- Isaac Asimov, Read by William Hope

The Complete Stories - Nightfall: And Other Stories (The Complete Stories): Unabridged edition

By Isaac Asimov, Read by William Hope
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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.

Author: Isaac Asimov
Format: Audio-Book
Release Date: 26 Sep 2024
Pages: None
ISBN: 978-0-00-851630-7
Detailed Edition: Unabridged edition
Isaac Asimov was born in Russia near Smolensk in 1920. He was brought to the United States by his parents three years later and grew up in Brooklyn. He graduated from Columbia University in chemistry and after a short spell in the Army, gained his doctorate in 1949 and qualified as an instructor in biochemistry at Boston University School of Medicine, where he became Associate Professor in 1955. He retired to full-time authorship in 1958 while retaining his connection with the University. His first story ‘Marooned Off Vesta’ appeared in 1939 in Amazing Stories. Asimov became a regular contributor to the leading SF magazines of the day including Astounding, Astonishing Stories, Super Science Stories and Galaxy. He won the Hugo Award four times and the Nebula Award once. With nearly five hundred books to his credit and several hundred articles, Asimov’s output was prolific by any standards.Isaac Asimov died in 1992 at the age of 72.

‘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’Carl Sagan -

‘Asimov displayed one of the most dynamic imaginations in science fiction’Daily Telegraph -

‘Asimov’s career was one of the most formidable in science fiction’The Times -