The Ugly Little Boy
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"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).
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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 |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | September 1992 |
Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
Pages | 290 |
ISBN | 0-385-26343-0 |
OCLC | 27187588 |
813/.54 20 | |
LC Class | PS3551.S5 U45 1992 |
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Asimov has said that this was his second[2] or third[3] favorite[lower-alpha 1] of his own stories.