The title comes from Asimov's breakthrough short story.CONTENTS:Nightfall - Astounding, Sept 1941Green Patches - Galaxy, Nov 1950Hostess - Galaxy, May 1951Breeds There a Man . . . ? - Astounding, June 1951C-Chute - Galaxy, Oct 1951In a Good Cause - "New Tales of Space & Time", 1951What If--- - Fantastic, Summer 1952Sally - Fantastic, June 1953Flies - F&SF, June 1953Nobody Here But--- - Star SF #1, 1953It's Such a Beautiful Day - Star SF #3, 1954Strikebreaker - Original SF Stories, Jan 1957Insert Knob A in Hole B - F&SF, Dec 1957The Up-to-Date Sorcerer - F&SF, July 1958Unto the Fourth Generation - F&SF, April 1959What is this Thing Called Love? - Amazing, March 1961The Machine That Won the War - F&SF, Oct 1961My Son, the Physicist - Scientific American, Feb 1962Eyes Do More Than See - F&SF, April 1965Segregationist - Abbottempo, Book 4, 1967

    His goal is to facilitate Winter's inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilization. But to do so he must bridge the gulf between his own views and those of the completely dissimilar culture that he encounters.Embracing the aspects of psychology, society, and human emotion on an alien world, The Left Hand of Darkness stands as a landmark achievement in the annals of intellectual science fiction.

    Centering on the infamous firebombing of Dresden, Billy Pilgrim's odyssey through time reflects the mythic journey of our own fractured lives as we search for meaning in what we fear most.

    And it has held mankind together through two bloody battles with the powerful Alliance of Rebels. -But when Starship Captain and loyal STC employee, Robert Janas, uncovers secret plans for a third rebel uprising, he is surprised to find that no one inside the STC - not evewn the President, Altho Franken will listen. For the Solar Trading Company is riddled with corruption, and is now more powerful than Earth itself. -The rebel forces are gathering, and Robert Janas is the only person who can save humanity from holocaust..

    Yet all his work is united by one common thread: a vivid and profound understanding of the vast set of emotions that bring strength and mythic resonance to our frail species. Ray Bradbury characters may find themselves anywhere and anywhen. A horrified mother may give birth to a strange blue pyramid. A man may take Abraham Lincoln out of the grave—and meet another who puts him back. An amazing Electrical Grandmother may come to live with a grieving family. An old parrot may have learned over long evenings to imitate the voice of Ernest Hemingway, and became the last link to the great man. A priest on Mars may confront his fondest dream: to meet the Messiah. Each of these magnificent creations has something to tell us about our humanity—and all of their fates await you in this new trade edition of twenty-eight classic Bradbury stories and one luscious poem. Travel on an unpredictable and unforgettable literary journey—safe in the hands of one of the century's great men of imagination.

    Critics also appreciated the story, and it won the 1969 Nebula Award (awarded by Science Fiction Writers of America) for Best Novella. Six years later, it was adapted as a Hugo Award-winning film, with Don Johnson starring as Vic. "A Boy and His Dog" is considered one of Ellison’s most compelling stories, and the author expanded it into a novel in 1989.In post-apocalyptic America, the surface is the province of the roverpaks, bands of feral human males teamed with intelligence-enhanced dogs, descendants of those bred for military use in the war that drove civilization underground. A lucky encounter with a thrill-seeking female from the world below draws Vic and his telepathic mutt Blood "down the rabbit hole" to an encounter with the remnants of pre-war civilization. But like Huck Finn, Vic doesn't much like being civilized... Originally published in the collection The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World, New York: Avon, 1969.

     In an interstellar romp that proves science and sorcery can mix, only hard-headed realist Rod Gallowglass can save the people of Gramarye from their doom by becoming--The Warlock in Spite of Himself--if only he believed in magic.

    But first she had to choose a human partner—male or female—to share her exhilarating escapades in space!Her life was to be rich and rewarding . . . resplendent with daring adventures and endless excitement, beyond the wildest dreams of mere mortals.Gifted with the voice of an angel and being virtually indestructible, Helva XH-834 anticipated a sublime immortality.Then one day she fell in love!

    Each story has been selected by the author himself, and each has an introduction specifically written for this collection by Dr. Asimov. Together the two volumes showcase Isaac Asimov's story-telling talent.Nightfall --Green patches --Hostess --Breeds there a man --C-chase

    The Interior Castle is a metaphor for an individual's soul; its different rooms, different states of the soul. In the middle of the Castle the soul is in the purest state, which equals Heaven. Lafferty uses more complex symbols to bring colorfully into life his many-sided tale of an individual's reaching towards Heaven or Truth.Take a trip thru a psychedelic reality, with seven very special people blending to create a higher form of humanity: A laughing man living alone on a mountaintop, guarding the world. The Returnees: men who live again & again, century after century. A dog-ape "Plappergeist," who can only be seen out of the corner of one's eye. A young man named Foley, very much like us, who begins to find out about the above people & things, & how they're reshaping the world!

    Otherwise, the same contents.

    Can Superman make a baby with Lois Lane, or is he doomed to be the last of his kind? This article discusses the scientific and medical issues involved in copulating with a Kryptonian.27 minutes

    Huge ships from outer space hung over major British cities and took command by sending orders (disobeyed at risk of death) in strange bubbles. Anarchy is encouraged in an England totally isolated from everywhere else in the world, and the streets are battlefields for communist and fascist bands. Yet it is a summer of wildflowers on the rail-tracks when Pel's strange and wild cousin Frijja comes to stay and everyone has to battle against a mob of hoodlum fascists who try to take over the house. Jane Gaskell introduces a violent world in the not-so-distant future when Englishmen are forced to fight violent forces of darkness among their own people as well as super-powerful extraterrestrials in order to maintain a semblance of civilization.

    ContentsIntroduction / essay by Wilson TuckerForeword / essay by Harry Warner, Jr.Fantasy Magazine, September 1934 (cover)Odd TalesFantasy Times, September 1941The Immortal Storm: A History of Science Fiction FandomSnide, February 1941Index to the Science-Fiction Magazines (1926-1950)The Checklist of Fantastic LiteraturePilgrims Through Space and Time1948 Fantasy AnnualFuturia Fantasia, Summer 1940The Acolyte, Summer 1945NFFF EmblemStardust , November 1940Shangri-La

    II A robot must obey all orders given by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. III A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First and Second Law. WHY THEN DID MAN HATE THEM?Robot MA-2 abandoned its owner in a deadly storm...Robot LNE/PR broke a man's arm with one blow...Robot EZ-27 ruined a scholar's life work and disgraced him forever...WHY DID THE ROBOTS HATE MAN?ISAAC ASIMOV'S PROPHETIC SCIENCE FICTION POWERHOUSE!