The first book in a stunning new future created by Isaac Asimov.In the Milky Way galaxy of 1000 years hence, six vastly different starfaring races coexist under a precarious truce - a volatile peace that is threatened by the presence of the newcomers, the most recent addition to the galactic community...the species called Man.Isaac's Universe: Only the innovative genius of Isaac Asimov could have conceived a cosmos so completely formed and intricately detailed - a brave new universe now brought spectacularly to life by five premier practitioners in the art of science fiction.Contents:Introduction by Isaac AsimovThey Hide We Seek by Robert SilverbergThe Diplomacy Guild by David BrinMyryx by Robert SheckleyThe Burning Sky by Poul AndersonIsland of the Gods by Harry TurtledoveCover art by Martin Andrews