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Prisoners of the Stars by Isaac Asimov (Doubleday, January 1979, 0-385-13270-0, $12.95, xiv+538pp, hc, om)     Omnibus of The Stars Like Dust, The Martian Way, and The Currents of Space. vii · Introduction · Isaac Asimov · in 1 · The Stars, Like Dust [Trantorian Empire] · Isaac Asimov · n. Doubleday, 1951 189 · The Martian Way and Other Stories · Isaac Asimov · co Doubleday, 1955 351 · The Currents of Space [Trantorian Empire] · Isaac Asimov · n. Doubleday, 1952

Puzzles of the Black Widowers by Isaac Asimov (Doubleday, January 1990, 0-385-26264-7, $19.95, 253pp, hc, co, cover by James Steinberg) [Black Widowers]     Collection of 12 mystery stories featuring the Black Widowers club. Three are originals. ix · Introduction · Isaac Asimov · in 3 · The Fourth Homonym [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1985 24 · Unique Is Where You Find It [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss The Edge of Tomorrow by Isaac Asimov, Tor, 1985 46 · The Lucky Piece [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss 69 · Triple Devil [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1985 90 · Sunset on the Water [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1986 112 · Where Is He? [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1986 133 · The Old Purse [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1987, as “The Snatched Purse” 153 · The Quiet Place [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1988 174 · The Four-Leaf Clover [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss 193 · The Envelope [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1989 214 · The Alibi [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1989 234 · The Recipe [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss

The Rest of the Robots by Isaac Asimov (Doubleday, November 1964, $5.95, xiii+556pp, hc, co) [Robots] ix · Introduction · Isaac Asimov · in 1 · Part I. The Coming of the Robots 3 · Robot AL-76 Goes Astray [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Amazing Stories February 1942 17 · Victory Unintentional [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Super Science Stories August 1942 39 · Part II. The Laws of Robotics 41 · First Law [Mike Donovan; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Fantastic Universe October 1956 47 · Let’s Get Together [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Infinity Science Fiction February 1957 65 · Part III. Susan Calvin 67 · Satisfaction Guaranteed [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Amazing Stories April 1951 83 · Risk [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science Fiction May 1955 111 · Lenny [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Infinity Science Fiction January 1958 127 · Galley Slave [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv Galaxy Science Fiction December 1957 163 · Part IV. Lije Bailey 165 · The Caves of Steel [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · n. Doubleday, 1954 363 · The Naked Sun [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · n. Doubleday, January 1957

The Return of the Black Widowers by Isaac Asimov (Carroll & Graf, December 2003, 0-7867-1248-1, $24.00, xv+335pp, hc, co) [Black Widowers] [edited by William Brittain & Charles Ardai]     Collection of 17 mystery stories by Asimov, five previously uncollected. This includes two homage stories by William Brittain and Charles Ardai, who edited the collection. Introduction by Harlan Ellison, and an afterword by Asimov extracted from I. Asimov on “The Birth of the Black Widowers”. An Otto Penzler book. ix · Foreword · Harlan Ellison · fw 1 · The Best of the Black Widowers 3 · The Acquisitive Chuckle [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1972 17 · Ph as in Phony [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1972, as “The Phony Ph.D.” 35 · Early Sunday Morning [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1973, as “The Biological Clock” 53 · The Obvious Factor [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1973 71 · The Iron Gem [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1974, as “A Chip of the Black Stone” 91 · To the Barest [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1979 109 · Sixty Million Trillion Combinations [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 5 1980, as “Sixty Four Million Trillion Combinations 64 Million Trillion Combinations” 127 · The Redhead [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1984 145 · The Wrong House [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Banquets of the Black Widowers by Isaac Asimov, Doubleday, 1984 163 · Triple Devil [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1985 181 · The Men Who Read Isaac Asimov [Black Widowers] · William Brittain · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1978 195 · The Uncollected Black Widowers 197 · Northwestward [Batman; Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss The Further Adventures of Batman ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Bantam, 1989 215 · Yes, but Why? [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss The Armchair Detective Spring 1990 231 · Lost in a Space Warp [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1990 247 · Police at the Door [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1990 263 · The Haunted Cabin [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1990 279 · The Guest’s Guest [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1991 291 · One More, Just for Harlan 293 · The Woman in the Bar [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 30 1980, as “The Man Who Pretended to Like Baseball” 311 · Commemorative 313 · The Last Story [Black Widowers] · Charles Ardai · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 2002 331 · Afterword: Birth of the Black Widowers · Isaac Asimov · ex from I. Asimov, Doubleday, April 1994

The Robot Collection by Isaac Asimov (Doubleday, 1983, 0-385-19152-9, $15.95, 404+510pp, hc, om) [Robots]     Omnibus of The Caves of Steel (Doubleday 1954), The Naked Sun (Doubleday 1957) and The Complete Robot (Doubleday 1982). 1 · The Caves of Steel [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · n. Doubleday, 1954 203 · The Naked Sun [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · n. Doubleday, January 1957 1 · The Complete Robot · Isaac Asimov · co Doubleday, 1982

Robot Dreams by Isaac Asimov (Berkley, November 1986, 0-425-09345-X, $7.95, 349pp, tp, co)     Collection illustrated by Ralph McQuarrie, “Masterworks of Science Fiction & Fantasy” #5. The title story is original to this collection. 7 · Introduction · Isaac Asimov · in 15 · Little Lost Robot [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science Fiction March 1947 39 · Robot Dreams [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss 45 · Breeds There a Man…? · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science Fiction June 1951 77 · Hostess · Isaac Asimov · nv Galaxy Science Fiction May 1951 112 · Sally · Isaac Asimov · ss Fantastic May/June 1953 129 · Strikebreaker · Isaac Asimov · ss Science Fiction Stories January 1957, as “Male Strikebreaker” 142 · The Machine That Won the War · Isaac Asimov · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1961 148 · Eyes Do More Than See · Isaac Asimov · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1965 152 · The Martian Way · Isaac Asimov · na Galaxy Science Fiction November 1952 193 · Franchise [Multivac] · Isaac Asimov · ss If August 1955 207 · Jokester · Isaac Asimov · ss Infinity Science Fiction December 1956 220 · The Last Question [Multivac] · Isaac Asimov · ss Science Fiction Quarterly November 1956 231 · Does a Bee Care? · Isaac Asimov · ss If June 1957 236 · Light Verse [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss The Saturday Evening Post September/October 1973 241 · The Feeling of Power · Isaac Asimov · ss If February 1958 251 · Spell My Name with an S · Isaac Asimov · ss Star Science Fiction January 1958, as “S as in Zebatinsky” 264 · The Ugly Little Boy · Isaac Asimov · nv Galaxy Magazine September 1958, as “Lastborn” 300 · The Billiard Ball · Isaac Asimov · nv If March 1967 316 · True Love · Isaac Asimov · ss American Way February 1977 320 · The Last Answer · Isaac Asimov · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact January 1980 326 · Lest We Remember · Isaac Asimov · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine February 15 1982

The Robot Novels by Isaac Asimov (SFBC, May 1971, $2.49, 404pp, hc, om, cover by Carl T. Herrman) 1 · The Caves of Steel [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · n. Doubleday, 1954 203 · The Naked Sun [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · n. Doubleday, January 1957

The Robot Novels (var. 1) by Isaac Asimov (Ballantine Del Rey, October 1988, 0-345-33119-2, $14.95, 671pp, tp, om)     Omnibus edition, with a new introduction, of The Caves of Steel (1954), The Naked Sun (1957), and The Robots of Dawn (1983). This is a revision of the 1971 omnibus which contained only the first two novels. · Introduction · Isaac Asimov · in · The Caves of Steel [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · n. Doubleday, 1954 · The Naked Sun [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · n. Doubleday, January 1957 · The Robots of Dawn [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · n. Doubleday, 1983

Robot Visions by Isaac Asimov (NAL/Roc, April 1990, 0-451-45000-0, $18.95, 482pp, hc, co, cover by Ralph McQuarrie)     Collection of 18 stories (one original) and 16 essays, illustrated by Ralph McQuarrie and packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications. 1 · The Robot Chronicles · Isaac Asimov · in 19 · Robot Visions [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss 37 · Too Bad! · Isaac Asimov · ss The Microverse ed. Byron Preiss, Bantam, 1989 48 · Robbie [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Super Science Stories September 1940, as “Strange Playfellow” 71 · Reason [Mike Donovan; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Astounding Science-Fiction April 1941 93 · Liar! [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Astounding Science-Fiction May 1941 113 · Runaround [Mike Donovan; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science-Fiction March 1942 135 · Evidence [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science Fiction September 1946 161 · Little Lost Robot [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science Fiction March 1947 191 · The Evitable Conflict [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science Fiction June 1950 218 · Feminine Intuition [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1969 245 · The Bicentennial Man [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv Stellar #2 ed. Judy-Lynn del Rey, Ballantine, 1976 291 · Someday · Isaac Asimov · ss Infinity Science Fiction August 1956 302 · Think! · Isaac Asimov · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Spring 1977 312 · Segregationist [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Abbottempo April 1967 319 · Mirror Image [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact May 1972 338 · Lenny [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Infinity Science Fiction January 1958 355 · Galley Slave [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv Galaxy Science Fiction December 1957 395 · Christmas Without Rodney · Isaac Asimov · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine mid December 1988 405 · Robots I Have Known · Isaac Asimov · ar Computers and Automation October 1954 411 · The New Teachers · Isaac Asimov · ar American Way January 1977 414 · Whatever You Wish · Isaac Asimov · ar American Way July 1977 417 · The Friends We Make · Isaac Asimov · ar American Way June 1977 420 · Our Intelligent Tools · Isaac Asimov · ar American Way October 1977, as “Moral Machines” 423 · The Laws of Robotics · Isaac Asimov · ar American Way June 1979 426 · Future Fantastic · Isaac Asimov · ar Special Reports Spring 1989 432 · The Machine and the Robot · Isaac Asimov · ar Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology ed. Patricia S. Warrick, Martin H. Greenberg & Joseph D. Olander, Harper & Row, 1978 444 · The New Profession · Isaac Asimov · ar American Way March 1984 447 · The Robot as Enemy? · Isaac Asimov · ar American Way August 20 1985 450 · Intelligences Together · Isaac Asimov · ar American Way August 1981 453 · My Robots · Isaac Asimov · ar Isaac Asimov’s Robot City, Book 1: Odyssey by Michael P. Kube-McDowell, Ace, 1987 458 · The Laws of Humanics · Isaac Asimov · ar Isaac Asimov’s Robot City, Book 2: Suspicion by Mike McQuay, Ace, 1987 463 · Cybernetic Organism · Isaac Asimov · ar Isaac Asimov’s Robot City, Book 3: Cyborg by William F. Wu, Ace, 1987 470 · The Sense of Humor · Isaac Asimov · ar Isaac Asimov’s Robot City, Book 5: Refuge by Robert Chilson, Ace, 1988 477 · Robots in Combination · Isaac Asimov · ar Isaac Asimov’s Robot City, Book 6: Perihelion by William F. Wu, Ace, 1988

Robots and Murder by Isaac Asimov (SFBC, November 1999, #06516, $14.98, 745pp, hc, om, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robots]     Reprint (Del Rey 1988 as The Robot Novels) omnibus of three robot mystery novels: The Caves of Steel (1954), The Naked Sun (1957), The Robots of Dawn (1983). · Introduction · Isaac Asimov · in The Robot Novels (var. 1) by Isaac Asimov, Del Rey, 1988 · The Caves of Steel [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · n. Doubleday, 1954 · The Naked Sun [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · n. Doubleday, January 1957 · The Robots of Dawn [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · n. Doubleday, 1983

Science Fiction by Asimov by Isaac Asimov (Davis, 1986, no ISBN, 62pp, tp, co) [edited by Sheila Williams]     Collection of seven stories by Asimov, one previously unpublished, distributed free to subscribers of Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine. Edited by Sheila Williams. 8 · Introduction · Isaac Asimov · in 9 · More Things in Heaven and Earth [Azazel] · Isaac Asimov · ss 20 · Rejection Slips · Isaac Asimov · pm Nine Tomorrows by Isaac Asimov, Doubleday, 1959 22 · Death of a Foy · Isaac Asimov · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1980 24 · Dashing Through the Snow [Azazel] · Isaac Asimov · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine mid December 1984 39 · Potential · Isaac Asimov · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine February 1983 48 · Eyes Do More Than See · Isaac Asimov · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1965 52 · The Dim Rumble [Azazel] · Isaac Asimov · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine October 1982

Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov (Gnome Press, March 1953, 53010530, $2.75, 10+210pp, hc, n., cover by Ric Binkley) [Foundation]     Fix-up novel based on two novellas from Astounding Science Fiction. Also in The Foundation Trilogy. · Prolog · Isaac Asimov · lk 3 · Search by the Mule [Foundation] · Isaac Asimov · na Astounding Science Fiction January 1948, as “Now You See It…” 75 · Search by the Foundation [Foundation] · Isaac Asimov · n. Astounding Science Fiction November 1949 (+2), as “…And Now You Don’t”

The Secret of the Universe by Isaac Asimov (Oxford University Press, March 1992, 0-19-286144-1, £6.99, 240pp, tp, nf)     Reprint (Doubleday 1991) collection of 17 essays from Fantasy and Science Fiction. xi · Introduction · Isaac Asimov · in 3 · Smashing the Sky · Isaac Asimov · ar The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction March 1990 17 · A Change of Air · Isaac Asimov · ar The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction June 1989 30 · The Changing Distance · Isaac Asimov · ar The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May 1989 45 · The Moon’s Twin · Isaac Asimov · ar The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction April 1989 59 · Worlds in Order · Isaac Asimov · ar The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction April 1990 73 · The Nearest Star · Isaac Asimov · ar The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October 1989 86 · Massing the Sun · Isaac Asimov · ar The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction November 1989 100 · What Are Little Stars Made Of? · Isaac Asimov · ar The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction December 1989 117 · The Importance of Pitch · Isaac Asimov · ar The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction July 1989 131 · Long Ago and Far Away · Isaac Asimov · ar The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction August 1989 144 · The Cosmic Lens · Isaac Asimov · ar The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction February 1989 157 · The Secret of the Universe · Isaac Asimov · ar The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction March 1989 173 · The Salt-Producers · Isaac Asimov · ar The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction June 1990 187 · The True Rulers · Isaac Asimov · ar The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction September 1989 201 · Hot, Cold, and Con Fusion · Isaac Asimov · ar The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction January 1990 215 · Business as Usual · Isaac Asimov · ar The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction February 1990 228 · Just Say “No”? · Isaac Asimov · ar The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May 1990

Tales of the Black Widowers by Isaac Asimov (Doubleday, June 1974, 0-385-08303-3, $5.95, xiii+198pp, hc, co, cover by Wendell Minor) [Black Widowers]     Also in pb (Fawcett 1976). ix · Introduction · Isaac Asimov · in 1 · The Acquisitive Chuckle [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1972 13 · Ph as in Phony [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1972, as “The Phony Ph.D.” 31 · Truth to Tell [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1972, as “The Man Who Never Told a Lie” 43 · Go, Little Book! [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1972, as “The Matchbook Collector” 63 · Early Sunday Morning [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1973, as “The Biological Clock” 79 · The Obvious Factor [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1973 95 · The Pointing Finger [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1973 111 · Miss What? [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1973, as “A Warning to Miss Earth” 127 · The Lullaby of Broadway [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss 145 · Yankee Doodle Went to Town [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss 163 · The Curious Omission [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss 181 · Out of Sight [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1973, as “The Six Suspects”