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| "The Ugly Little Boy" | |
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| Short story by Isaac Asimov | |
| Original title | Lastborn |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Galaxy Science Fiction |
| Publisher | Galaxy Publishing |
| Media type | Magazine |
| Publication date | September 1958 |
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| Author | Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg |
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| Cover artist | Wayne McLoughlin |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | September 1992 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| Pages | 290 |
| ISBN | 0-385-26343-0 |
| OCLC | 27187588 |
| 813/.54 20 | |
| LC Class | PS3551.S5 U45 1992 |
"The Ugly Little Boy" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. The story first appeared in the September 1958[1] issue of Galaxy Science Fiction under the title "Lastborn", and was reprinted under its current title in the 1959 collection Nine Tomorrows. The story deals with a Homo neanderthalensis child which is brought to the future by means of time travel. Robert Silverberg later expanded it into a novel with the same title published in 1992 (also published as Child of Time in the UK).
Asimov has said that this was his second[2] or third[3] favorite[a] of his own stories.
- ^ At the beginning of reading the story (Science Fiction Favorites) Asimov says:
I started the next story on October 3, 1957; and the very next day the Russians put up the first satellite into orbit and the Space Age had begun. Once that happened I became very interested in writing nonfiction and after that I wrote less science fiction than I used to, so you might say this story is the last one I wrote at the time when I was writing science fiction almost entirely. Ah... I'm glad therefore that this next story is what I consider one of the high points of my career.
- ^ Introduction to Robot Visions
- ^ "Isaac Asimov FAQ". www.asimovonline.com. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
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