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supermen

n. (plural of superman English)

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Supermen (anthology)

Supermen is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh as the third volume in their Isaac Asimov's Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction series. It was first published in paperback by Signet/New American Library in October 1984. The first British edition was issued in paperback by Robinson in 1988.

The book collects twelve novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, together with an introduction by Asimov.

Usage examples of "supermen".

Although the existence of the Eugenics Wars was well-known by the twenty-third century, most citizens of the late twentieth century were not even aware of the global struggle against Khan and his fellow supermen, seeing only scattered brushfire wars and random acts of terrorism.

I guess I have this idea that telepaths ought to be some sort of supermen, and am rather disappointed that they are still totally human, full of passion for power and glory, just like anyone else.

Which of the treacherous supermen should be the first to feel his wrath?

Chrysalis-bred supermen from becoming common knowledge, for fear of igniting full-scale genetic warfare and panic, of the sort that had destroyed entire civilizations on Alba IV or Trasker Prime.

Jugurtha, Pachacutec, and many of the lesser supermen had self-destructed by now, or else were bogged down in bloody civil wars throughout Africa, South America, etc.

Ament fought this debate, after his fellow supermen rebelled against him.

The science of biochemistry learned more in the next ten years than it had in the past seventy centuries, and the Oligarchy had sold the public on a pipedream: we were going to create a race of supermen that would blast the Setts to kingdom come.

The American pioneers were not supermen, and they were not especially courageous.

He was not reassured by an endless series of stories about sadists, supermen, and crafty business executives.

Khan and his fellow supermen, stranding them on a primitive planet somewhere near the Mutara Sector.

Seven could have known for certain how dangerous Khan and his fellow supermen would become, but, even if he had, what else could he have done?

Kirk was somewhat relieved to note that genetically engineered supermen were evidently just as capable of receiving a bloodied nose as anyone else.