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Isaac Asimov Stories

Here is my list of Isaac Asimov stories and where you can find them. Why? Because Isaac Asimov stories were some of the earliest science fiction stories I ever read, and I loved them!

One of my favorite Asimov short stories is "Nightfall." Isaac Asimov also wrote many great novels, but did you know that his Foundation series started out initially as short stories? Yep. He wrote plenty of other novels too, but here at BestScienceFictionStories.com we try to focus on his short stories.

I consider these to be the best short stories by Isaac Asimov. Do you have some favorite Isaac Asimov short stories that I have missed? If so please let me know.

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18

Jul

The Bicentennial Man by Isaac Asimov

Posted by Rusty  Published in 1970's, Award Winners, by Famous Authors, Classics, Isaac Asimov, Novelette, Science Fiction Short Story Reviews

"The Bicentennial Man" is a 1976 science fiction novelette by Isaac Asimov. It is about a robot who fights for his rights, and gradually becomes more human, over the long course of his life.
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4

May

The Foundation Project: The Encyclopedists

Posted by Rusty  Published in 1940's, by Famous Authors, Classics, Isaac Asimov, Miscellaneous

The Encyclopedists is part 2 of the first Foundation novel. It is here that we get our first glimpse of life on Terminus, the planet on the edge of the galaxy chosen to be the home of the Foundation.
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28

Apr

The Foundation Project: The Psychohistorians

Posted by Rusty  Published in 1940's, by Famous Authors, Classics, Isaac Asimov, Miscellaneous

The Psychohistorians is the first part (or story) in the first Foundation novel. It begins by introducing us to Gaal Dornick who, with his newly minted doctorate degree in mathematics, is making his first inter-planetary trip to Trantor, the seat of the Galactic Empire.
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25

Apr

The Foundation Project: An Introduction

Posted by Rusty  Published in 1940's, by Famous Authors, Classics, Isaac Asimov

Twenty one years ago, at the tender age of seventeen, I read Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series for the very first time. No one had recommended the books to me, and I knew absolutely nothing about the series – I just happened to pick the first one off the shelf of the book store I was visiting.
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12

Oct

The Ugly Little Boy by Isaac Asimov

Posted by Rusty  Published in 1950's, Award Winners, by Famous Authors, Classics, Free, Good for Kids, Isaac Asimov, Novelette, Online, Printable, Science Fiction Short Story Reviews, Time Travel

“The Ugly Little Boy” is a 1958 science fiction novelette by Isaac Asimov. It is about a small Neanderthal boy who is brought into the future for scientific experimentation and the nurse who takes care of him.
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31

May

Nightfall by Isaac Asimov

Posted by Rusty  Published in 1940's, Audio / mp3, Award Winners, by Famous Authors, Classics, Free, Isaac Asimov, Novella, Online, Science Fiction Short Story Reviews

“Nightfall” is a 1941 science fiction novella by Isaac Asimov. It is about a newspaperman who witnesses the last hours of sunlight from an observatory on the planet Lagash.

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29

Apr

Profession by Isaac Asimov

Posted by Rusty  Published in 1950's, by Famous Authors, Classics, Free, Isaac Asimov, Novella, Online, Printable, Science Fiction Short Story Reviews

“Profession” is a 1957 science fiction novella by Isaac Asimov. It is about a young man in the 65th century who dreams of being a computer programmer.
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28

Mar

The Last Question by Isaac Asimov

Posted by Rusty  Published in 1950's, by Famous Authors, Classics, Free, Isaac Asimov, Online, Printable, Science Fiction Short Story Reviews, Short Story

“The Last Question” is a 1956 science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It is about a super computer that is asked a question about the end of the universe – and the very, very long time it takes to come up with an answer.

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2

Mar

Gold by Isaac Asimov

Posted by Rusty  Published in 1990's, Award Winners, by Famous Authors, Classics, Free, Hugo Awards, Isaac Asimov, Novelette, Online, Printable, Science Fiction Short Story Reviews

Gold

by Isaac Asimov

• Word count: 10,503
• Page count: 21

“Gold” is a 1991 science fiction novelette by Isaac Asimov. It is about a famous director who takes on the challenge of creating a science fiction compu-drama.

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22

Jan

The Feeling of Power by Isaac Asimov

Posted by Rusty  Published in 1950's, by Famous Authors, Classics, Free, Good for Kids, Isaac Asimov, Online, Printable, Science Fiction Short Story Reviews, Short Story

The Feeling of Power

by Isaac Asimov

• Word count: 3283
• Page count: 10

The Feeling of Power is a cool little science fiction short story by one of the giants of the genre: Isaac Asimov. Written in classic Asimov fashion, the story explores the idea of a society so dependent on computers that they have forgotten basic math skills.
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