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Review of Isaac Asimov: The Complete Stories, Vol. 1
- The first book of the definitive three-volume collection of short stories by the prolific Isaac Asimov, whose tales have delighted countless fans for over half a century--a must for every science fiction bookshelf.
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Comments for Isaac Asimov: The Complete Stories ( Vol. 1)
- Posted on 2008-10-15
Stunning compilation
With having several of Isaac's top short historys, this books already is an excellent addition to any SF library, but with also other string of lesser known tales, this book is a pleasure to read.
I almost have no letdown with the tales, all been interesting to say the least. This is ubber gift for a geek (or the geek inside you).
Score: 5
- Posted on 2008-03-06
Not Free SF Reader
A Complete Stories of Isaac Asimov book in one volume would have to electronic to be liftable, or have paper and print of the rice and really, really tiny variety. Hence the split-up and this volume.
Anyway, several of his best stories here, as well as some really ordinary, and even some humorous fantasy.
Call this volume a 3.25 for the amount of very average stories included, dragging down the rest, as far as quality goes.
Asimov collectors will of course like the sheer volume.
Complete Stories 1 : The Dead Past - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : Franchise - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : Gimmicks Three - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : Kid Stuff - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : The Watery Place - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : Living Space - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : The Message - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : Satisfaction Guaranteed - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : Hell-Fire - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : The Last Trump - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : The Fun They Had - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : Jokester - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : The Immortal Bard - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : Someday - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : Dreaming Is a Private Thing - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : Profession - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : The Feeling of Power - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : The Dying Night - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : I'm in Marsport Without Hilda - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : The Gentle Vultures - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : All the Troubles of the World - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : Spell My Name with an S - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : The Last Question - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : The Ugly Little Boy - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : Nightfall - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : Green Patches - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : Hostess - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : Breeds There a Man? - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : The C-Chute - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : In a Good Cause - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : What If - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : Sally - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : Flies - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : Nobody Here But - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : It's Such a Beautiful Day - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : Strikebreaker - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : Insert Knob A in Hole B - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : The Up-to-Date Sorcerer - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : Unto the Fourth Generation - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : What Is This Thing Called Love? - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : The Machine That Won the War - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : My Son the Physicist! - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : Eyes Do More Than See - Isaac Asimov
Complete Stories 1 : Segregationist - Isaac Asimov
Score: 3
- Posted on 2007-09-16
Definitely aged, but definitely Asimov!
Forty-eight short stories and poems, all written by Asimov an average of 50 years ago. There is some age to this collection of writings... the Multivac ("Multiple vacuum tubes") computer, the quaint use of the word "queer" to indicate "beyond or deviating from the usual or expected," and fairly typical gender stereotypes. What do you expect from 50 years ago!?
There are some great stories here that have aged very well. In particular, I enjoyed:
- Profession (p. 162),
- Spell My Name With An S (p. 277),
- The Last Question (p. 290),
- The Ugly Little Boy (p. 301),
- Nightfall (p. 334), and
- "Breeds There a man...?" (p. 408).
These stories are in the middle part of the book, so there is a "warm-up" period prior to getting to these. Nightfall was interesting to me, in that I had heard it had inspired the movie and book Pitch Black. It is a good tale, but its similarity to Pitch Black was not very strong.
I look forward to getting and reading volume 2.
Score: 4
- Posted on 2006-12-31
Heck yeah!
This is a GREAT collection of short stories by Isaac Asimov, one of the best science-fiction short-story writer ever. It contains over forty of his best works, including Nightfall and the Ugly Little Boy. The book itself is pretty big, with nice-sized font. Overall, a nice, sturdy copy of awesome short-stories. A must for an Isaac Asimov fan.
Score: 5 - Posted on 2006-02-20
Old, but still very good
The worst part: Some of the stories in this volume are old, and you can tell that without looking at the published date. There are a significant number of them about the "future" where large companies have an entire computer of their own, or use jargon that is outdated.
Saying that, they are unlikely to seem any older in another 50 years and only a few of the stories are harmed due to the oldness (and those that are can just be ignored -- there are a LOT of stories here).
On the very positive side, there are a lot of stories that could have been written yesterday and are VERY GOOD (5 out of 5) ... and probably 90% are at least GOOD (4-5 out of 5).
Score: 5
