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The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov by Isaac Asimov (Doubleday, August 15, 1986, 0-385-19782-9, $17.95, 320pp, hc, co)     Collection of 28 stories recycled from earlier collections. There is a new introduction. xi · Introduction · Isaac Asimov · in 1 · All the Troubles of the World · Isaac Asimov · ss Super-Science Fiction April 1958 17 · A Loint of Paw · Isaac Asimov · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1957 19 · The Dead Past · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science Fiction April 1956 65 · Death of a Foy · Isaac Asimov · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1980 67 · Dreaming Is a Private Thing · Isaac Asimov · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1955 expanded from Saturday Review, May 28 ’55. 83 · Dreamworld · Isaac Asimov · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1955 85 · Eyes Do More Than See · Isaac Asimov · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1965 89 · The Feeling of Power · Isaac Asimov · ss If February 1958 99 · Flies · Isaac Asimov · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1953 106 · Found! · Isaac Asimov · ss Omni October 1978 121 · The Foundation of Science Fiction Success · Isaac Asimov · pm The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1954 123 · Franchise [Multivac] · Isaac Asimov · ss If August 1955 139 · The Fun They Had · Isaac Asimov · ss The Boys and Girls Page December 1 1951 143 · How It Happened · Isaac Asimov · vi Asimov’s SF Adventure Magazine Spring 1979 145 · I Just Make Them Up, See! · Isaac Asimov · pm The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1958 148 · I’m in Marsport Without Hilda · Isaac Asimov · ss Venture Science Fiction November 1957 162 · The Immortal Bard · Isaac Asimov · vi Universe Science Fiction #5, May 1954 165 · It’s Such a Beautiful Day · Isaac Asimov · nv Star Science Fiction Stories No. 3 ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1955 188 · Jokester · Isaac Asimov · ss Infinity Science Fiction December 1956 202 · The Last Answer · Isaac Asimov · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact January 1980 209 · The Last Question [Multivac] · Isaac Asimov · ss Science Fiction Quarterly November 1956 222 · My Son, the Physicist! · Isaac Asimov · vi Scientific American February 1962 226 · Obituary · Isaac Asimov · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1959 243 · Spell My Name with an S · Isaac Asimov · ss Star Science Fiction January 1958, as “S as in Zebatinsky” 258 · Strikebreaker · Isaac Asimov · ss Science Fiction Stories January 1957, as “Male Strikebreaker” 272 · Sure Thing · Isaac Asimov · vi Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Summer 1977 274 · The Ugly Little Boy · Isaac Asimov · nv Galaxy Magazine September 1958, as “Lastborn” 313 · Unto the Fourth Generation · Isaac Asimov · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1959

The Best of Isaac Asimov by Isaac Asimov (Sphere, March 1973, 0-7221-1254-8, 40p, 336pp, pb, co, cover by Patrick Woodroffe) [edited by Angus Wells] 7 · Introduction · Isaac Asimov · in 14 · Marooned Off Vesta [Brandon, Shea & Moore] · Isaac Asimov · ss Amazing Stories March 1939 31 · Nightfall · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science-Fiction September 1941 69 · The C-Chute · Isaac Asimov · nv Galaxy Science Fiction October 1951 108 · The Martian Way · Isaac Asimov · na Galaxy Science Fiction November 1952 157 · The Deep · Isaac Asimov · nv Galaxy Science Fiction December 1952 180 · The Fun They Had · Isaac Asimov · ss The Boys and Girls Page December 1 1951 183 · The Last Question [Multivac] · Isaac Asimov · ss Science Fiction Quarterly November 1956 197 · The Dead Past · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science Fiction April 1956 247 · The Dying Night [Wendell Urth] · Isaac Asimov · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1956 275 · Anniversary [Brandon, Shea & Moore] · Isaac Asimov · ss Amazing Science Fiction Stories March 1959 292 · The Billiard Ball · Isaac Asimov · nv If March 1967 313 · Mirror Image [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact May 1972 332 · Bibliography · Gerald Bishop · bi

The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories by Isaac Asimov (Doubleday, August 1976, 0-385-12198-9, $6.95, 311pp, hc, co, cover by Peter Rauch) 2 · The Prime of Life · Isaac Asimov · pm The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1966 6 · Feminine Intuition [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1969 30 · Waterclap · Isaac Asimov · nv If April 1970 61 · —That Thou Art Mindful of Him! · Isaac Asimov · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1974 87 · Stranger in Paradise · Isaac Asimov · nv Worlds of If May/June 1974 114 · The Life and Times of Multivac · Isaac Asimov · ss The New York Times Magazine January 5 1975 126 · The Winnowing · Isaac Asimov · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact February 1976 135 · The Bicentennial Man [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv Stellar #2 ed. Judy-Lynn del Rey, Ballantine, 1976 173 · Marching In · Isaac Asimov · ss High Fidelity April 1976 181 · Old-Fashioned · Isaac Asimov · ss Bell Telephone Magazine February 1976 190 · The Tercentenary Incident [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1976 206 · Birth of a Notion · Isaac Asimov · ss Amazing Science Fiction Stories June 1976

Buy Jupiter and Other Stories by Isaac Asimov (Doubleday, September 1975, 0-385-05077-1, $5.95, 206pp, hc, co) 1 · Introduction · Isaac Asimov · in 5 · Darwinian Pool Room · Isaac Asimov · ss Galaxy Science Fiction October 1950 14 · Day of the Hunters · Isaac Asimov · ss Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories November 1950 24 · Shah Guido G. · Isaac Asimov · ss Marvel Science Fiction November 1951 34 · Button, Button · Isaac Asimov · ss Startling Stories January 1953 49 · The Monkey’s Finger · Isaac Asimov · ss Startling Stories February 1953 60 · Everest · Isaac Asimov · ss Universe Science Fiction #3, December 1953 65 · The Pause · Isaac Asimov · ss Time to Come ed. August Derleth, Farrar, Straus & Young, 1954 79 · Let’s Not · Isaac Asimov · ss Boston University Graduate Journal December 1954 85 · Each an Explorer · Isaac Asimov · ss Future Science Fiction #30, 1956 99 · Blank! · Isaac Asimov · ss Infinity Science Fiction June 1957 104 · Does a Bee Care? · Isaac Asimov · ss If June 1957 110 · Silly Asses · Isaac Asimov · vi Future Science Fiction #35, February 1958 114 · Buy Jupiter! · Isaac Asimov · ss Venture Science Fiction May 1958 119 · A Statue for Father · Isaac Asimov · ss Satellite Science Fiction February 1959 127 · Rain, Rain, Go Away · Isaac Asimov · ss Fantastic Universe September 1959 136 · Founding Father · Isaac Asimov · ss Galaxy Magazine October 1965 143 · Exile to Hell · Isaac Asimov · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact May 1968 148 · Key Item · Isaac Asimov · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1968 152 · The Proper Study · Isaac Asimov · ss Boys’ Life September 1968 159 · 2430 A.D. · Isaac Asimov · ss IBM October 1970 167 · The Greatest Asset · Isaac Asimov · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact January 1972 175 · Take a Match · Isaac Asimov · nv New Dimensions II ed. Robert Silverberg, Doubleday, 1972 193 · Thiotimoline to the Stars [Thiotimoline] · Isaac Asimov · ss Astounding ed. Harry Harrison, Random House, 1973 201 · Light Verse [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss The Saturday Evening Post September/October 1973

Cal by Isaac Asimov (Doubleday, October 1991, no ISBN, 30pp, ph, nv)     Original Asimov short story free to members of the “Isaac Asimov Collection”, a subscription book club. The words “Not for sale in bookstores” seem to almost be part of the title.

Casebook of the Black Widowers by Isaac Asimov (Doubleday, January 1980, 0-385-15704-5, $7.95, x+182pp, hc, co) [Black Widowers]     Also in pb (Fawcett Mar ’81). ix · Introduction · Isaac Asimov · in 1 · The Cross of Lorraine [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1976 17 · The Family Man [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1976, as “A Case of Income-Tax Fraud” 33 · The Sports Page [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1977 49 · Second Best [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss 63 · The Missing Item [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Winter 1977 79 · The Next Day [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1978 93 · Irrelevance! [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1979, as “A Matter of Irrelevance” 109 · None So Blind [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1979 125 · The Backward Look [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine September 1979 139 · What Time Is It? [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss 155 · Middle Name [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss 169 · To the Barest [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1979

The Complete Robot by Isaac Asimov (Doubleday, April 1982, 0-385-17724-0, $19.95, xiv+557pp, hc, co) xi · Introduction · Isaac Asimov · in 1 · Some Non-Human Robots · Isaac Asimov · si 3 · A Boy’s Best Friend · Isaac Asimov · ss Boys’ Life March 1975 7 · Sally · Isaac Asimov · ss Fantastic May/June 1953 25 · Someday · Isaac Asimov · ss Infinity Science Fiction August 1956 35 · Some Immobile Robots · Isaac Asimov · si 37 · Point of View [Multivac] · Isaac Asimov · vi Boys’ Life July 1975 41 · Think! · Isaac Asimov · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Spring 1977 51 · True Love · Isaac Asimov · ss American Way February 1977 57 · Some Metallic Robots · Isaac Asimov · si 59 · Robot AL-76 Goes Astray [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Amazing Stories February 1942 73 · Victory Unintentional [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Super Science Stories August 1942 93 · Stranger in Paradise · Isaac Asimov · nv Worlds of If May/June 1974 121 · Light Verse [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss The Saturday Evening Post September/October 1973 127 · Segregationist [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Abbottempo April 1967 133 · Robbie [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Super Science Stories September 1940, as “Strange Playfellow” 153 · Some Humanoid Robots · Isaac Asimov · si 155 · Let’s Get Together [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Infinity Science Fiction February 1957 171 · Mirror Image [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact May 1972 187 · The Tercentenary Incident [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1976 203 · Powell and Donovan · Isaac Asimov · si 205 · First Law [Mike Donovan; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Fantastic Universe October 1956 209 · Runaround [Mike Donovan; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science-Fiction March 1942 227 · Reason [Mike Donovan; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Astounding Science-Fiction April 1941 245 · Catch That Rabbit [Mike Donovan; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Astounding Science Fiction February 1944 265 · Liar! [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Astounding Science-Fiction May 1941 285 · Satisfaction Guaranteed [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Amazing Stories April 1951 301 · Lenny [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Infinity Science Fiction January 1958 315 · Galley Slave [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv Galaxy Science Fiction December 1957 349 · Little Lost Robot [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science Fiction March 1947 375 · Risk [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science Fiction May 1955 401 · Escape! [Susan Calvin; Mike Donovan; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Astounding Science Fiction August 1945, as “Paradoxical Escape” 425 · Evidence [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science Fiction September 1946 447 · The Evitable Conflict [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science Fiction June 1950 471 · Feminine Intuition [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1969 493 · Two Climaxes · Isaac Asimov · si 495 · —That Thou Art Mindful of Him! · Isaac Asimov · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1974 519 · The Bicentennial Man [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv Stellar #2 ed. Judy-Lynn del Rey, Ballantine, 1976 559 · A Last Word · Isaac Asimov · aw

The Complete Stories, Volume 1 by Isaac Asimov (Doubleday Foundation, November 1990, 0-385-41606-7, $22.95, 614pp, hc, om, cover by Barclay Shaw)     Omnibus collection of 46 stories, comprising the complete contents of Earth Is Room Enough (Doubleday 1957), Nine Tomorrows (Doubleday 1957), and Nightfall and Other Stories (Doubleday 1959). Also available in trade paperback (-41627-X). vii · Introduction · Isaac Asimov · in · Earth Is Room Enough · Isaac Asimov · co Doubleday, 1957 3 · The Dead Past · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science Fiction April 1956 41 · The Foundation of Science Fiction Success · Isaac Asimov · pm The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1954 43 · Franchise [Multivac] · Isaac Asimov · ss If August 1955 57 · Gimmicks Three · Isaac Asimov · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1956, as “The Brazen Locked Room” 62 · Kid Stuff · Isaac Asimov · ss Beyond Fantasy Fiction September 1953 73 · The Watery Place · Isaac Asimov · ss Satellite Science Fiction October 1956 77 · Living Space · Isaac Asimov · ss Science Fiction Stories May 1956 89 · The Message · Isaac Asimov · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1956 91 · Satisfaction Guaranteed [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Amazing Stories April 1951 104 · Hell-Fire · Isaac Asimov · vi Fantastic Universe May 1956 106 · The Last Trump · Isaac Asimov · ss Fantastic Universe June 1955 120 · The Fun They Had · Isaac Asimov · ss The Boys and Girls Page December 1 1951 123 · Jokester · Isaac Asimov · ss Infinity Science Fiction December 1956 135 · The Immortal Bard · Isaac Asimov · vi Universe Science Fiction #5, May 1954 138 · Someday · Isaac Asimov · ss Infinity Science Fiction August 1956 146 · The Author’s Ordeal · Isaac Asimov · pm Science Fiction Quarterly May 1957 149 · Dreaming Is a Private Thing · Isaac Asimov · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1955 expanded from Saturday Review, May 28 ’55. · Nine Tomorrows · Isaac Asimov · co Doubleday, 1959 162 · Profession · Isaac Asimov · na Astounding Science Fiction July 1957 208 · The Feeling of Power · Isaac Asimov · ss If February 1958 217 · The Dying Night [Wendell Urth] · Isaac Asimov · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1956 239 · I’m in Marsport Without Hilda · Isaac Asimov · ss Venture Science Fiction November 1957 250 · The Gentle Vultures · Isaac Asimov · ss Super-Science Fiction December 1957 263 · All the Troubles of the World · Isaac Asimov · ss Super-Science Fiction April 1958 277 · Spell My Name with an S · Isaac Asimov · ss Star Science Fiction January 1958, as “S as in Zebatinsky” 290 · The Last Question [Multivac] · Isaac Asimov · ss Science Fiction Quarterly November 1956 301 · The Ugly Little Boy · Isaac Asimov · nv Galaxy Magazine September 1958, as “Lastborn” · Nightfall and Other Stories · Isaac Asimov · co Doubleday, 1969 334 · Nightfall · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science-Fiction September 1941 363 · Green Patches · Isaac Asimov · ss Galaxy Science Fiction November 1950, as “Misbegotten Missionary” 376 · Hostess · Isaac Asimov · nv Galaxy Science Fiction May 1951 408 · Breeds There a Man…? · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science Fiction June 1951 438 · The C-Chute · Isaac Asimov · nv Galaxy Science Fiction October 1951 468 · “In a Good Cause—” · Isaac Asimov · nv New Tales of Space and Time ed. Raymond J. Healy, Henry Holt, 1951 489 · What If… · Isaac Asimov · ss Fantastic Summer 1952 500 · Sally · Isaac Asimov · ss Fantastic May/June 1953 515 · Flies · Isaac Asimov · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1953 521 · Nobody Here But— · Isaac Asimov · ss Star Science Fiction Stories ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953 531 · It’s Such a Beautiful Day · Isaac Asimov · nv Star Science Fiction Stories No. 3 ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1955 550 · Strikebreaker · Isaac Asimov · ss Science Fiction Stories January 1957, as “Male Strikebreaker” 561 · Insert Knob A in Hole B · Isaac Asimov · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1957 563 · The Up-to-Date Sorcerer · Isaac Asimov · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1958 575 · Unto the Fourth Generation · Isaac Asimov · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1959 582 · What Is This Thing Called Love? · Isaac Asimov · ss Amazing Stories March 1961, as “Playboy and the Slime God” 593 · The Machine That Won the War · Isaac Asimov · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1961 598 · My Son, the Physicist! · Isaac Asimov · vi Scientific American February 1962 602 · Eyes Do More Than See · Isaac Asimov · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1965 605 · Segregationist [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Abbottempo April 1967 610 · I Just Make Them Up, See! · Isaac Asimov · pm The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1958 613 · Rejection Slips · Isaac Asimov · pm Nine Tomorrows by Isaac Asimov, Doubleday, 1959