Janet Asimov (1926–2019)
Author of The Norby Chronicles
About the Author
Janet Opal Jeppson Asimov was born on August 6, 1926. She received a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and a medical degree from New York University Medical School. After completing a residency in psychiatry, she continued her education at the William Alanson White Institute of show more Psychoanalysis, where she accepted a job upon graduating. She was an author, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst. She wrote fiction and nonfiction books including The Second Experiment, The Last Immortal, Mind Transfer, and The Mysterious Cure and Other Stories of Pshrinks Anonymous. She and her husband Isaac Asimov wrote the Norby Chronicles series. She edited a selection of her husband's letters entitled It's Been a Good Life: Isaac Asimov. She also wrote books under the pen name J. O. Jeppson. After her husband's death, she took over writing his science column for the Los Angeles Times Syndicate. She died on February 25, 2019 at the age of 92. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by Janet Asimov
Laughing Space: An Anthology of Science Fiction Humour (1982) — Editor; Contributor — 59 copies, 3 reviews
The Contagion 2 copies
Norby 2 copies
The Time-warp Trauma 1 copy
Relics 1 copy
Associated Works
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. CVI, No. 13 (Mid-December 1986) (1986) — Author, some editions — 18 copies
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- Legal name
- Jeppson, Janet Opal
- Other names
- Jeppson, J O
Asimov, Janet
Asimov, Janet Opal Jeppson
Asimov, Janet Jeppson - Birthdate
- 1926-08-06
- Date of death
- 2019-02-25
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Ashland, Pennsylvania, USA
- Place of death
- New York, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- Ashland, Pennsylvania, USA
- Education
- Stanford University (BA)
New York University Medical School (MD) - Occupations
- psychoanalyst
writer - Relationships
- Asimov, Isaac (spouse)
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Jeff Wells and his personal robot Norby find adventure when they travel to planet Jamyn and attend the Grand Dragon's birthday party.
Jeff Wells leaves the space academy with his mixed-up robot Norby, and the two of them head back to Earth to help Jeff's brother unravel a mystery involving zapped robots and stolen computer parts.
Jeff and his mixed-up robot, Norby, get involved in new adventures on a strange planet.
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- Works
- 33
- Also by
- 10
- Members
- 2,515
- Popularity
- #10,204
- Rating
- 3.4
- Reviews
- 32
- ISBNs
- 86
- Languages
- 6
- Favorited
- 2
So, yeah, what the hey, if I run across more Norby at a thrift store or whatever, I'll read 'em. But I won't recommend them. Even to kids - there's a lot more awesome SF for kids nowadays. Iirc, the only juv. genre SF that is old like this that I would recommend would be stuff by [a:William Sleator|14004|William Sleator|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1206554364p2/14004.jpg].
... very mild spoilers below, not worth hiding imo but if you're terrifically fussy stop reading now...
The thing that always has frustrated me, since I started to love books five decades ago, is a *wrong* cover. If it's abstract, fine. But if it looks like a scene from the book, dammit, it better be accurate! And this is not. The necklace doesn't look anything like the one in the story, which is pretty and has diamonds and, plot point!, has tassels, not a clasp. And that green cat, Oola, is only in the other story... though she must be in previous Norby books and I'd like to get to know her better.
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