Where Do We Go From Here? is a collection of short stories, edited by Isaac Asimov. The collection was deliberately created to show that science fiction, in Asimov's words, "has the potential as an inspiring and useful teaching device." His stated goal in the introduction is to "inspire curiosity and lead the student into lines of questioning of his own that may interest and excite him, and may even determine the future direction of his career." After each story, Asimov comments on the story's scientific authenticity and historical context and then poses questions to the reader to make them think about the contents.
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1. "A Martian Odyessy", by Stanley G. Weinbaum
2. "Night", Don A. Stuart
3. "The Day is Done", Lester del Rey
4. "Heavy Planet", Milton A. Rothman
5. "--And He Built a Crooked House--", Robert A. Heinlein
6. "Proof", Hal Clement
7. "A Subway Named Mobius", A.J. Deutsch
8. "Surface Tension", James Blish
9. "Country Doctor", William Morrison
10. "The Holes Around Mars", Jerome Bixby
11. "The Deep Range", Arthur C. Clarke
12. "The Cave of Night", James E. Gunn
13. "Dust Rag", Hal Clement
14. "Pâté de Foie Gras", Isaac Asimov
15. "Omnilingual", H. Beam Piper
16. "The Big Bounce", Walter S. Tevis
17. "Neutron Star", Larry Niven
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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17 Sci-fi short stories,
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This is a collection of 17 science fiction short stories that is edited by Isaac Asimov. After each story, Asimov writes a brief page or two analysis of each of the stories giving a little background on each and also looking at the scientific aspects of the story.
Without question, the best story is the first- "A Martian Odyssey" by Stanley Weinbaum from 1934 which is an all time science fiction classic and is great. Each story is written by a different author and included are stories from Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke. No matter one's taste in sci-fi, there's bound to be some stories and authors that will entertain. A solid 4.5 stars for this.
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Excellent and accurate science fiction,
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Fasinating stories on the science side of science fiction! In fact some of the stories in this book were required reading in my undergraduate astronomy class.
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