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Youth is a science fiction novelette by Isaac Asimov. It first appeared in the May 1952 issue of Space Science Fiction and was reprinted in the 1955 collection The Martian Way and Other Stories. Youth is one of the rare Asimov stories with alien characters. Slim is a boy whose astronomer father is visiting the country estate of an important industrialist. The industrialist's son, Red, has found two strange animals, and he enlists Slim in a plan to turn the animals into a circus act. The astronomer, meanwhile, tells the industrialist that he has been in contact with space aliens who want to open up their world to interstellar trade.

Youth by Isaac Asimov is a clever and heartwarming science fiction short story that captures the boundless imagination of childhood against the backdrop of an alien encounter.

With an introductory biography of the late Isaac Asimov, this classic work gets better. Red and Slim found the two strange little animals the morning after they heard the thunder sounds. They knew that they could never show their new pets to their parents. Enjoy the listen, leave a review and check out our other retro sci-fi books!

Step into the imaginative world of Youth by Isaac Asimov, a timeless science fiction story that explores innocence, discovery, and the wonder of the unknown. Set in a serene countryside, the tale follows two boys whose curiosity leads them to a remarkable discovery—alien creatures with a story of their own. As the boys navigate this extraordinary find, Asimov weaves a narrative filled with surprises, highlighting themes of exploration, friendship, and the intersection of humanity and the universe.