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Anna Creech, June 24, 2008 (view all comments by Anna Creech)
Each short story provides a different insight into how (in some cases, minor and insignificant) actions and events of now might evolve into the future. Some of the characters in the stories were charged with solving mysteries, but mostly it was left to the reader to figure out what was going on and how humanity got to that point.

The book is a product of its time. The copyright is 1959, and the stories themselves were originally published in magazines in that decade. Understandably, the Cold War and nuclear research play roles in several of the stories. Asimov also explores his (apparent) favorite social science theme of societies where the actions of individuals or the whole can be predicted through mathematical theory.

If you are looking for some bite-sized Asimov, I recommend picking up a copy of this book.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780345320728

Publisher:

Ballantine Books, 1985, c1959.

Location:

New York :

Copyright:

1959

Edition Description:

1st Ballantine Books ed.

Series Volume:

no. 98 (August 1986)

Publication Date:

1985

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

224 p.