Isaac Asimov (1920-1992
Biography: Born in Petrovichi, Russia,
Asimov moved with his family to New York in 1923. He graduated from Columbia
University in 1939 and subsequently served with the US Army during the
war. He joined the staff of Boston University in 1949 where he held the
chair of biochemistry. He authored over 500 books, many of which are regarded
as classics of the science fiction genre, and won both the Hugo and Nebula
awards. His key SF books include The Foundation Trilogy, I Robot
and The Gods Themselves.
Asimov's Chronology of the World
by Isaac Asimov
Listed under World History
Foundation
by Isaac Asimov
Foundation marks the first of a series of tales set so far in the future
that Earth is all but forgotten by humans who live throughout the galaxy.
Yet all is not well with the Galactic Empire. Its vast size is crippling
to it. In particular, the administrative planet, honeycombed and tunneled
with offices and staff, is vulnerable to attack or breakdown. The only
person willing to confront this imminent catastrophe is Hari Seldon, a
psychohistorian and mathematician. Seldon can scientifically predict the
future, and it doesn't look pretty: a new Dark Age is scheduled to send
humanity into barbarism in 500 years. He concocts a scheme to save the
knowledge of the race in an Encyclopedia Galactica. But this project will
take generations to complete, and who will take up the torch after him?
The first Foundation trilogy (Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second
Foundation) won a Hugo Award in 1965 for "Best All-Time Series." It's science
fiction on the grand scale; one of the classics of the field. --Brooks
Peck - Amazon.com
(Paperback - November 1991)
Second
Foundation
by Isaac Asimov
(Paperback - November 1991)
Foundation
and Empire
by Isaac Asimov
(Paperback)
Foundation's
Edge
by Isaac Asimov
(Paperback)
Forward
the Foundation
by Isaac Asimov
(Paperback)
Prelude
to Foundation
by Isaac Asimov
(Paperback - November 1991)
Isaac
Asimov's Book of Facts : 3,000 of the Most Interesting, Entertaining, Fascinating,
Unbelievable, Unusual and Fantastic Facts
by Isaac Asimov (Editor)
(Hardcover - November 1991)
I,
Robot
by Isaac Asimov
(Paperback - July 1994)
The
Gods Themselves
by Isaac Asimov
(Paperback - October 1990)
Foundation
and Earth
by Isaac Asimov
(Paperback - 1987)
Asimov's
Chronology of the World
by Isaac Asimov
(Hardcover - October 1991)
Asimov's Guide to the Bible : The Old and New Testaments/Two Volumes
in One
by Isaac Asimov
Listed under Christian History
Asimov's
Guide to Shakespeare
by Isaac Asimov, Rafael Palacios (Illustrator)
(Hardcover - October 1997)
The
Caves of Steel
by Isaac Asimov (Mass Market Paperback)
The
Naked Sun
by Isaac Asimov (Mass Market Paperback - December 1991)
The
Robots of Dawn
by Isaac Asimov (Mass Market Paperback - April 1994)
The
Tyrannosaurus Prescription: And 100 Other Essays
by Isaac Asimov (Hardcover - October 1989)
Isaac
Asimov's Guide to Earth and Space
by Isaac Asimov (Mass Market Paperback - January 1993)
Isaac
Asimov's Caliban
by Roger MacBride Allen (Mass Market Paperback)
The
Best of Isaac Asimov Presents Super Quiz
by Ken Fisher, Isaac Asimov (Paperback - March 1996)
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