Collection of 48 science fiction stories by Isaac Asimov.

Isaac Asimov was the Grand Master of the Science Fiction Writers of America, the founder of robot ethics, the world's most prolific author of fiction and non-fiction. The Good Doctor's short fiction has been enjoyed by millions for more than half a century. Now the definitive Asimov collection is underway with Volume One of 'The Complete Stories'. Herein are 25 science fiction stories, many of them classics of the genre, and the last, 'The Last Question', the absolute personal favourite of Asimov himself. Always entertaining and thought provoking, these stories display Asimov's mastery of the short story form. He remains supreme as the thinking person's science fiction writer. "A wonderful showcase for the science fiction talents of this gifted storyteller" LOS ANGELES TIMES "A publishing project that ranks with the building of the pyramids ... and summons proof, if it was ever needed, that Asimov's stature in the field is richly deserved" LOCUS "Asimov displayed one of the most dynamic imaginations in science fiction" DAILY TELEGRAPH "A talent of galactic proportions" CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Gathers together previously published stories from one of the masters of science fiction

The final collection of fiction and essays by the most celebrated science fiction author of all time—including the Hugo Award–winning story “Gold.” Isaac Asimov is widely considered both the inventor of science fiction as well as the genre’s greatest practitioner. This wide-ranging collection is the final and crowning achievement of his fifty-year career as a writer. It includes an introduction by the renowned science fiction author Orson Scott Card. The first section contains stories that range from the humorous to the profound, at the heart of which is the title story, “Gold,” a moving and revealing drama about a writer who gambles everything on a chance at immortality: a gamble Asimov himself made—and won. The second section contains the grand master’s ruminations on the SF genre itself. And the final section is comprised of Asimov’s thoughts on the craft and writing of science fiction.

A collection of all of Isaac Asimov's robot stories, including some which have never before appeared in book form.