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Umbra: Stories from the Shadows Paperback – August 30, 2017

by Jay Cole, Ph.D. (Author), Madelyn Brodie (Author), Megan Buckman (Author),
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During the Spring 2017 semester, I taught a West Virginia University (WVU) Honors English course on Isaac Asimov. It was the first time such a course has been offered at WVU and likely one of the first times such a course has been taught anywhere in academe. In reality, a wonderful group of WVU Honors College students taught me. Although I have been a big fan of Asimov for 35 years and have read more than 100 of his books, I was amazed by how many new insights and perspectives I gained on Asimov and his work from the students’ comments and questions in class and their answers on the exams. I also caught a glimpse of the future of speculative/science fiction. For the course’s final creative project, I asked each student to write a work of science fiction. Novel, play, poem, script, short story, other—they had complete freedom in their choice of format. This anthology contains the creative writing projects from students in the course who agreed to have their work included. If these clever, compelling, creative stories are any indication, the future of speculative/science fiction is in good hands. I have entitled this anthology Umbra: Stories from the Shadows. The title celebrates the occurrence of a total solar eclipse on 21 August 2017, and also reflects the variety of “gray areas” of human experience in which these stories take place. Thanks to Stewart Plein, Assistant University Librarian, a copy of this collection will be placed in the WVU Libraries’ Isaac Asimov Collection. Stewart gave the students an excellent introduction to WVU’s Asimov Collection during a class field trip to the Libraries’ Rare Book Room. Copies will be mailed to Larry Shaver and Carlos Patterson, whose generous donations comprise the majority of WVU’s Asimov Collection. A copy will also be shared with the WVU Honors College. I hope you enjoy reading these stories as much I did. I have a feeling Isaac would have been proud.
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    294 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    August 30, 2017
  4. Dimensions
    8.5 x 0.67 x 11 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    197399738X
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1973997382
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (August 30, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 294 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 197399738X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1973997382
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.87 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.67 x 11 inches

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