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Isaac Asimov’s classic science‑fiction saga follows psychohistorian Hari Seldon as he establishes a Foundation to preserve knowledge and prevent thirty‑thousand years of darkness after the fall of the Galactic Empire.

Isaac Asimov’s classic collection revisits the evolution of robotics through a series of interconnected short stories framed by Dr. Susan Calvin’s encounters with a reporter in the 21st century.

Detective Elijah Baley and his positronic partner, R. Daneel Olivaw, investigate a crime of roboticide on the Spacer world of Aurora, uncovering political intrigue that threatens humanity’s expansion into the galaxy.

In 2100, humanity discovers an unlimited, clean energy source that promises progress but threatens the universe, while interplanetary voyages reveal alien beings that thrive on pure energy and challenge Earth’s social norms.

Retired tailor Jim Dreyfus is inadvertently hurled forward in time to a future where Earth is a subservient, radioactive planet in a vast Galactic Empire, forcing him to confront political intrigue and existential trials.

Detective Lt. Lije Baley must partner with a positronic robot, R. Daneel Olivaw, to solve a high-profile murder on Earth, navigating deep mistrust between Earthmen and Obsolete Spacers.

A lone Earth colony navigates the perilous approach of a dwarf red star named Nemesis, confronting the thin line between utopian refuge and cosmic danger.

When a secret agency of temporal engineers rewrites history to secure humanity’s future, one man rebels to protect a loved one, sparking a battle that ends the bureaucracy and restores individual destiny.

An Inertian worker with amnesia begins to recover memories that threaten a galactic empire’s fragile prosperity.

An anthology of Isaac Asimov's short stories and essays about robots and science fiction, offering insight into his ideas on robotics, artificial intelligence, and the laws that govern them.

I. Asimov is a richly anecdotal memoir that lets readers glimpse Isaac Asimov’s storied life, his pioneering work in science fiction, his wide-ranging nonfiction, and his friendships with the giants of the genre.

A curated anthology of 50 Isaac Asimov short stories spanning five decades of his work, featuring notable titles such as "Nightfall," "The Martian Way," and "The Ugly Boy."

A diverse collection of stories, poems, essays and meta‑commentary, "The Martians" expands Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars universe with new and previously published works that explore alternate timelines, character arcs, and scientific themes.

A collection of five Dan Simmons novellas, including the award‑winning "Orphans of the Helix" from the Hyperion saga, that showcase his speculative imagination and sharp craft across diverse, thought‑provoking tales.

A curated anthology of early science‑fiction tales, featuring classics such as "I, Robot", "Black Destroyer", and "Life‑Line", from authors including Asimov, Heinlein, and van Vogt.

Collection of short essays dealing with various aspects of science fiction. Many of the essays are (slightly edited versions of) editorials from Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. My Own View Extraordinary Voyages The Name of Our Field The Universe of Science Fiction Adventure! Hints By No Means Vulgar Learning Device It's a Funny Thing The Mosaic and the Plate Glass The Scientist As Villain The Vocabulary of Science Fiction Try to Write! How Easy to See the Future! The Dreams of Science Fiction The Prescientific Universe Science Fiction and Society Science Fiction, 1938 How Science Fiction Came to Be Big Business The Boom in Science Fiction Golden Age Ahead Beyond Our Brain The Myth of the Machine Science Fiction from the Soviet Union More Science Fiction from the Soviet Union The First Science Fiction Novel The First Science Fiction Writer The Hole in the Middle The Science Fiction Breakthrough Big, Big, Big The Campbell Touch Reminiscences of Peg Horace The Second Nova Ray Bradbury Arthur C. Clarke The Dean of Science Fiction The Brotherhood of Science Fiction Our Conventions The Hugo Anniversaries The Letter Column The Articles of Science Fiction Rejection Slips What Makes Good Science Fiction? 1984 The Ring of Evil The Answer to Star Wars? Speculative Fiction The Reluctant Critic There's Nothing Like a Good Foundation The Wendell Urth Series Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine Hollywood and I The Prolific Writer

A collection of fourteen exemplary science‑fiction stories by Harry Harrison, featuring titles such as "The Golden Years of the Stainless Steel Rat" and "Roommates".

Isaac Asimov’s 1943 anthology compiling classic mid‑century science‑fiction tales from notable authors such as Brackett, Moore, and van Vogt.

Introduction: Masters of Science Fiction - essay by Isaac Asimov Good-Bye, Robinson Crusoe - novelette by John Varley Quarantine - short story by Arthur C. Clarke Cautionary Tales - short story by Larry Niven The Case of the Defective Doyles - short story by Martin Gardner African Blues - short story by Paula Smith The Missing Item - short story by Isaac Asimov The Black Widowers - poem by D. R. Bensen [as by Don R. Bensen] Perchance to Dream - short story by Sally A. Sellers They'll Do It Every Time - short story by Cam Thornley Will Academe Kill Science Fiction? - essay by Jack Williamson Heal the Sick, Raise the Dead - short story by Steve Perry [as by Jesse Peel] Home Team Advantage - short story by Jack C. Haldeman, II To Sin Against Systems - novelette by Garry R. Osgood Sure Thing - short story by Isaac Asimov Wolf Tracks - poem by Donald Gaither The Astronomical Hazards of the Tobacco Habit - short story by Dean McLaughlin Air Raid - short story by John Varley [as by Herb Boehm] Boarder Incident - short story by Ted Reynolds A Delicate Shade of Kipney - short story by Nancy Kress Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot - Twice! - short story by Reginald Bretnor [as by Grendel Briarton] The Small Stones of Tu Fu - short story by Brian W. Aldiss Polly Plus - short story by Randall Garrett The Several Murders of Roger Ackroyd - short story by Barry N. Malzberg [as by Barry Malzberg] On the Martian Problem - short story by Randall Garrett A Choice of Weapons - short story by Michael Tennenbaum Low Grade Ore - novelette by Kevin O'Donnell, Jr. Dance Band on the Titanic - novelette by Jack L. Chalker [as by Jack Chalker]

A compendium of Isaac Asimov’s classic short stories and novelettes, spanning science‑fiction themes from robotic logic to cosmic exploration, collected in one volume.