{"title":"Science Fiction Books","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"prelude-to-foundation-paperback","title":"Prelude to Foundation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIsaac Asimov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first of two prequel novels in Isaac Asimov's classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES \u003ci\u003eFOUNDATION\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is the year 12,020 G.E. and Emperor Cleon I sits uneasily on the Imperial throne of Trantor. 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They represent the considered verdict of the Science Fiction Writers of America, those who have shaped the genre and who know, more intimately than anyone else, what the criteria for excellence in the field should be. The authors chosen for The Science Fiction Hall Fame are the men and women who have shaped the body and heart of modern science fiction; their brilliantly imaginative creations continue to inspire and astound new generations of writers and fans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobert Heinlein in \"The Roads Must Roll\" describes an industrial civilization of the future caught up in the deadly flaws of its own complexity. \"Country of the Kind,\" by Damon Knight, is a frightening portrayal of biological mutation. \"Nightfall,\" by Isaac Asimov, one of the greatest stories in the science fiction field, is the story of a planet where the sun sets only once every millennium and is a chilling study in mass psychology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in 1970 to honor those writers and their stories that had come before the institution of the Nebula Awards, \u003ci\u003eThe Science Fiction Hall Of Fame, Volume One\u003c\/i\u003e, was the book that introduced tens of thousands of young readers to the wonders of science fiction. 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Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"As a science fiction writer, Clarke has all the essentials.\"\u003cb\u003e--Jeremy Bernstein, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Overlords appeared suddenly over every city--intellectually, technologically, and militarily superior to humankind. Benevolent, they made few demands: unify earth, eliminate poverty, and end war. With little rebellion, humankind agreed, and a golden age began. \u003cbr\u003eBut at what cost? With the advent of peace, man ceases to strive for creative greatness, and a malaise settles over the human race. To those who resist, it becomes evident that the Overlords have an agenda of their own. As civilization approaches the crossroads, will the Overlords spell the end for humankind . . . or the beginning?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur C. Clarke \u003c\/b\u003ehas long been considered the greatest science fiction writer of all time and was an international treasure in many other ways, including the fact that an article by him in 1945 led to the invention of satellite technology. Books by Mr. Clarke--both fiction and nonfiction--have more than one hundred million copies in print worldwide. 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Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePredating the earliest manned space mission: the first full-length science fiction novel from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e First published in 1951, before the achievement of space flight, Arthur C. Clarke created this visionary tale. Renowned science fiction writer Martin Gibson joins the spaceship \u003ci\u003eAres\u003c\/i\u003e, the world's first interplanetary ship for passenger travel, on its maiden voyage to Mars. His mission: to report back to the home planet about the new Mars colony and the progress it has been making. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Sands of Mars\u003c\/i\u003e, Clarke addresses hard physical and scientific issues with aplomb--and the best scientific understanding of the times. 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Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"superbly ingenious\" classic of space survival from the author of \u003ci\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey--\u003c\/i\u003eone of science fiction's most influential grandmasters (\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Expanding the Moon's population hinges on building a thriving tourist industry. But when a prototype tourist craft called the \u003ci\u003eSelene \u003c\/i\u003eencounters a moonquake, the ship plummets under a vast body of liquid-fine moondust called the Sea of Thirst. 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