1 | ''Isaac Asimov's Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction'' is an anthology book series put together by Creator/IsaacAsimov and editors Creator/MartinHGreenberg, and [[Creator/CharlesGWaugh Charles G. Waugh]] to showcase noteworthy ScienceFiction short stories. It spanned ten books from 1983 to 1990. Each book focused on a specific subject and featured an introduction by Asimov discussing the volume's topic. Starting with the sixth book, ''Tin Stars'', the series began having a unified visual theme in terms of cover art. See also ''Literature/FantasticCreatures'' |
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4 | !!Works collected in #1 ''Intergalactic Empires'' (1983): |
5 | [[index]] |
6 | * "[[Literature/ChaliceOfDeath Chalice of Death]]" by Creator/RobertSilverberg (1957) |
7 | * "[[Literature/TheManWhoWasntHome Orphan of the World]]" by [[Creator/LloydBiggleJr Lloyd Biggle, Jr.]] (1972) |
8 | * "[[Literature/DownToTheWoodsOfMen Down to the Woods of Men]]" by Creator/AlexeiPanshin (1963) |
9 | * "[[Literature/MinistryOfDisturbance Ministry of Disturbance]]" by [[Creator/HBeamPiper H. Beam Piper]] (1958) |
10 | * "Literature/BlindAlley" by Isaac Asimov (1945) |
11 | * "Literature/APlanetNamedShayol" by Creator/CordwainerSmith (1961) |
12 | * "Literature/{{Diabologic}}" by Creator/EricFrankRussell (1955) |
13 | * "Literature/FightingPhilosopher" by [[Creator/EBCole E.B. Cole]] (1954) |
14 | * "Literature/HonorableEnemies" by Creator/PoulAnderson (1951) |
15 | [[/index]] |
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18 | !!Works collected in #2 ''The Science Fictional Olympics'' (1984): |
19 | [[index]] |
20 | * "[[Literature/RunToStarlight Run to Starlight]]" by Creator/GeorgeRRMartin (1974) |
21 | * "Literature/TheMickeyMouseOlympics" by Creator/TomSullivan (1979) |
22 | * "Literature/DreamFighter" by Creator/BobShaw (1977) |
23 | * "Literature/TheKokodWarriors" by Creator/JackVance (1952) |
24 | * "Literature/GettingThroughUniversity" by Creator/PiersAnthony (1968) |
25 | * "[[Literature/ForTheSakeOfGrace For the Sake of Grace]]" by Creator/SuzetteHadenElgin (1969) |
26 | * "Literature/TheNationalPastime" by Creator/NormanSpinrad (1973) |
27 | * "Literature/ADayForDying" by Creator/CharlesNuetzel (1969) |
28 | * "Literature/ThePeopleTrap" by Creator/RobertSheckley (1968) |
29 | * "Literature/WhyJohnnyCantSpeed Why Johnny Can't Speed]]" by Creator/AlanDeanFoster (1971) |
30 | * "[[Literature/NothingInTheRules Nothing in the Rules]]" by [[Creator/LSpragueDeCamp L. Sprague de Camp]] (1939) |
31 | * "Literature/TheOlympians" by Creator/MikeResnick (1982) |
32 | * "[[Literature/TheWindFromTheSun The Wind from the Sun]]" by Creator/ArthurCClarke (1964) |
33 | * "Literature/ProseBowl" by [[Creator/BarryNMalzberg Barry N. Malzberg]] and Creator/BillPronzini (1979) |
34 | * "[[Literature/FromDowntownAtTheBuzzer From Downtown at the Buzzer]]" by Creator/GeorgeAlecEffinger (1977) |
35 | * "[[Literature/AGlintOfGold A Glint of Gold]]" by Creator/SimonHawke (1980) |
36 | * "LiteratureTheSurvivor" by [[CreatorWalterFMoudy Walter F. Moudy]] (1965) |
37 | [[/index]] |
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41 | !!Works collected in #3 ''Supermen'' (1984): |
42 | [[index]] |
43 | * "Literature/AngelDarkAngel" by Creator/RogerZelazny (1967) |
44 | * "[[Literature/WorldsToKill Worlds to Kill]]" by Creator/HarlanEllison (1968) |
45 | * "[[Literature/InTheBone In the Bone]]" by [[Creator/GordonRDickenson Gordon R. Dickenson]] (1966) |
46 | * "[[Literature/WhatRoughBeast What Rough Beast?]]" by Creator/DamonKnight (1959) |
47 | * "[[Literature/DeathByEcstasy Death by Ecstasy]]" by Creator/LarryNiven (1969) |
48 | * "[[Literature/UnMan Un-Man]]" by Poul Anderson (1953) |
49 | * "Literature/{{Muse}}" by Creator/DeanKoontz (1969) |
50 | * "Literature/{{Resurrection}}" by Creator/AEVanVogt (1948) |
51 | * "Literature/{{Pseudopath}}" by [[Creator/PhilipEHigh Philip E. High]] (1959) |
52 | * "[[Literature/AfterTheMythsWentHome After the Myths Went Home]]" by Robert Silverberg (1969) |
53 | * "[[Literature/BeforeTheTalentDies Before the Talent Dies]]" by Creator/HenrySlesar (1957) |
54 | * "Literature/BroodWorldBarbarian" by [[Creator/PerryAChapdelaine Perry A. Chapdelaine]] |
55 | [[/index]] |
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58 | !!Works collected in #4 ''Comets'' (1986): |
59 | [[index]] |
60 | * "[[Literature/ABlazingStarreSeeneInTheWest A Blazing Starre Seene in the West]]" by Creator/JonasWright (1642) |
61 | * "[[Literature/IntoTheSun Into the Sun]]" by Creator/RobertDuncanMilne (1882) |
62 | * "[[Literature/ExtractFromCaptainStormfieldsVisitToHeaven Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven]]" by Creator/MarkTwain (1907) |
63 | * "Literature/TheCometDoom" by Creator/EdmondHamilton (1928) |
64 | * "Literature/{{Sunspot}}" by Creator/HalClement (1960) |
65 | * "[[Literature/IntoTheComet Inside the Comet]]" by Arthur C. Clarke (1960) |
66 | * "Literature/{{Raindrop}}" by Hal Clement (1960) |
67 | * "Literature/CometWine" by Creator/RayRussell (1967) |
68 | * "Literature/TheRedEuphoricBands" by [[Creator/RSRichardson R.S. Richardson]] (1967) |
69 | * "Literature/{{Throwback}}" by [[Creator/SydneyJBounds Sydney J. Bounds]] (1969) |
70 | * "Literature/{{Kindergarten}}" by Creator/JamesEGunn (1970) |
71 | * "[[Literature/WestWindFalling West Wind, Falling]]" by Creator/GregoryBenford and Creator/GordonEklund (1971) |
72 | * "[[Literature/CometCarinAndCapsule The Comet, the Cairn and the Capsule]]" by Creator/DuncanLunan (1972) |
73 | * "[[Literature/SomeJoysUnderTheStar Some Joys Under the Star]]" by Creator/FrederikPohl (1973) |
74 | * "Literature/FutureForbidden" by R.S. Richardson (1973) |
75 | * "[[Literature/TheDeathOfPrinces The Death of Princes]]" by Creator/FritzLeiber (1976) |
76 | * "Literature/TheFunhouseEffect" by Creator/JohnVarley (1976) |
77 | * "Literature/TheFamilyMan" by [[Creator/TheodoreLThomas Theodore L. Thomas]] (1978) |
78 | * "Literature/DoublePlanet" by Creator/JohnGribbin (1984) |
79 | * "Literature/{{Pride}}" by Poul Anderson (1985) |
80 | [[/index]] |
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83 | !!Works collected in #5 ''Tin Stars'' (1986): |
84 | [[index]] |
85 | * "[[Literature/IntoTheShop Into the Shop]]" by Creator/RonGoulart (1964) |
86 | * "[[Literature/KnownSpace Cloak of Anarchy]]" by Larry Niven (1972) |
87 | * "[[Literature/TheKingsLegions The King's Legions]]" by Creator/ChristopherAnvil (1967) |
88 | * "[[Literature/FingerOfFate Finger of Fate]]" by Creator/EdwardWellen (1980) |
89 | * "[[Literature/ArmOfTheLaw Arm of the Law]]" by Creator/HarryHarrison (1958) |
90 | * "Literature/{{Voiceover}}" by Edward Wellen (1984) |
91 | * "Literature/TheFastestDraw" by Creator/LarryEisenberg (1963) |
92 | * "Literature/MirrorImage" by Isaac Asimov (1972) |
93 | * "Literature/{{Brillo}}" by Creator/BenBova and Harlan Ellison (1970) |
94 | * "[[Literature/ThePowersOfObservation The Powers of Observation]]" by Harry Harrison (1968) |
95 | * "Literature/FaithfullyYours" by Creator/LouTabakow (1955) |
96 | * "Literature/SafeHarbor" by Creator/DonaldWismer (1986) |
97 | * "Literature/ExaminationDay" by Henry Slesar (1958) |
98 | * "Literature/TheCruelEquations" by Robert Sheckley (1971) |
99 | * "Literature/AnimalLover" by Creator/StephenRDonaldson (1978) |
100 | [[/index]] |
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103 | !!Works collected in #6 ''Neanderthals'' (1987): |
104 | [[index]] |
105 | * "[[Literature/Genesis1951 Genesis]]" by H. Beam Piper (1951) |
106 | * "Literature/TheUglyLittleBoy" by Isaac Asimov (1958) |
107 | * "Literature/TheLongRemembering" by Poul Anderson (1957) |
108 | * "[[Literature/TheApotheosisOfKi The Apotheosis of Ki]]" by [[Creator/MiriamAllenDeFord Miriam Allen deFord]] (1956) |
109 | * "[[Literature/ManODreams Man o' Dreams]]" by [[Creator/WillMcMorrow Will [=McMorow=]]] (1929) |
110 | * "[[Literature/TheTreasureOfOdirex The Treasure of Odirex]]" by Creator/CharlesSheffield (1978) |
111 | * "Literature/TheOgre" by Creator/AvramDavidson (1959) |
112 | * "[[Literature/AlasPoorYorick Alas, Poor Yorick]]" by [[Creator/ThomasAEastman Thomas A. Eastman]] (1981) |
113 | * "Literature/TheGnarlyMan" by L. Sprague de Camp (1939) |
114 | * "Literature/TheHairyParents" by [[Creator/ABertramChandler A. Bertram Chandler]] (1975) |
115 | * "Literature/TheAlleyMan" by Creator/PhilipJoseFarmer (1959) |
116 | [[/index]] |
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119 | !!Works collected in #7 ''Space Shuttles'' (1987): |
120 | [[index]] |
121 | * "Literature/TruckDriver" by Creator/BobChilson (1972) |
122 | * "[[Literature/HermesToTheAges Hermes to the Ages]]" by [[Creator/FrederickDGottfried Frederick D. Gottfried]] (1980) |
123 | * "Literature/PushbuttonWar" by [[Creator/JosephPMartino Joseph P. Martino]] (1960) |
124 | * "Literature/TheLastShuttle" by Isaac Asimov (1981) |
125 | * "Literature/TheGetawaySpecial" by Creator/JerryOltion (1985) |
126 | * "[[Literature/BetweenARockAndAHighPlace Between a Rock and a High Place]]" by Creator/TimothyZahn (1982) |
127 | * "Literature/ToGrabPower" by Creator/HaydenHoward (1971) |
128 | * "[[Literature/ComingOfAgeInHensonsTube Coming of Age in Henson's Tube]]" by Creator/WilliamJohnJenkins (1977) |
129 | * "[[Literature/DeborahsChildren Deborah's Children]]" by Creator/GrantCarlin (1983) |
130 | * "[[Literature/TheBookOfBaraboo The Book of Baraboo]]" by [[Creator/BarryBLongyear Barry B. Longyear]] (1980) |
131 | * "Literature/TheSpeckledGantry" by Creator/JosephGreen and Creator/PatriceMilton (1979) |
132 | * "Literature/TheNanny" by Creator/ThomasWylde (1983) |
133 | * "Literature/{{Hitchhiker}}" by Creator/SheilaFinch (1987) |
134 | * "Literature/DeadRinger" by Edward Wellen (1987) |
135 | [[/index]] |
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138 | !!Works collected in #8 ''Monsters'' (1988): |
139 | [[index]] |
140 | * "Literature/{{Passengers}}" by Robert Silverberg (1968) |
141 | * "Literature/TheBotticelliHorror" by Lloyd Biggle, Jr. (1960) |
142 | * "Literature/TheShapes" by [[Creator/JHRosnyAine J. H. Rosny aîné]] (1968) |
143 | * "Literature/TheClone" by Theodore L. Thomas (1959) |
144 | * "[[Literature/TheMenInTheWalls The Men in the Walls]]" by Creator/WilliamTenn (1963) |
145 | * "[[Literature/TheDoorsOfHisFaceTheLampsOfHisMouth The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth]]" by Creator/RogerZelazny (1965) |
146 | * "Literature/StudentBody" by [[Creator/FLWallace F.L. Wallace]] (1953) |
147 | * "Literature/BlackDestroyer" by A.E. van Vogt (1939) |
148 | * "Literature/{{Mother}}" by Philip José Farmer (1953) |
149 | * "Literature/ExplorationTeam" by Creator/MurrayLeinster (1956) |
150 | * "[[Literature/AllTheWayBack All the Way Back]]" by Creator/MichaelShaara (1952) |
151 | [[/index]] |
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154 | !!Works collected in #9 ''Robots'' (1988): |
155 | [[index]] |
156 | * "[[Literature/TheTunnelUnderTheWorld The Tunnel Under the World]]" by Frederik Pohl (1955) |
157 | * "Literature/BrotherRobot" by Henry Slesar (1958) |
158 | * "Literature/TheLifeboatMutiny" by Robert Sheckley (1955) |
159 | * "Literature/TheWarmSpace" by Creator/DavidBrin (1985) |
160 | * "[[Literature/How2 How-2]]" by Creator/CliffordSimak (1954) |
161 | * "[[Literature/TooRobotToMarry Too Robot to Marry]]" by [[Creator/GeorgeHSmith George H. Smith]] (1959) |
162 | * "[[Literature/TheEducationOfTigressMacardle The Education of Tigress [=McArdle=]]]" by Creator/CyrilMKornbluth (1957) |
163 | * "Literature/{{Sally}}" by Isaac Asimov (1953) |
164 | * "[[Literature/BreakfastOfChampions1980 Breakfast of Champions]]" by [[Creator/ThomasAEaston Thomas A. Easton]] (1980) |
165 | * "Literature/SunUp" by [[Creator/AAJacksonIV A.A. Jackson IV]] and Creator/HowardWaldrop (1976) |
166 | * "Literature/SecondVariety" by Creator/PhilipKDick (1953) |
167 | * "Literature/TheProblemWasLubrication" by Creator/DavidRBunch (1961) |
168 | * "[[Literature/FirstToServe First to Serve]]" by Creator/AlgisBudrys (1954) |
169 | * "[[Literature/TwoHandedEngine Two-Handed Engine]]" by Creator/HenryKuttner and Creator/CLMoore (1955) |
170 | * "Literature/ThoughDreamersDie" by Creator/LesterDelRey (1944) |
171 | * "Literature/SoldierBoy" by Michael Shaara (1953) |
172 | * "[[Literature/FarewellToTheMaster Farewell to the Master]]" by Creator/HarryBates (1940) |
173 | [[/index]] |
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176 | !!Works collected in #10 ''Invasions'' (1990): |
177 | [[index]] |
178 | * "Literature/LivingSpace" by Isaac Asimov (1956) |
179 | * "Literature/{{Asylum}}" by A.E. van Vogt (1942) |
180 | * "Literature/{{Exposure}}" by Eric Frank Russell (1950) |
181 | * "[[Literature/InvasionOfPrivacy Invasion of Privacy]]" by Bob Shaw (1970) |
182 | * "[[Literature/WhatHaveIDone What Have I Done?]]" by Creator/MarkClifton (1952) |
183 | * "Literature/{{Impostor}}" by Philip K. Dick (1953) |
184 | * "[[Literature/TheSoulEmptyOnes The Soul-Empty Ones]]" by [[Creator/WalterMMillerJr Walter M. Miller, Jr.]] (1951) |
185 | * "[[Literature/TheCloudMen The Cloud-Men]]" by Creator/OwenOliver (1911) |
186 | * "Literature/StoneMan" by Creator/FredSaberhagen (1967) |
187 | * "[[Literature/ForIAmAJealousPeople For I Am a Jealous People!]]" by Lester del Rey (1967) |
188 | * "[[Literature/DontLookNow Don't Look Now]]" by Henry Kuttner (1948) |
189 | * "Literature/TheCertificate" by Avram Davidson (1959) |
190 | * "Literature/TheAlienRulers" by Piers Anthony (1968) |
191 | * "Literature/SqueezeBox" by Philip E. High and Creator/CLMoore (1955) |
192 | * "Literature/TheLiberationOfEarth The Liberation of Earth]]" by William Ten (1953) |
193 | [[/index]] |
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