SA <sa666666.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote:
>I'm looking for a source for the collected essays of Isaac Asimov
>from "Fantasy and Science Fiction" magazine. I don't know the exact
>years, but I believe there were almost 400 essays (one per month until he
>died in 1992).
>
>Was there ever a book/series of books released containing all his essays?
>If so, I'd really appreciate the ISBN numbers and where they can be
>located.
>
>Thanks in advance for any info you can provide,
>SA
A good starting point for all things Asimov is:
http://www.asimovonline.com/asimov_home_page.html
which has been Edward Seiler's long-standing, sort of FAQ for
this newsgroup.
On that page you will find lots of links. One of them,
http://www.asimovonline.com/oldsite/essay_guide.html
is "A guide to Asimov's essays. Over 1600 of Asimov's essays are
listed here, including the subject of the essay, the publication
in which the essay first appeared, and a list of Asimov's
collections in which the essay appeared. Indexes list the essays
chronologically for each major series (e.g. the science essays in
the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction), and also group the
essays by subject, in order to help you find any essay Asimov
wrote on any given subject. (151k)"
His F&SF essays were regularly collected and put out in books, of
17 essays each. They can be found in those book listings you'll
find links to on the main page. IIRC, Ed indicates on at least
one of them which books are F&SF essay collections. It has been
too long since I've visited his webpage, and don't have time to
refresh my memory right now.
Hope this helps. You're in for a treat if you start reading some
of them.
--
OJ III
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