Azazel: Fantasy Stories [Mass Market Paperback]

Isaac Asimov (Author)

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A miniature demon's power to grant wishes forms the recurring theme for 18 cautionary, satirical tales by sf veteran Asimov. Previously published only in magazines, the adventures of Azazel and his summoner, George Bitternut, will attract readers who enjoy flights of fantasy and logic couched as tall tales. For large sf/fantasy collections. JC
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 221 pages
• Publisher: Spectra (January 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553283391
• ISBN-13: 978-0553283396
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,090,035 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Be careful what you ask for, June 23, 2002

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Fred Camfield (Vicksburg, MS USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Azazel: Fantasy Stories (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a collection of funny short stories by the author, all about the two-centimeter high demon Azazel (not its real name, but the real name cannot be pronounced easily). Azazel rides about in the pocket of a friend (descended from magicians and able to summon a demon), and the friend narrates the adventures. The problem is that Azazel wants to be helpful, but the wishes people have in mind are not always translated well in their directions. It is like programming a computer - you must be very careful (garbage in means garbage out, or in this case bad or incomplete directions may have unexpected results).

Want to be attractive to women? Done! Whoops, you didn't mean that kind of woman? Afraid of bullies, and don't want anyone to lay a hand on you? Done! Whoops, you didn't mean everyone including your girlfriend? You get the picture. Remember King Midas.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Azazel will blow you away ..., April 19, 2000

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Martin Lebl (Tucson, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Azazel (Hardcover)

Adventures of this inadequate demon, which is summoned by those, who can't summon more potent demons causes lot of belly shaking humor, which will have you reading the book over, and over, and after some time passes you will recall the good chuckle you had while reading it, and so you will go back, and read it again. Out of the hundreds of books that Asimov wrote in his very prolific span as a writer this is one of his masterpieces, and once you acquire this book, you will not let it go. Trust me.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremly funny light fantasy in a modern context!, January 31, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Azazel (Hardcover)

A series of shot stories relating the adventures of a deabeat linguist and his two centimeter demon, in their disastrous efforts to help others (for a profit of course!). Well written woth surprising twists, this porvides it's cost wort hin pure intelligent entertainment