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The Loch Moose Monster: More Stories from Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine
A collection of stories culled from the pages of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine features tales of knights of the middle ages, geneticists populating virgin planets, and other sci-fi issues.
285 pages, Hardcover
First published February 1, 1993
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Isaac Asimov
4,342 books27.9k followersWorks of prolific Russian-American writer Isaac Asimov include popular explanations of scientific principles,
The Foundation Trilogy
(1951-1953), and other volumes of fiction.
Isaac Asimov, a professor of biochemistry, wrote as a highly successful author, best known for his books.
Asimov, professor, generally considered of all time, edited more than five hundred books and ninety thousand letters and postcards. He published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey decimal classification but lacked only an entry in the category of philosophy (100).
People widely considered Asimov, a master of the genre alongside Robert Anson Heinlein and Arthur Charles Clarke as the "big three" during his lifetime. He later tied Galactic Empire and the Robot into the same universe as his most famous series to create a unified "future history" for his stories much like those that Heinlein pioneered and Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson previously produced. He penned "Nightfall," voted in 1964 as the best short story of all time; many persons still honor this title. He also produced well mysteries, fantasy, and a great quantity of nonfiction. Asimov used Paul French, the pen name, for the Lucky Starr, series of juvenile novels.
Most books of Asimov in a historical way go as far back to a time with possible question or concept at its simplest stage. He often provides and mentions well nationalities, birth, and death dates for persons and etymologies and pronunciation guides for technical terms. Guide to Science, the tripartite set Understanding Physics, and Chronology of Science and Discovery exemplify these books.
Asimov, a long-time member, reluctantly served as vice president of Mensa international and described some members of that organization as "brain-proud and aggressive about their IQs." He took more pleasure as president of the humanist association. The asteroid 5020 Asimov, the magazine Asimov's Science Fiction, an elementary school in Brooklyn in New York, and two different awards honor his name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_As...
Isaac Asimov, a professor of biochemistry, wrote as a highly successful author, best known for his books.
Asimov, professor, generally considered of all time, edited more than five hundred books and ninety thousand letters and postcards. He published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey decimal classification but lacked only an entry in the category of philosophy (100).
People widely considered Asimov, a master of the genre alongside Robert Anson Heinlein and Arthur Charles Clarke as the "big three" during his lifetime. He later tied Galactic Empire and the Robot into the same universe as his most famous series to create a unified "future history" for his stories much like those that Heinlein pioneered and Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson previously produced. He penned "Nightfall," voted in 1964 as the best short story of all time; many persons still honor this title. He also produced well mysteries, fantasy, and a great quantity of nonfiction. Asimov used Paul French, the pen name, for the Lucky Starr, series of juvenile novels.
Most books of Asimov in a historical way go as far back to a time with possible question or concept at its simplest stage. He often provides and mentions well nationalities, birth, and death dates for persons and etymologies and pronunciation guides for technical terms. Guide to Science, the tripartite set Understanding Physics, and Chronology of Science and Discovery exemplify these books.
Asimov, a long-time member, reluctantly served as vice president of Mensa international and described some members of that organization as "brain-proud and aggressive about their IQs." He took more pleasure as president of the humanist association. The asteroid 5020 Asimov, the magazine Asimov's Science Fiction, an elementary school in Brooklyn in New York, and two different awards honor his name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_As...
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October 16, 2021
This is a solid and enjoyable anthology from 1993, and attracts me to delve into what Asimov's sfm is up to these days, some 28 years later. I'm not one for keeping up with SFF periodicals: there are just too many, and I have too much of a TBR log jam on my hands to manage it. But, increasingly - by evidence of the excellent Escape Pod podcast, and the highly enjoyable BFS Horizons - it's clear that short fiction is a highly active and inventive area that I need to spend more time in.
In terms of this book, there is an atmosphere, a style, a commonality to these stories that gives them the feel of being of their time. No one can be blamed for that, however if I did have a criticism it was that I felt some stories could have gone further, been more audacious in their prognostication, rather than (as several here do) spending their time looking backwards. Although, to be fair that is stated to be part of the rationale for this anthology.
In any case, there are some excellent, stand-out stories here, such as 'Kites' by Maureen McHugh, which easily could have been written 20 years later, and 'Exorcycle' by Joan D. Vinge, an intriguing tale told with a light, comedic touch. 'Gerda and the Wizard' by Rob Chilson is a delightfully Vancian fantasy, laced with futuristic elements that, for me, gave the story much of the verve, style and flavour of the great Jack's Dying Earth stories. Another stellar highlight of the anthology - and a fitting capstone - is the final story, 'To Hell With The Stars' by Jack McDevitt', which asks us to consider what we want from SF (and by extension, from any genre) and whether we are prepared to maintain our commitment to the dream.
All the stories here have something to offer, and the volume is well worth a read, if you happen to stumble across a copy.
In terms of this book, there is an atmosphere, a style, a commonality to these stories that gives them the feel of being of their time. No one can be blamed for that, however if I did have a criticism it was that I felt some stories could have gone further, been more audacious in their prognostication, rather than (as several here do) spending their time looking backwards. Although, to be fair that is stated to be part of the rationale for this anthology.
In any case, there are some excellent, stand-out stories here, such as 'Kites' by Maureen McHugh, which easily could have been written 20 years later, and 'Exorcycle' by Joan D. Vinge, an intriguing tale told with a light, comedic touch. 'Gerda and the Wizard' by Rob Chilson is a delightfully Vancian fantasy, laced with futuristic elements that, for me, gave the story much of the verve, style and flavour of the great Jack's Dying Earth stories. Another stellar highlight of the anthology - and a fitting capstone - is the final story, 'To Hell With The Stars' by Jack McDevitt', which asks us to consider what we want from SF (and by extension, from any genre) and whether we are prepared to maintain our commitment to the dream.
All the stories here have something to offer, and the volume is well worth a read, if you happen to stumble across a copy.
April 26, 2009
Enjoyable short science fiction stories suitable for tweens and older.
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