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Isaac Asimov's Wonders of the World

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1982288 pagesRobert Hale

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This anthology, curated by Isaac Asimov, brings together a diverse collection of science fiction tales from celebrated authors. Explore various worlds and concepts through novelettes and short stories by masters like James Tiptree, Jr., Gregory Benford, Gene Wolfe, and Connie Willis. It's a perfect read for fans of classic and contemporary science fiction.

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Kathleen Moloney is an author with a knack for making complex topics accessible. Her non-fiction works span a wide array of subjects, from the science in Isaac Asimov's Wonders of the World to practical guides like The Canyon Ranch health and fitness program and Esquire Etiquette, even diving into the world of baseball with Spitters, beanballs, and the incredible shrinking strike zone.

Gregory Benford (Gregory Albert Benford) is an astrophysicist and science fiction author who is on the faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine. He is also a contributing editor of Reason magazine. Benford is best known for the Galactic Center Saga novels, a series that postulates a galaxy in which sentient organic life is in constant warfare with sentient electromechanical life. Greg was born in Mobile, Alabama. He received his Bachelor of...

Asimov was born sometime between October 4, 1919 and January 2, 1920 in Petrovichi in Smolensk Oblast, RSFSR (now Russia), the son of a Jewish family of millers. Although his exact date of birth is uncertain, Asimov himself celebrated it on January 2. His family emigrated to Brooklyn, New York and opened a candy store when he was three years old. He taught himself to read at the age of five. He began reading the science fiction pulp magazines that his family's store carried. Around the age of...

Harry Norman Turtledove is an American novelist, who has produced works in several genres including alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy and science fiction. In 1979, Turtledove published his first two novels, Wereblood and Werenight, under the pseudonym "Eric G. Iverson." Turtledove later explained that his editor at Belmont Tower did not think people would believe the author's real name was "Turtledove" and came up with something more Nordic. He continued to use the "Iverson"...

Connie Willis is a master of science fiction, particularly known for her time travel stories. Her novel Doomsday Book won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Novel. She writes smart, funny, and deeply human tales that will keep you turning pages.

Ted Reynolds is a science fiction author who contributed to Science Fiction Masterpieces and Isaac Asimov's Wonders of the World. He focuses on stories about space travel and future technology. His work is a staple for readers who enjoy the foundations of the genre.

Joan D. Vinge is the author of the science fiction novel The Snow Queen. Her work often explores themes of magic and technology.

Robert Silverberg is an American author, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. Silverberg received a Nebula award in 1986 for his novella Sailing to Byzantium, which takes its name from Yeats' poem; a Hugo in 1990 for Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another; and in 2004 he was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America. ([Source][1]) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Silverberg

Barry B. Longyear is an American author who resides in New Sharon, Maine.

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Book cover of Isaac Asimov's Wonders of the World
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