Anthology of science fiction shorts and essays from Asimov’s magazine, featuring Clarke, Varley, Niven, Asimov, and others.
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Anthology of science fiction shorts and essays from Asimov’s magazine, featuring Clarke, Varley, Niven, Asimov, and others.
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Introduction: Masters of Science Fiction - essay by Isaac Asimov
Good-Bye, Robinson Crusoe - novelette by John Varley
Quarantine - short story by Arthur C. Clarke
Cautionary Tales - short story by Larry Niven
The Case of the Defective Doyles - short story by Martin Gardner
African Blues - short story by Paula Smith
The Missing Item - short story by Isaac Asimov
The Black Widowers - poem by D. R. Bensen [as by Don R. Bensen]
Perchance to Dream - short story by Sally A. Sellers
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What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Sensual and sexual themes in some stories, notably Varley’s Eight Worlds tale
Violence & gore
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Deaths, disasters, and murder plots recur across several stories
Profanity
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Occasional mild profanity typical of 1970s magazine SF
Substance use
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Tobacco central to one comic story; light social drinking possible
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Sex-change tech and fluid identity in Varley’s Eight Worlds setting
Religious content
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No evidence found in available sources
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Essay on academia and SF; assorted social themes in stories
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Abandonment and disaster-related suffering in some stories
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