High above the planet Florinia, the Squires of Sark live in unimaginable wealth and comfort. Down in the eternal spring of the planet, however, the native Florinians labor ceaselessly to produce the precious kyrt that brings prosperity to their Sarkite masters. Rebellion is unthinkable and impossible. Not only do the Florinians no longer have a concept of freedom, any disruption of the vital kyrt trade would cause other planets to rise in protest, ultimately destabilizing trade and resulting in a galactic war. So the Trantorian Empire, whose grand plan is to unite all humanity in peace, prosperity, and freedom, has stood aside and allowed the oppression to continue. Living among the workers of Florinia, Rik is a man without a memory or a past. He has been abducted and brainwashed. Barely able to speak or care for himself when he was found, Rik is widely regarded as a simpleton by the worker community where he lives. But as his memories begin to return, Rik finds himself driven by a cryptic message he is determined to deliver: Everyone on Florinia is doomed . . . the Currents of Space are bringing destruction. But if the planet is evacuated, the power of Sark will end--so some would finish the job and would kill the messenger. The fate of the Galaxy hangs in the balance.

ستارگان همچون غبار اثر ایزاک آسیموف

قلوه سنگی در آسمان اثر ایزاک آسیموف

‫ابدیت نام بنیادی است فارغ از قید زمان که عده‌ای متخصص آن را پدید آورده‌اند و وظیفه‌ای ندارد مگر دخالت در جریان رخدادهای تاریخی. ابدیت جریان تاریخ را به نفع خود - و به گمان خودش - به نفع بشریت دستکاری می‌کند. اما عده‌ای نیز هستند که از عملکرد این بنیاد راضی نبوده و خواهان سرنگونی آن هستند.
اندرو هارلان ت‫کنیسین برجسته‌ی ابدیت که از سده‌ی ۵۷۵ به سده‌ی ۴۸۲ مامور به خدمت می‌شود، درآنجا با فردی به نام نویس لمبنت آشنا می‌شود که آغازگر تحوّلاتی در اندیشه و فکر اوست و منجر به تغییراتی عظیم در ساختار جهان می‌شود.

Here, from a grand master of science fiction, is the long awaited final novel of the greatest series ever told. Completed just before his death, Forward The Foundation is the crowning achievement of a great writer's life, a stirring testament to the creative genius of Isaac Asimov.

As Hari Seldon struggles to perfect his revolutionary theory of psychohistory and ensure a place for humanity among the stars, the great Galactic Empire totters on the brink of apocalyptic collapse. Caught in the maelstrom are Seldon and all he holds dear, pawns in the struggle for dominance. Whoever can control Seldon will control psychohistory—and with it the future of the Galaxy.

Among those seeking to turn psychohistory into the greatest weapon known to man are a populist political demagogue, the weak-willed Emperor Cleon I, and a ruthless militaristic general. In his last act of service to humankind, Hari Seldon must somehow save his life's work from their grasp as he searches for is true heirs—a search the begins with his own granddaughter and the dream of a new Foundation.

Foundation (Foundation, #1), Isaac Asimov
عنوان: ظهور امپراطوری کهکشانها؛ نوشته: آیزاک آسیموف؛ مترجم: محمد فیروزبخت؛ تهران، شقایق، 1371؛ در 474 ص

Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2), Isaac Asimov
عنوان: جنگ امپراطوری کهکشانها؛ نوشته: آیزاک آسیموف؛ مترجم: حسن اصغری؛ تهران، شقایق، 1371؛ در 396 ص

So far the Foundation was safe. But there was a hidden Second Foundation to protect the first. The Mule has yet to find it, but he was getting closer all the time. The men of the Foundation sought it, too, to escape from Mule's mind control. Only Arkady, a 14 year-old girl seemed to have the answer, or did she...?

چهارصد و نود و هشت سال از هنگام پیدایش بنیاد اول می گذرد. بنیاد در اوج قدرت خود است،اما یک نفر هست که به ظاهر امر اکتفا نمی کند.

‫گولان تروایز، عضو مجلس اجرایی که از ترمینوس تبعید شده است، همراه با پروفسور یانوف پلورات و بلیس، از اهالی سیّارهٔ اسرارآمیز گایا، بار دیگر برای اطّلاعاتی دربارهٔ سیّارهٔ زمین به سفر خود ادامه می‌دهد. با نزدیک‌تر شدن آنان به مقصد و رفتن از سیّاره‌ای به سیّارهٔ دیگر، بلیس امواج فکری موجوداتی هوشمند را حس می‌کند…
‫آیا این موجودات انسان هستند؟ این‌بار چه راز جدید و کدام خطر مهلکی در کمین این جست‌وجوگران مشتاق سیّارهٔ کهن و سرمنشأ نژاد بشر نشسته است؟

If you’re a fan of the Sci-Fi genre, then chances are that you’ve heard of ‘The Last Question’, a science fiction short story written by Isaac Asimov in 1956. The story deals with the development of computers (artificial intelligence) called Multivacs and their relationships with humanity through the courses of seven historic settings, beginning in 2061.

A personal favourite of the master Sci-Fi writer Isaac Asimov, it is a thought-provoking fiction that even most non Sci-Fi buffs can enjoy – more so with this neat graphic presentation by Ryul, an active illustrator in Ruliweb, which is a Korean web community for subculture fans. So without much ado, we hope you enjoy this webtoon adaption of a delightful, timeless classic.

کتاب عزازیل از مجموعه کلاسیک‌های خواندنی گردآوری و ترجمه ۲۹ داستان کوتاه است که آیزاک آسیموف از سال ۱۹۸۰ تا ۱۹۹۱ میلادی درباره عزازیل تألیف کرده است. این کتاب را پیمان اسماعیلیان گردآوری و ترجمه کرده است.

عزازیل شخصیتی است خلق شده به قلم آیزاک آسیموف. این موجود دو‌سانتی که آسیموف به تناوب آن را ابلیس و گاهی فرازمینی معرفی می‌کند، از یک نام انجیلی گرفته شده است و حتی در یکی از داستان‌ها (آخرین داستان این مجموعه) آن را روح می‌خواند.

آسیموف به اعتراف خودش در این داستان‌ها از سبک هجوآمیز و طنز کلامی خاصی بهره می‌برد که آن را از سِر پلهم گرنویل وودهاوس عاریت گرفته است، نویسنده‌ی طنزنویس انگلیسی که به مدت هفتاد سال شاهد موفقیت‌های بزرگی در عرصه‌ی طنزنویسی بود.

In the twenty-third century pioneers have escaped the crowded earth for life in self-sustaining orbital colonies. One of the colonies, Rotor, has broken away from the solar system to create its own renegade utopia around an unknown red star two light-years from Earth: a star named Nemesis.

Now a fifteen-year-old Rotorian girl has learned of the dire threat that Nemesis poses to Earth's people—but she is prevented from warning them. Soon she will realize that Nemesis endangers Rotor as well. And so it will be up to her alone to save both Earth and Rotor as—drawn inexorably by Nemesis , the death star—they hurtle toward certain disaster.

In recent years science fiction has burst from its ghetto in the pulp magazines and monster movies and has once again captured an ever-widening circle of serious readers. With best-selling novels emerging from the genre (Giles Goat-Boy, The Andromeda Strain, On the Beach, Dune, Stranger in a Strange Land, The Terminal Man-- the list is endless) and with such big-budget movies as 2001: A Space Odyessey and Planet of the Apes, science fiction has come into its own as the most relevant fiction of our time.

In Alternate Worlds, one of the best known writers in the field traces "speculative writing" throughout man's written history, from Homer down to Heinlein. Filled with excerpts from the seminal works and full-color reproductions of the well-remembered art, this is a mental feast and a visual orgy for all science fiction fans, or for anyone who remembers those wonderful stories of Verne ans Wells and Asimov and Clarke and Sturgeon and Bradbury and . . .

Make your own list: they're all here, along with the incredible worlds they created, and the history they made.

Andrew was one of Earth's first house robot domestic servants—smoothly designed and functional. But when Andrew started to develop special talents which exceeded the confines of his allotted positronic pathways, he abandoned his domestic duties in favour of more intellectual pursuits. As time passed, Andrew acquired knowledge, feelings and ambitions way beyond anything ever experienced by any other mechanical men. And he found himself launched on to a career which would bring him fame fortune — and danger. For a robot who wants to be human must also be prepared to die...

In the Bicentennial Man, Isaac Asimov returns to his first and most enduring love — robotics. The result is a brilliant book of first-class entertainment and mind-spinning ideas which confirm Asimov's supreme status as Grand Master of science fiction.

Content

"Feminine Intuition" (1969)
"Waterclap" (1970)
"That Thou Art Mindful of Him" (1974)
"Stranger in Paradise" (1974)
"The Life and Times of Multivac" (1975)
"The Winnowing" (1976)
"The Bicentennial Man" (1976)
"Marching In" (1976)
"Old-Fashioned" (1976)
"The Tercentenary Incident" (1976)
"Birth of a Notion" (1976)

Cover Illustration: Don Dixon

'Histórias de robôs' reúne os melhores contos e novelas publicados sobre robôs e computadores, desde o alvorecer do século 20 até o seu término. Nomes da ficção científica moderna, como Arthur C. Clarke, Philip K. Dick, Lester Del Rey e o próprio Isaac Asimov, levantam aqui questões polêmicas e dilemas morais que se impõem toda vez que se pretende usurpar o caráter divino da criação. Será possível para uma forma de inteligência desenvolvida artificialmente sobrepujar e até mesmo destruir o seu criador? E essa nova forma seria, na essência, boa ou má? Utilizar os recursos da nossa inteligência para obter uma vida mecânica equivale a profanar alguma lei profunda e intocável? 'Histórias de robôs' mostra como o futuro de ontem foi previsto pelos escritores de ficção científica, um dos sub-gêneros mais emblemático do século 20. E chega-se ao fim da antologia com as perturbadoras sugestões dos autores contemporâneos, empenhados em conjeturas sobre o que os robôs e computadores reservam para o futuro da humanidade.

Librarian's Note: Alternate-cover edition for ASIN B000FC1PWK

Although small and seemingly helpless, the Foundation had managed to survive against the greed of its neighboring warlords. But could it stand against the mighty power of the Empire, who had created a mutant man with the strength of a dozen battlefleets...?