The Early Asimov, Book 2 by Isaac Asimov (EPUB)

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FIRST PRINTING. Dec. 1974 Fawcett Crest MASS MARKET PAPERBACK, Isaac Asimov (I, Robot). 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. – Goodreads

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⭐Asimov continues to present his own works in the order they were created,with commentary on how they came to be – the origins of the ideas, andthe insider view as Asimov the fan becomes Asimov the legend.

⭐This is the successor to

⭐which covered a much shorter period of time, publication-wise – in part because much of the material that Isaac Asimov wrote in his earliest days hadn’t been collected in book form yet. By 1941-42 when this volume picks up, he had started his “Robot” stories and was about to start on the work that he is still best-known for, his “Foundation” series. Obviously those have all been collected, as have many of his more famous singletons such as “Nightfall”. And there was the war, and his ongoing studies in chemistry, which slowed his output significantly. Thus the first volume covers a period of just three years or so (1938-41) while this one takes us up through the end of the 40s, by which point Isaac was now Dr. Asimov and embarking on both his teaching career and getting his first books published. Though he continued to write short stories through most of the rest of his life, they would generally be collected every few years, making further EARLY ASIMOV entries unnecessary.As with the first volume, the stories are presented in order of writing, which doesn’t always correspond to publication order. Here’s the list: “Christmas on Ganymede” (STARTLING STORIES January 1942)”The Little Man on the Subway” (FANTASY BOOK Vol 1 No. 6)”The Hazing” (THRILLING WONDER STORIES October 1942)”Super-Neutron” (ASTONISHING STORIES September 1941)”Not Final! (ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION October 1941)”Legal Rites” (WEIRD TALES September 1950)”Time Pussy” (ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION April 1942)”Author! Author!” (no previous magazine publication; original book publication in THE UNKNOWN #5, 1964)”Death Sentence” (ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION November 1943)”Blind Alley” (ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION March 1945)”No Connection” (ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION June 1948)”The Endochronic Properties of Resublimated Thiotimoline” ( ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION March 1948)”The Red Queen’s Race” (ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION January 1949)”Mother Earth” (ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION May 1949)Certainly the average quality of the stories here has improved over those in the first volume, and we find Asimov working on a larger scale at times, going for more philosophically and intellectually complex ideas (see “Blind Alley” in particular); and we also find more of his talent for humor coming to the fore in such tales as “Christmas on Ganymede”, “Time Pussy” and “The Endochronic Properties…” – the last of which you probably have to be a chemist to find really hilarious. I’d probably pick “Blind Alley” as the gem of the collection, though truth be told little here holds a candle to the Foundation stories or the best of the robot tales. Still, well worth reading as much for Asimov’s reminiscences of life as a struggling writer during wartime, and his fond reminiscences of John W. Campbell Jr., his mentor and principal editor.

⭐Not much in here is worth reading in the fictional sense, it is an exercise in Asimovian completion. The fun stories Christmas on Ganymede and the ghost in court tale of Legal Rites being exceptions, and the collaboration with Pohl.What is much more interesting is Asimov recounting the situation surrounding each story, and his relationships with editors – such as making up Foundation to appeal to Campbell with all humans in the universe, because Campbell didn’t like stories where aliens beat up the monkey boys and girls.People now will find some of these truly horrible, but the autobiographical bits will be of interest.Early Asimov : H0m0 Sol – Isaac AsimovEarly Asimov : Half-Breeds on Venus – Isaac AsimovEarly Asimov : The Imaginary – Isaac AsimovEarly Asimov : Heredity – Isaac AsimovEarly Asimov : History – Isaac AsimovEarly Asimov : Christmas On Ganymede – Isaac AsimovEarly Asimov : The Little Man on the Subway – Isaac AsimovEarly Asimov : The Hazing – Isaac AsimovEarly Asimov : Super-Neutron – Isaac AsimovEarly Asimov : Not Final! – Isaac AsimovEarly Asimov : Legal Rites – Isaac AsimovEarly Asimov : Time Pwssy – Isaac AsimovEarth joines the Federation.2 out of 5Finding the local Earthmen.2.5 out of 5Squid and shrink tests.2 out of 5Twin experiment planet problems. With bad singing.2.5 out of 5A spot of interplanetary war weaponry.3 out of 5Santa impersonation for the Jovian natives3.5 out of 5Gud training train.3.5 out of 5New Solarian student sacrifice stunt.2.5 out of 5Solar System end story surprise.3 out of 5Jovian attack force field solution.3 out of 5Ghost defense property case.3.5 out of 5Four dimension cat warm freeze.3 out of 52.5 out of 5

⭐Picking up where the first volume left off, The Early Asimov – Book Two continues to showcase the growing confidence and talent of a young Isaac Asimov. With these 14 stories the talent continues to grow. In some of the stories we see ideas that will turn up later in his Galactic series. As with part one of this two book collection, Asimov continues to write introductions and literary histories of each story. Once again, they are intriguing. As with any short story collection, it is unreasonable to expect that you will enjoy every single story. However, most of the stories are good. Loyal Asimov fans should like this book. It is definitely a worthy addition to the legendary collection of science fiction books written by a true legend himself.

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⭐The paperback book was very old and the binding was dry and inflexible. The binding actually cracked as I opened it, and I was unable to fix it with book tape and rubber glew, so I threw the book out.

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