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Nightfall
- Author
- Isaac Asimov
- Narrator
- William Hope
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 26 September 2024
- Run Time
- 16 hours 13 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Twenty-three of the finest science fiction short stories from one of the genre’s greatest writers, Isaac Asimov.
The definitive collection of short fiction by Isaac Asimov, supreme master of the science fiction genre continues with Volume Two of the Complete Stories. The Good Doctor was always ahead of his time and his work stands today as the clearest expression of our collective hopes and fears for the future. But the ever-expanding popularity of his stories with young and old readers alike is explained by their wit, zest and human interest.
Within this volume are stories often voted among the best science fiction stories of all time. In these stories Asimov's vivid awareness of the potential of technology is translated into human dilemmas that are more relevant today than ever before.
Critics Review
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‘Isaac Asimov was one of the great explainers of the age…It will never be known how many practicing scientists today, in how many countries, owe their initial inspiration to a book, article, or short story by Isaac Asimov’
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‘Asimov displayed one of the most dynamic imaginations in science fiction’
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‘Asimov’s career was one of the most formidable in science fiction’
The Times
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Details
- Author
- Isaac Asimov
- Narrator
- William Hope
- Duration
- 16 hours 13 minutes
- Release Date
- 26 September 2024
- ISBN
- 9780008516307
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Classic science fiction, Science fiction: near future, Hard science fiction, Science fiction: space exploration, Speculative fiction, Adventure / action fiction, Short stories, Fiction in translation
Synopsis
Twenty-three of the finest science fiction short stories from one of the genre’s greatest writers, Isaac Asimov. The definitive collection of short fiction by Isaac Asimov, supreme master of the science fiction genre continues with Volume Two of the Complete Stories. The Good Doctor was always ahead of his time and his work stands today as the clearest expression of our collective hopes and fears for the future. But the ever-expanding popularity of his stories with young and old readers alike is explained by their wit, zest and human interest. Within this volume are stories often voted among the best science fiction stories of all time. In these stories Asimov's vivid awareness of the potential of technology is translated into human dilemmas that are more relevant today than ever before.
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