Silly asses by Isaac Asimov
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"Silly Asses" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. It was published in the February 1958 issue of Future Science Fiction, after having been twice rejected by other outlets. It was subsequently included in the collections Have You Seen These? in 1974 and Buy Jupiter and Other Stories in 1975. It runs to less than two pages in paperback. (This summary is from Wikipedia.)
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| Author | Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Emshwiller, Ed, 1925-1990 |
| Title | Silly asses |
| Original Publication | Holyoke, Mass.: Columbia Publications, Inc., 1957. |
| Series Title | Produced from Future Science Fiction #35, February 1958. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silly_Asses |
| Credits | Tom Trussel (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Luminist Archive) |
| Summary | "Silly Asses" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. It was published in the February 1958 issue of Future Science Fiction, after having been twice rejected by other outlets. It was subsequently included in the collections Have You Seen These? in 1974 and Buy Jupiter and Other Stories in 1975. It runs to less than two pages in paperback. (This summary is from Wikipedia.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 78751 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-78751-0 |
| Release Date | May 25, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 630 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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