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Cover art: Ralph McQuarrie
Blurb: “The author of over 300 books, including the winners of three Hugo Awards for best science fiction, Isaac Asimov has distinguished himself for over four decades as a leading scientific writer, historian and futurist. His books have covered every subject from mathematics to humor to robots. Among his most popular books are THE CAVES OF STEEL, THE FOUNDATION TRILOGY and the recent THE ROBOTS OF DAWN and FOUNDATION AND EARTH.
In this new collection, which spans the body of his fiction from the nineteen-forties to the mid-eighties, are all of the classic themes Asimovian, from the scientific puzzle, to the extraterrestrial thriller, to the psychological discourse, all introduced in an important new essay written expressly for this edition.
"Robot Dreams," the tale that opens the book, is a never-before-published Asimov story. It represents the first appearance of Asimov's heroine, Dr. Susan Calvin, in over a decade. The cover of this book and over a dozen black-and-white plates represent the book illustration debut of Ralph McQuarrie, known worldwide as the most influential designer of science fiction films. He has been responsible for the look of such movies as STAR WARS, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, and STAR TREK IV.
Among the stories included in this collection are many hard-to-find classics as well as Asimov's famous "The Martian Way," "Sally," "The Feeling of Power," and
"The Ugly Little Boy," which the author considers among his best.”