el Sol»
(«Into the Sun», 1882)
de Robert Duncan Milne
• «Una historia de gravedad negativa»
(«A Tale of Negative Gravity», 1884)
de Frank R. Stockton
Volumen II: Lo mejor de la ciencia ficción del siglo XIX (II) ISBN: 9788476344651
• «Introducción» (1981)
de Isaac Asimov
• «El Horla»
(«Le Horla», 1886)
de Guy de Maupassant
• «Los Xipehuz»
(«Les Xipéhuz», 1887)
de J.-H. Rosny aîné
• «El posible camino»
(«To Whom This May Come», 1888)
de Edward Bellamy
• «El gran experimento Keinplatz»
(«The Great Keinplatz Experiment», 1894)
de Arthur Conan Doyle
• «En el abismo»
(«In the Abyys», 1896)
de H.G. Wells
• «La catástrofe del valle del Támesis»
(«The Thames Valley Catastrophe», 1897)
de Grant Allen
• «El saurio»
(«The Lizard», 1898)
de C.J. Cutcliffe Hyne
• «Un millar de muertos»
(«A Thousand Deaths», 1899)
de Jack London
320 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1981
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About the author
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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September 10, 2008
First of all I want to say that I got this book for 80 cents! Sweet!
It's not a bad book. Inevitably, some of the stories are only marginally sci-fi (which is fair) are ones you've read before in middle school english, or both. Many suffer from the dreadful 19th century device of exchanges of letters.
really I think the most interesting thing about it is that someone sat down and tried to organize a list of stories that speak to the development of a genre, which is to say, if you think the concept of this book is interesting, you will like the book itself.
It's not a bad book. Inevitably, some of the stories are only marginally sci-fi (which is fair) are ones you've read before in middle school english, or both. Many suffer from the dreadful 19th century device of exchanges of letters.
really I think the most interesting thing about it is that someone sat down and tried to organize a list of stories that speak to the development of a genre, which is to say, if you think the concept of this book is interesting, you will like the book itself.
February 10, 2022
The sandman / E.T.A. Hoffmann --2
The mortal immortal / Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley --3
A descent into the maelstrom / Edgar Allan Poe --3
Rappaccini's daughter / Nathaniel Hawthorne --2
The clock that went backward / Edward Page Mitchell --3
Into the sun / Robert Duncan Milne --4
A tale of negative gravity / Frank R. Stockton --3
The horla / Guy de Maupassant --2
The shapes / J.-H. Rosny aine --2
To whom this may come / Edward Bellamy --2
The great Keinplatz experiment / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle --3
In the abyss / H.G. Wells --2
The Thames Valley catastrophe / Grant Allen --3
The lizard / C.J. Cutcliffe Hyne --2
A thousand deaths / Jack London--3
The mortal immortal / Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley --3
A descent into the maelstrom / Edgar Allan Poe --3
Rappaccini's daughter / Nathaniel Hawthorne --2
The clock that went backward / Edward Page Mitchell --3
Into the sun / Robert Duncan Milne --4
A tale of negative gravity / Frank R. Stockton --3
The horla / Guy de Maupassant --2
The shapes / J.-H. Rosny aine --2
To whom this may come / Edward Bellamy --2
The great Keinplatz experiment / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle --3
In the abyss / H.G. Wells --2
The Thames Valley catastrophe / Grant Allen --3
The lizard / C.J. Cutcliffe Hyne --2
A thousand deaths / Jack London--3
June 27, 2013
This book does just what the title suggests. It contains 15 stories from the 19th century, which are considered the 'birth' of the genre. From wooden 'robots' to time travellers, from apocalypse by fire to alchemical potions, the stories cover all the topics we love. Probably my favourite stories are 'Rappaccini's Daughter' by Nathanial Howthorne, 'A Tale of Negative Gravity' by Frank R Stockton and 'The Thames Vally Catastrophe' by Grant Allen, although this one had me tearing up as I read it. In all, a good collection that may take some getting into, but is well worth it in the end.
May 5, 2013
This book was a great exploration of early science fiction. Each short story in the book adds to your understanding of the development of the genre. Some of the stories may not seem to fit the scifi we think of today but almost all of the stories were enjoyable reads and you can certainly see how they contributed to the genre.
March 3, 2023
As the title says a book of short stories from the 19th century and the beginning of the sci-fi era, when inventions were moving at a serious rate of knots. Today though some of them would not be considered as sci-fi as inventions and technology has moved on by leap and bounds.
For me parts of the book were a slow and difficult to read and others such as a volcanic disaster in the Thames valley flew passed. Overall though, well worth the read and ejoyable.
For me parts of the book were a slow and difficult to read and others such as a volcanic disaster in the Thames valley flew passed. Overall though, well worth the read and ejoyable.
October 18, 2021
A rewarding read. I don't often register tropes or themes but I could see them here as first appearances of what later, more specific to a Science Fiction genre would use in the coming decades.
Want to read
January 13, 2022
December 15, 2025
Very well done! Short bios introduce each author, about two thirds of whom I have known, but all of their short stories were new to me.
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September 22, 2012Hard to say: these stories are not "sci fi" as we think of it now, so much as they're intriguing in their exploration of how the same eternal questions and challenges persist for humanity regardless of the surrounding technology. Indeed, there may be all this whiz-bang gadgetry or whatever, and good sci-fi writers describe all of that vividly, but the story isn't ABOUT the whiz-bang gadgetry: it's always about PEOPLE and how they react/respond to different circumstances. Lest you need reminding, this collection offers a great diversity of reminders.
October 24, 2010
really good literature but just too stuffy for me. It was DEFINITELY the origins of sci-fi, just not what i was looking to spend time on.
May 15, 2013
A compilation of the best sci-fi short stories from the 19th century.
Every Sci-Fi lover should read it.
Every Sci-Fi lover should read it.
April 8, 2017
What better way to learn about the beginning of this genre than to read some of the best stories from the authors who started it all?
The fifteen stories and authors in this anthology built the road to the science fiction we know today. From newly-discovered (at the time), hard scientific facts to bold theories of alien civilizations, these "scientific romances" are current in their approach to new scientific theories and new ways to apply old, reliable knowledge to unheard of adventures that will entertain science fiction fans of all generations.
The fifteen stories and authors in this anthology built the road to the science fiction we know today. From newly-discovered (at the time), hard scientific facts to bold theories of alien civilizations, these "scientific romances" are current in their approach to new scientific theories and new ways to apply old, reliable knowledge to unheard of adventures that will entertain science fiction fans of all generations.
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