Isaac Asimov

Twenty of the finest science fiction short stories from one of the genreâ??s greatest writers, Isaac Asimov.

V 2100 izobretenie "elektronnogo nasosa" spaslo planetu ot energeticheskogo krizisa. Istochnik beskonechnoj i besplatnoj energii reshil prakticheski vse problemy tsivilizatsii. "Nasos" rabotal na printsipe obmena s parallelnoj vselennoj, i nastal moment, kogda ravnovesie bylo narusheno, a do kosmicheskoj katastrofy ostalis schitannye chasy...

Twenty-five of the finest science fiction short stories from one of the genre’s greatest writers, Isaac Asimov. Isaac Asimov was the Grand Master of the Science Fiction Writers of America, the founder of robot ethics, and one of the world’s most prolific authors of fiction and non-fiction. Asimov’s short fiction has been enjoyed by millions for more than half a century. Many of the stories in this collection are classics of the genre, including ‘Living Space’, which looks at the consequences of the existence of parallel universes and what would happen if life on Earth never developed. Always entertaining and thought provoking, these stories display Asimov’s mastery of the short story form. He remains supreme as the thinking person’s science fiction writer.

Red and Slim found the two strange little animals the morning after they heard the thunder sounds. They knew that they could never show their new pets to their parents.

Isaac Asimov was one of the most prolific authors of our time. When he died in 1992 at the age of seventy-two, he had published more than 470 books in nearly every category of fiction and nonfiction. Asimov was a prodigious correspondent as well as a prolific author. During his professional career he received more than one hundred thousand letters, over ninety thousand of which he answered. For Asimov's younger brother, veteran newspaperman Stanley Asimov, the creation of Yours, Isaac Asimov was truly a labor of love. Completed before Stanley's death in August 1995, the book is made up of excerpts from one thousand never-before-published letters, each handpicked by Stanley for inclusion in this volume. Arranged by subject and accompanied by Stanley's short, insightful introductions, here are letters to statesmen and scientists, actors and authors, as well as to children, housewives, aspiring writers, and fans the world over. The letters are warm, engaging, reasoned, and occasionally impassioned. Through them all Isaac Asimov's legendary genius, wit, and charm shine through. And so we have Yours, Isaac Asimov: A Lifetime of Letters, an intimate glimpse into the thoughts, feelings, and opinions of a great writer and thinker of the modern age. As Stanley Asimov advised, "Read the letters carefully. One of them may have been written to you."

Hele planen til Hari Seldon står i fare og jakten på den mystiske andre stiftelsen begynner. Det er en hemmelig organisasjon som Seldon også opprettet, men som få kjenner til. Mens den første stiftelsen fokuserer på teknologi og vitenskap, har den andre stiftelsen spesialisert seg på mental kontroll og psykohistorie. Boken følger både Muleselets desperate søk etter den andre stiftelsen, og Stiftelsens eget forsøk på å forstå og finne denne skjulte kraften. Samtidig prøver den andre stiftelsen å gjenopprette Seldons opprinnelige plan og sikre menneskehetens fremtid. Den andre Stiftelsen er tredje bind i serien om Stiftelsen.

Stiftelsen fikk klassikerstatus allerede 1966 med Hugo-prisen Beste serie gjennom tidene. Handlingen er lagt til et svinnende galaktisk imperium. Det har hatt fremgang i tolv tusen år. Ingen mistenker at dette strålende imperiets hjerte er råttent. Ikke før psykohistorikeren Hari Seldon bruker sin nye vitenskap til å forutse dets forferdelige skjebne.

Vinner av Hugo-prisen for «Tidenes beste serie» Stiftelsen-serien er Isaac Asimovs ikoniske mesterverk. Bøkene om Hari Seldon har formet science fiction-sjangeren slik vi kjenner den i dag. Den første Stiftelsen overlervde to århundre med barbari mens det en gang så mektige galaktiske Imperiet sank ned i kaos. Nå må den forberede seg på krig mot restene av Imperiet idet den keiserlige flåten nærmer seg deres planet, Terminus. Hari Seldon forutsa denne krigen. Han forberedte til og med Stiftelsen på den. Men han kunne ikke forutse fødselen av mutanten Muleselet. Hans mentale krefter kan gjøre innbitte motstander om til hengivne slaver, og han utgjør en formidabel trussel mot Seldons Stiftelse.