the Great Science Fiction Stories, Vol. 9: 1947 by Isaac Asimov
Stories included
The anthology includes the following stories:
"Little Lost Robot" by Isaac Asimov, where a robot's altered programming allows it to disregard the First Law of Robotics.
"Tomorrow's Children" by Poul Anderson and F. N. Waldrop, which explores the societal and ethical issues arising from a new generation born with mutations after a global catastrophe.
"Child's Play" by William Tenn, about a scientist who accidentally brings a child from the future into the present.
"Time and Time Again" by H. Beam Piper, following an army veteran sent back in time.
"Tiny and the Monster" by Theodore Sturgeon, about a man whose neighbor is an alien.
"E for Effort" by T. L. Sherred, featuring an inventor whose device can film historical events and its impact on the world.
"Letter to Ellen" by Chan Davis, where a man recounts his experiences with time travel and a mysterious woman.
"The Figure" by Edward Grendon, about an explorer who discovers a mysterious figure on another planet.
"With Folded Hands..." by Jack Williamson, which questions the desirability of a life without struggle in a robot-controlled utopia.
"The Fires Within" by Arthur C. Clarke, where scientists investigate a solar phenomenon.
"Zero Hour" by Ray Bradbury, depicting alien invaders using a children's game to take over Earth.
"Hobbyist" by Eric Frank Russell, about a mysterious machine that causes paranoia in a small town.
"Exit the Professor" by Lewis Padgett (a pen name for Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore), following a scientist who time travels but is confronted by a mysterious figure.
"Thunder and Roses" by Theodore Sturgeon, set after a nuclear apocalypse where survivors must make a crucial decision
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