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...
In the twenty-third century pioneers have escaped the crowded earth for life in self-sustaining orbital colonies.One of the colonies, Rotor, has broke...
Only a few know the terrifying truth--an outcast Earth scientist, a rebellious alien inhabitant of a dying planet, a lunar-born human intuitionist who senses the imminent annihilation of the Sun.They know the truth--but who will listen?They have foreseen the cost of abundant energy--but who will believe?These few beings, human and alien, hold the key to the Earth's survival."
Only a few know the terrifying truth--an outcast Earth scientist, a rebellious alien inhabitant of a dying planet, a lunar-born human intuitionist who...
A millennium into the future, two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain.On the beautiful Outer World planet of Solaria, a handful of human colonists lead a hermit-like existence, their every need attended to by their faithful robot servants.To this strange and provocative planet comes Detective Elijah Baley, sent from the streets of New York with his positronic partner, the robot R. Daneel Olivaw, to solve an incredible murder that has rocked Solaria to its foundations.The victim had been so reclusive...
A millennium into the future, two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positr...
A millennium into the future two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. Isaac Asimov's Robot novels chronicle the unlikely partnership between a New York City detective and a humanoid robot who must learn to work together. Like most people left behind on an over-populated Earth, New York City police detective Elijah Baley had little love for either the arrogant Spacers or their robotic companions. But when a prominent Spacer is murdered under mysterious circumstances, Baley is ordered to the Outer...
A millennium into the future two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the galaxy and the creation of the positro...
A millennium into the future two advances have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. Isaac Asimov's Robot novels chronicle the unlikely partnership between a New York City detective and a humanoid robot who must learn to work together. Detective Elijah Baiey is called to the Spacer world Aurora to solve a bizarre case of roboticide. The prime suspect is a gifted roboticist who had the means, the motive, and the opportunity to commit the crime. There's only one catch: Baley and his positronic partner, R. Daneel Olivaw,...
A millennium into the future two advances have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic ...
Isaac Asimov's seminal Foundation trilogy--one of the cornerstones of modern speculative fiction--in a single hardcover volume. It is the saga of the Galactic Empire, crumbling after twelve thousand years of rule. And it is the particular story of psychohistorian Hari Seldon, the only man who can see the horrors the future has in store--a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and violence that will last for thirty thousand years. Gathering a band of courageous men and women, Seldon leads them to a hidden location at the edge of the galaxy, where he hopes they can preserve human knowledge and...
Isaac Asimov's seminal Foundation trilogy--one of the cornerstones of modern speculative fiction--in a single hardcover volume. It is the saga of ...
Isaac Asimov zawsze pokładał wielkie nadzieje w ludzkości, zawsze wierzył, że na przekór wszystkiemu człowiek przetrwa. O tym właśnie opowiada jego "Fundacja" - ze wstępu do Preludium Fundacji, Piotr Hermanowski. Po procesie Seldona i wydaleniu Encyklopedystów z Trantora ostoją ludzkiej wiedzy jest Fundacja. Na Peryferiach, podobnie jak w rozpadającym się Imperium, wrze. Dla osamotnionego, pozbawionego bogactw naturalnych Terminusa, siedziby Fundacji, ratunkiem okazują się ludzka mądrość, inteligencja i przedsiębiorczość, nie zaś skarbnica...
Isaac Asimov zawsze pokładał wielkie nadzieje w ludzkości, zawsze wierzył, że na przekór wszystkiemu człowiek przetrwa. O tym właśnie opowiad...
Piąty tom bestsellerowej serii SF pióra jednego z najbardziej znanych pisarzy tego gatunku Isaaca Asimova. Po latach umacniania władzy Muł postanawia odkryć wreszcie położenie Drugiej Fundacji i rozprawić się ze swoim największym wrogiem. Generał Pritcher wpada jednak w pułapkę i wciąga w nią również mutanta. Druga Fundacja triumfuje, lecz nie na długo. O jej istnieniu dowiadują się konspiratorzy z Pierwszej Fundacji i decydują się walczyć o suwerenność. Na przeszkodzie stają im jednak nie tylko mentaliści, lecz także następca Muła – Stettin. Rozpoczyna się...
Piąty tom bestsellerowej serii SF pióra jednego z najbardziej znanych pisarzy tego gatunku Isaaca Asimova. Po latach umacniania władzy Muł pos...