David Starr, Space Ranger
10 best books like David Starr, Space Ranger (Paul French): 2001: A Space Odyssey, I, Robot, The Caves of Steel, Prelude to Foundation, The Songs of Distant Earth, The Currents of Space, Eon, Nightfall, Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Spark of the Resistance, Imperial Earth
| Author | Arthur C. Clarke |
| ISBN | 0451457994 |
On the Moon, an enigma is uncovered.
So great are the implications of this discovery that for the first time men are sent out deep into our solar system.
But long before their destination is reached, things begin to go horribly, inexplicably wrong...
One of the greatest-selling...
| Author | Isaac Asimov |
| ISBN | 0553803700 |
The three laws of Robotics:
1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2) A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as...
| Author | Isaac Asimov |
| ISBN | 0586008357 |
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...
It is the year 12,020 G.E. and Emperor Cleon I sits uneasily on the Imperial throne of Trantor. Here in the great multidomed capital of the Galactic Empire, forty billion people have created a civilization of unimaginable technological and cultural complexity. Yet Cleon knows there are those who would...
| Author | Arthur C. Clarke |
| ISBN | 0007115865 |
Just a few islands in a planetwide ocean, Thalassa was a veritable paradise—home to one of the small colonies founded centuries before by robot Mother Ships when the Sun had gone nova and mankind had fled Earth.
Mesmerized by the beauty of Thalassa and overwhelmed by its vast resources, the...
| Author | Isaac Asimov |
| ISBN | 0553293419 |
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....
| Author | Greg Bear |
| ISBN | 0812520475 |
The 21st century was on the brink of nuclear confrontation when the 300 kilometer-long stone flashed out of nothingness and into Earth's orbit. NASA, NATO, and the UN sent explorers to the asteroid's surface...and discovered marvels and mysteries to drive researchers mad.
For the Stone...
| Author | Isaac Asimov |
| ISBN | 0553290991 |
Imagine living on a planet with six suns that never experiences Darkness. Imagine never having seen the Stars. Then, one by one your suns start to set, gradually leading you into Darkness for the first time ever. Image the terror of such a Nightfall.
Scientists on the planet Kalgash discover...
Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Spark of the Resistance
A good medium sized story. This is definitely sumed at younger readers as all the Resistance heroes have their blasters set to stun and are capturing the First Order.
This is after the Last Jedi, the Restistance is cut to the bone in terms of personal and resources. However when a call for help...
| Author | Arthur C. Clarke |
| ISBN | 1416504540 |
Imperial Earth is the fascinating odyssey of Duncan Makenzie, traveling from Titan, a moon of Saturn, to Earth, as a diplomatic guest of the United States for the celebration of its Quincentennial in the year 2276. Titan, an independent republic, was originally colonized from Earth three generations...
| Author | Gregory Benford |
| ISBN | 0061056383 |
Isaac Asimov's Foundation Trilogy is one of the high-water marks of science fiction. It is the monumental story of a Galactic Empire in decline, and the secret society of scientists who seek to shorten the inevitable Dark Age with the science of psychohistory. Now, with the permission -- and blessing...
| Author | Michael P. Kube-McDowell |
| ISBN | 0743479246 |
3.5 estrellas
Me es complicado reseñar este libro, ya que ADORO la ficción, pero tengo un pequeño problema con algunos de sus géneros: Denme un libro con 10 razas de dragones y seré capaz de describir con gran detalle cada tipo, denme 2 tipos de robot y seré incapaz de distinguirlos.
Odisea...
| Author | Isaac Asimov |
| ISBN | 0345311884 |
Asimov at his best! A 21-story salute
About Nothing • (1975)
A Perfect Fit • (1981)
Belief • (1953)
Death of a Foy • (1980)
Fair Exchange? • (1978)
For the Birds • (1980)
Found! • (1978)
Good Taste • (1976)
How It Happened • (1979)
Ideas...
| Author | Isaac Asimov |
| ISBN | 0345310918 |
A collection of early Asimov short stories, showcasing the development of the author's oeuvre. The title comes from Asimov's breakthrough short story.
CONTENTS:
Nightfall - Astounding, Sept 1941
Green Patches - Galaxy, Nov 1950
Hostess - Galaxy, May 1951
Breeds There...
| Author | Isaac Asimov |
| ISBN | 0345325893 |
A ghost sues for the legal right to haunt a house...a new world is discovered, inhabited by robots, & only by robots...& the author of the famous Reginald de Meister detective series finds he has a new rival in love: Reginald de Meister.
Contents
9 • Introduction (The Early Asimov...
| Author | Alexander Pushkin |
| ISBN | 0300080255 |
In a major burst of creativity, Russian poet Alexander Pushkin during just three months in 1830 completed Eugene Onegin, composed more than thirty lyric poems, wrote several short stories and folk tales, and penned the four short dramas in verse that comprise the "little tragedies". The "little tragedies"...
| Author | Isaac Asimov |
| ISBN | 0449014010 |
Contents:
· The Dead Past · nv Astounding Apr ’56
· The Foundation of Science Fiction Success · pm F&SF Oct ’54
· Franchise · ss If Aug ’55
· Gimmicks Three [“The Brazen Locked Room”] · ss F&SF Nov ’56
· Kid Stuff · ss Beyond Fantasy Fiction Sep...
| Author | Isaac Asimov |
| ISBN | 0345346041 |
Isaac Asimov may very well be the most prolific author in modern history. With over 500 books to his credit (506, to be exact...go to asimovonline.com for the full list, if you don't believe me!), covering just about every subject in the Dewey Decimal System (except philosophy, I believe), the man was...
Tales of the Black Widowers
| Author | Isaac Asimov |
| ISBN | 0449237885 |
There were six of them. Professional men and their waiter. They gather at the Milano Restaurant once a month for good food and good conversation. But lately the Black Widowers have added a new entertainment to their meetings. They have begun to solve mysteries, murders, and conspiracies of seemingly...
