Buy Jupiter [Mass Market Paperback]

Isaac Asimov (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 10, 2000

From backyard miracles to cosmic conundrums, enter the incredible world of Isaac Asimov. Spanning twenty-three years of Asimov's amazing career, these stories display to the full the exhilarating power of one of science fiction's most astonishing writers. Each tale is accompanied by Asimov's own intriguing account of how and why it came to be written.

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'Sheer inventive energy' -- Martin Amis

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SALES POINTS* Asimov is the world's most famous science fiction writer * 'Sometimes astonishingly frank and always fascinating' Evening Standard * 'Sheerinventive energy' Martin Amis * 'Asimov's stories continue to fascinate' Lite

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 255 pages
• Publisher: Millennium Paperbacks (February 10, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1857989414
• ISBN-13: 978-1857989410
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #941,208 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Escape Reading, June 2, 2004

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Charles J. Rector (Woodstock, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Buy Jupiter (Mass Market Paperback)

Buy Jupiter is an excellent collection of short-short and short science fiction stories by the master, Isaac Asimov. The stories begin with 1950's "Darwinian Pool Room" and ends with 1973's "Light Verse." Since most of these stories originally appeared in low-circulation magazines such as Infinity Science Fiction and Satellite Science Fiction, it was not until the publication of this book that even the most diehard science fiction fans got a chance to read them.

Heartily recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Absolute Treasure, June 20, 2001

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J. Yasmineh (Sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Buy Jupiter (Mass Market Paperback)

This is the fifth book I ever read, at the age of ten-and-a-half. This introduced me to the world of science and research, of figuring things out for yourself and holding your own opinions. From the very first story the wonder and awe it inspired in a small unwordly Catholic school boy has never been forgotten. It is classic Asimov, and it's great to see it reprinted. While the stories range from the interesting to the fantastic, the autobiographical commentary either side each one is timeless. If in any way, shape or form you like sf or Asimov (in any of his guises) you'll love this book.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A pleasing collection of eclectic Asimov, March 24, 2000

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Jonathan Leblang (Menlo Park, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Buy Jupiter and Other Stories (Mass Market Paperback)

If you like Asimov, you'll love Buy Jupiter and other stories. An eclectic mix of his short stories, they range from short-shorts (1-2 pages) to some longer pieces. Given Asimov's prolifity, the quality can be a bit uneven, but his introductory commentary for each story more than makes up for it. If you love puns, you'll especially like Shah Guido G.