[Early Asimov 01] • Early Asimov

In the late 1930s a new young talent began to make his mark on the science fiction scene with a succession of outstanding stories in the various SF magazines of the time. His name: Isaac Asimov. He was later to become world-renowned as the author of such classics of modern science fiction as the epic FOUNDATION trilogy and the robot stories in which he formulated the now famous Three Laws of Robotics.

THE EARLY ASIMOV (published in three volumes in Panther Science Fiction) is an unsurpassed showcase of the story-telling brilliance of the young Asimov. Each story is prefaced by Dr. Asimov with fascinating biographical detail of how and when he came to write it as well as his own critical evaluation of it. The result is a doubly rich science fiction treat: a collection of tales that makes engrossing entertainment in its own right and, in addition, gives the reader a first-hand look at the development of the twentieth century's undisputed Grand Master of science fiction.

Contents

9 • Introduction (The Early Asimov Volume 1) • (1973) • essay by Isaac Asimov

18 • The Callistan Menace • (1940) • short story by Isaac Asimov

36 • Ring Around the Sun • (1940) • short story by Isaac Asimov

51 • The Magnificent Possession • (1940) • short story by Isaac Asimov

68 • Trends • (1939) • short story by Isaac Asimov

89 • The Weapon Too Dreadful to Use • (1939) • short story by Isaac Asimov

107 • Black Friar of the Flame • (1942) • novelette by Isaac Asimov

152 • Half-Breed • [Half-Breed • 1] • (1940) • novelette by Isaac Asimov

175 • The Secret Sense • (1941) • short story by Isaac Asimov

187 • Appendix -- The Sixty Stories of the Campbell Years • (1973) • essay by uncredited