Short Science Fiction
Isaac Asimov
Five stories from science-fiction magazines, from The Magnificent Possession, published in 1940 when Asimov was twenty, to Silly Asses in 1958.
First published 1940–1958 · 23,603 words · about 2 hours to read · 85 pages at 10.3″
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