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Is it Really Nearly Christmas?

An enchanting Christmas picture book about the magic and anticipation of Christmas Eve. There's only one more sleep till Christmas, and Lucas and Willow, the moon and the stars are all waiting... Waiting for Christmas morning, and presents, and mince pies and fun. But, unbeknown to Lucas and Willow, the magic has already begun. As silently and secretly the toys come to life...Perfect for sharing on Christmas Eve, this atmospheric story will soon become a new festive tradition. Written by master storyteller Joyce Dunbar, with stunning, classic illustrations from award-winning artist Victoria Turnbull.

Isaac And His Devils

"Enchanting . . . Bursting with talent and love of life," said the Washington Post Book World of Fernanda Eberstadt's extraordinary first novel, Low Tide. Now her exuberant gifts are even more abundantly evident on a larger scale. Isaac and His Devils tells the story of a boy who throws off sparks of what might be genius--and of his father, a man who has walked away from the possibilities of his own brilliance. Isaac Hooker, from birth to his twenty-second year, compensates for his ill health with a radiant tireless curiosity. He is certain of his destiny: he will "transfigure America in some vague, huge way." He is the smartest. He will be the best, the first. At his side--watching him, loving him, driving him (to his mother's ceaseless irritation)--is Isaac's father, Sam, who sees in his son's promise the triumphs he himself might have had . . . and Isaac's teacher, Agnes Urquhart, who recognizes in the boy's wild and clumsy energy the genesis of great achievement, and who begins to turn him towards it . . . Until Isaac, realizing he must confront and escape the devils that defeated his father, finds his life suddenly, frighteningly, out of control. Around their story, the larger story of the family unfolds. Moving backwards and forwards in time, the narrative weaves an intricate portrait of Isaac's parents' early lives in their insular New Hampshire town; of their too-young, mismatched marriage; of Sam's sacrifice of ambition and bookish dreams to satisfy the immediate needs of his sensual, down-to-earth, and pregnant wife; of the difficult yet tender attachment between Isaac and his younger, less promising brother; and especially of the powerful love and hate between Isaac and his father--as the son, who secretly sees his own progress into realms where his father cannot follow as betrayal, pushes himself out of childhood and towards the first moments of becoming an adult. A novel of rich feeling and intelligence. A major leap forwards for a brilliantly gifted novelist.

Isaac Asimov Presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction: Third Series

This book was previously published as Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 5 (1943) and Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 6 (1944). It includes stories by P. Schuyler Miller, Leigh Brackett; Lewis Padgett, Anthony Boucher, Lawrence O'Donnell, Edmond Hamilton, Fredric Brown, C. L. Moore, A. E. Van Vogt, Eric Frank Russell, Clifford D. Simak, Lester Del Rey, and Theodore Sturgeon.

Isaac Asimov Presents: A Different Flesh

How would we treat our cousin, Neanderthal man, if he were alive today? In this alternate history, bands of Homo erectus had crossed the Siberian land bridges to America, but no modern humans made the same trip later. The world where sims (the European settlers' name for Homo erectus) rather than Indians live is different from ours. North America would have been easier for Europeans to settle than it was in our history, where the Indians were strong enough to slow if not to stop the expansion. The presence of sims--intelligent beings, but different from and less than us-- shaped European thought.

Isaac Asimov Presents: The Great Science Fiction Stories (Volume 2, #1940)

A collection of science fiction short stories from 1940.

Isaac Asimov's Caliban

Everyone is protected by the 3 Laws of Robotics, but then a politician is murdered and the evidence points to a robot...

Isaac Asimov's Christmas

[from the back cover] "We know Christmas present. We know Christmas past. But what about Christmas future? Now, in extraordinary stories culled from the pages of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, today's acclaimed masters hurtle the holiday centuries forward... Connie Willis presents an irresistibly wry tale of history's most famous overbooked inn ... Isaac Asimov tells the sly story of a man who grants his robot a Christmas vacation--and soon regrets it ... Alexander Jablokov travels to an alien planet where Christmas has blurred and mutated into strange new traditions ... Jack McDevit sends a television crew to film the planet Callisto on Christmas, in this warming drama set against the cold vastness of space ... Also includes amazing stories by Robert Frazier and James Patrick Kelly, Michael Swanwick, Cynthia Felice, Leslie What, Sharon N. Farber, and Janet Kaagan." An Introduction for each story by the editors contains information about where the story was first published and suggestions of additional stories and novels written by the author(s) to assist the reader in following up with further reading.

Isaac Asimov's I Robot: To Obey

It is 2036 and robotic technolgy has evolved into the realm of self aware sentient mechanical entities. Even as humanity contends with the consequences of its most brilliant creation, there are those who have their own plans for the robots: enslavement or annihilation. Susan Calvin is about to enter her second year as a psych resident at the Manhatten Hasbro teaching hospital when she hears her father has been murdered. His death sets her on a trail of discovery which will lead her to question everything she thought she knew about her father and herself.

Isaac Asimov's I, Robot: To Preserve

Inspired by Science Fiction Grand Master Isaac Asimov's I, Robot stories. 2037: Robotic technology has evolved into the realm of self-aware, sentient mechanical entities.<P><P> But despite the safeguards programmed into the very core of a robot's artificial intelligence, humanity's most brilliant creation can still fall prey to those who believe the Three Laws of Robotics were made to be broken... N8-C, better known as Nate, has been Manhattan Hasbro Hospital's resident robot for more than twenty years. A prototype, humanoid in appearance, he was created to interact with people. While some staff accepted working alongside an anthropomorphic robot, Nate's very existence terrified most people, leaving the robot utilized for menial tasks and generally ignored. Until one of the hospital's physicians is found brutally murdered with Nate standing over the corpse, a blood-smeared utility bar clutched in his hand. As designer and programmer of Nate's positronic brain, Lawrence Robertson is responsible for his creation's actions and arrested for the crime. Susan Calvin knows the Three Laws of Robotics make it impossible for Nate to harm a human being. But to prove both Nate's and Lawrence's innocence, she has to consider the possibility that someone somehow manipulated the laws to commit murder...

Isaac Asimov's Inferno (Caliban Trilogy #2)

In a Universe protected by the Three Laws of Robotics, humans are safe... When a key politician is murdered, suspicion falls on Caliban...the only robot without guilt or conscience, with no need to obey or respect humanity...a robot without the Three Laws. But the stakes go deeper than one man's life. Caliban is challenging long-held ideas of a robot's place in society. Will he lead his New Law robots in a rebellion that threatens all of humanity?

Isaac Asimov's Robot City, Book 2: Suspicion

A man without memory, stranded in a city of robots gone wild. A woman claims to know him but refuses to tell him who he is. Welcome to Robot City.

Isaac Asimov's Robots and Aliens Series, Book 6: Humanity

Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury

This volume of science fiction contains all the stories from the collections, The Future in Question and Space Mail.

Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep

Slip between the sheets of the future with ten provocative, groundbreaking stories by science fictions brightest stars. These explorations of love, sex, and other alien matters unveil a dark, seductive future that is frightening, funny—and for too real... FROM THE PAGES OF ASIMOV'S SCIENCE FICTION COME TOMORROW'S LESSONS IN THE BIRDS AND THE BEES-BY PAT CADIGAN • PENI R. GRIFFIN • JAMES PATRICK KELLY • KATHE KOJA • NANCY KRESS • TANITH LEE • IAN R. MacLEOD • BRIAN STABLEFORD • DEBORAH WESSELL CONNIE WILLIS

Isaac Asimov's Utopia (Caliban Series, Vol. #3)

The world of Inferno is dying. Maybe dropping a comet on the planet would create new rivers and save it, but the robots won't let them try this, due to the 3 Laws of Robotics.

Isaac Asimov: The Complete Stories Volume 1

For the legions of Isaac Asimov fans who have been enjoying his short fiction for over half a century, but just can't Keep up with the Good Doctor's prolific appearances in print, here is the definitive Asimov collection. with science fiction stories--many now classics of the genre. As Dr. Asimov points out in his Introduction, many also hold a personal meaning for him, including "The Last Question" (his favorite short story of all), "The Ugly Little Boy" (his third-favorite, a real heart- tugger), "Sally" (which reveals his true feelings about automobiles), and "nightfall," which readers and the Science Fiction Writers of America have voted the best science fiction story of all time. By turns erudite and fanciful, provocative and just plain fun, the stories collected here illustrate the rich diversity of Isaac Asimov's remarkable talent. To read any one of them is to understand immediately his enormous and ever- expanding popularity. To have them gathered in a single collection is a welcome and long-overdue treat for all lovers of science fiction, be they longtime Asimov fans or readers just discovering his imaginative new worlds for the first time.

Isaac's Universe Volume 1: The Diplomacy Guild

A collection of classic short stories by various authors with an introduction by Isaac Asimov.

Isaac's Universe Volume 3: Unnatural Deplomacy

A collection of classic short stories by various authors with an introduction by ISAAC Robert Silverberg

Isaac's Universe: The Diplomacy Guild (vol #1)

Short stories by various authors based on a Universe invented by master science fiction author Isaac Asimov

Isabel of the Whales

Eleven-year-old Isabel is a "plain old" girl living in Provincetown, Massachusetts, who believes that she is destined to accomplish something special. When her fifth-grade class goes on a whale-watch field trip, something amazing happens: Dozens of different species of whales surround the boat, bumping the deck and sending Isabel flying into the ocean. Isabel is shocked to hear the whales speaking to her--she is a mermaid, they tell her, a "Chosen One" who has the ability to turn from a human into a whale and back again. She is destined to live among the whales long enough to learn their ways, and teach them about the human world. Living among her pod is fun, at first, but Isabel has an important mission. She will change the whales' future forever, and learn a lot about herself in the process.From the Hardcover edition.

Isabel's Daughter: A Novel

The first time I saw my mother was the night she died. The second time was at a party in Santa Fe.After a childhood spent in an institution and a series of foster homes, Avery James has trained herself not to wonder about the mother who gave her up. But her safe, predictable life changes one night when she stumbles upon the portrait of a woman who is the mirror image of herself.Slowly but inevitably, Avery is compelled to discover all she can about her mother, Isabel. Avery is drawn into complex relationships with the people who knew her mother. As she weaves together the threads of her mother's artistic heritage and her grandmother's skills as a healer, Avery learns that while discovering Isabel provides a certain resolution in her life, it's discovering herself that brings lasting happiness.

Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil: A Novel

A hilarious and surprisingly moving cozy fantasy novel from the best-selling author of Once Upon a Tome. In a tiny farm on the edge of the miserable village of East Grasby, Isabella Nagg is trying to get on with her tiny, miserable existence. Dividing her time between tolerating her feckless husband, caring for the farm’s strange animals, cooking up “scrunge,” and crooning over her treasured pot of basil, Isabella can’t help but think that there might be something more to life. When Mr. Nagg returns home with a spell book purloined from the local wizard, she thinks: what harm could a little magic do? This debut novel by beloved rare bookseller and memoirist Oliver Darkshire reimagines a heroine of Boccaccio’s Decameron in a delightfully deranged world of talking plants, walking corpses, sentient animals, and shape-shifting sorcerers. As Isabella and her grouchy, cat-like companion set off to save the village from an entrepreneurial villain running a goblin-fruit Ponzi scheme, Darkshire’s tale revels in the ancient books and arcane folklore of a new and original kind of enchantment. A delightful and entertaining story of self-discovery—as well as fungus, capitalism, and sorcery—Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil is a story for those who can’t help but find magic even in the oddest and most baffling circumstances.

Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil: A delightfully witty cosy fantasy

Books can change lives. Magic books can change everything.In a tiny, miserable farm on the edge of the tiny, miserable village of East Grasby, Isabella Nagg is trying to get on with her equally tiny and miserable existence. Dividing her time between enduring her feckless husband, inadequately caring for the farm's strange collection of animals, cooking up 'scrunge', and crooning over her treasured pot of basil, Isabella can't help but think that there might be something more to life. So, while she's initially aghast when Mr. Nagg comes home with a spell book purloined from the local wizard, she soon starts to think: what harm could a little magic do?As Isabella embarks on a journey of self-discovery with a grouchy cat-like companion, Darkshire's imagination runs wild, plunging readers into a delightfully deranged world full of enchantment, folklore, and an entrepreneurial villain running a magical Ponzi scheme.Cosy, full of wit and Pratchett-ian footnotes, Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil is a book for those who can't help but find magic even in the oddest and most baffling circumstances; a story about claiming a new life and finding oneself - and also goblins, capitalism, and sorcery.

Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil: A delightfully witty cosy fantasy

'This book is a gem that was perfectly cut to fit the Pratchett-shaped hole in my heart' C.M. Waggoner'A bubbling cauldron overflowing with imagination and charm' Chris SugdenBooks can change lives. Magic books can change everything.In a tiny, miserable farm on the edge of the tiny, miserable village of East Grasby, Isabella Nagg is trying to get on with her equally tiny and miserable existence. Dividing her time between enduring her feckless husband, inadequately caring for the farm's strange collection of animals, cooking up 'scrunge', and crooning over her treasured pot of basil, Isabella can't help but think that there might be something more to life. So, while she's initially aghast when Mr. Nagg comes home with a spell book purloined from the local wizard, she soon starts to think: what harm could a little magic do?As Isabella embarks on a journey of self-discovery with a grouchy cat-like companion, Darkshire's imagination runs wild, plunging readers into a delightfully deranged world full of enchantment, folklore, and an entrepreneurial villain running a magical Ponzi scheme.Cosy, full of wit and Pratchett-ian footnotes, Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil is a book for those who can't help but find magic even in the oddest and most baffling circumstances; a story about claiming a new life and finding oneself - and also goblins, capitalism, and sorcery.NetGalley readers love Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Had me completely enthralled from start to finish'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A really hilarious cozy fantasy'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A delightful read . . . I found myself legitimately laughing aloud'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I described this book to a friend today as "clever funny" . . . I will likely read this again in the future as I enjoyed it that much...which is pretty much the highest praise I can offer'

Isabella the Air Fairy: The Green Fairies Book 2 (Rainbow Magic #2)

Kirsty and Rachel are delighted to meet Isabella - she's in the human world to help make the air clean again. They soon meet a friendly butterfly who needs a new home... But, with a naughty goblin nearby, will they be able to help her...?