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Caught in the Organ Draft: Biology in Science Fiction [Hardcover]

Isaac Asimov (Author), Martin Harry Greenberg (Author), Charles G. Waugh (Editor)
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March 1983
An anthology of twelve science fiction stories with biological themes.

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  • Hardcover: 276 pages
  • Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux (J); 1st edition (March 1983)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0374312281
  • ISBN-13: 978-0374312282
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,056,174 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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4.0 out of 5 stars Biology that make you think, October 24, 2006
This review is from: Caught in the Organ Draft: Biology in Science Fiction (Hardcover)
This was one of my first Sci-Fi books (the other being "Hallucination orbit"...!), then it brings me fond memories. It contains a lot of stories that make you think about discoveries in the bio-field. Notably is the tale that gives name to the anthology: In the future the youngs are viewed as spare parts by the old-timers (who control the laws). A Generation Gap taken to the max... Another one confronts human settlers with a species that evolves acceleratedly to cope with a unestable environment. Will humans be prepared for the next evolution step... It contains "A sound of thunder" (made recently in a movie). Got some outdated (for now standards) radiation victims story. But being all short stories, you will end swiftly those you don't like, to bite in the ones that are worth
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4.0 out of 5 stars Not Free SF Reader, August 3, 2007
This review is from: Caught in the Organ Draft: Biology in Science Fiction (Hardcover)
Asimov gives an intro here to an area of interest to him, and after the stories he takes a look at the particular biological area each story is focused on. Definitely a good collection with a 3.36 average for stories.

Caught in the Organ Draft : Keep Out - Fredric Brown
Caught in the Organ Draft : Student Body - Floyd L. Wallace
Caught in the Organ Draft : A Sound of Thunder - Ray Bradbury
Caught in the Organ Draft : Invariant - John R. Pierce
Caught in the Organ Draft : The Exterminator - A. Hyatt Verrill
Caught in the Organ Draft : Tomorrow's Children - Poul Anderson
Caught in the Organ Draft : Mary and Joe - Naomi Mitchison
Caught in the Organ Draft : Sea Change - Thomas N. Scortia
Caught in the Organ Draft : Caught in the Organ Draft - Robert Silverberg
Caught in the Organ Draft : Nine Lives - Ursula K. Le Guin
Caught in the Organ Draft : Alien Earth - Edmond Hamilton
Caught in the Organ Draft : Grandpa - James H. Schmitz


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