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50 Short Science Fiction Tales [Paperback]

Isaac Asimov (Author)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Simon and Schuster; Reprint edition (1 Oct 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0684842963
  • ISBN-13: 978-0684842967
  • Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 1.6 x 20.3 cm
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 502,041 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Includes science fiction tales by Issac Asimov, Anthony Boucher, Robert A. Heinlein, and Jack Finney. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful 11 July 2005
By J. Saxton - Published on Amazon.com
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If you enjoy SciFi then this one's for you. These are obviously very short stories since 50 of 'em are crammed into such a small book - but many of them have a hidden depth that transcends their brevity. Some are deeply philosophical, and many contain clever Rod-Serling-esque twists at the end. Very highly recommended. Turn off the TV and read this instead.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The best SciFi collection ever 2 May 2005
By Daemous Riel - Published on Amazon.com
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This book was my first scifi short story collection. I was given it when I twelve by my great aunt. It is so incredibly classic and so powerful, it probably slanted me toward sciences even more than I had been.

If you enjoy Gardner Dozois (editor) anthologies, you'll love this. If you think Dozois' anthologies are sometimes weak, well... you've got Asimov, Clarke, Heinlein, and Leiber to name a few in this 1963 packed paperback. The only regret you will have is that there are only 287 pages.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Some treats from the past. 2 Feb 2000
By John Peter O'connor - Published on Amazon.com
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If you like really short SF stories then you should read this book. It contains a lot of them and they are good. They are also short. The book packs fifty stories plus introductions etc into less than 300 pages.

The collection was first issued in the early sixties and the stories themselves come from the forties and fifties. SF is a rapidly changing medium and, with an average age of half a century, many of these stories now show their age. But that does not really detract from their quality. After all, this collection features the greatest SF talents of the era.

If forced to pick a favourite from the collection, I'd choose "The Available Data on the Worp Reaction" by Lion Miller but there are so many good tales in here that naming one alone is an injustice to the others.

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