Fiedler Jim. Isaac Asimov

Frederick Ungar Publishing, 1982 — 128 p. — (Recognitions) — ISBN: 978-0804422031, 0804461473Reviewing Asimov's major science fiction, Fiedler and Mele follow the writer's chronology and discuss the early pulp tales, the «Robot» breakthrough, the central Foundation trilogy, future histories and other late stories. They argue that Asimov has never written escapist fiction, but instead has chosen themes reflective of future moral and scientific dilemmas, such as the uses and dangers of technology, or the manifestations of prejudice between races, species, men and machinesPreface
Introduction
«Escape into Reality»
Pulp writer
The Early Stories
A new kind of machine
The Robot Stories
Science fiction misteries
The Robot Noves
Decline and fall of the Empire
The Foundation Trilogy
Galactic struggle
The Future Histories
Space opera
The Lucky Starr Books
The Gods themselves
A Realized Vision
The properties of intelligence
The Late Stories
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index