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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”

The 1,000 Year Plan by Isaac Asimov (Ace, 1955, D-110, 35¢, 160pp, pb, na)     Abridged version of Foundation. Bound with No World of Their Own by Poul Anderson.

3 by Asimov: Three Science Fiction Tales by Isaac Asimov (Targ Editions, 1981, iv+22pp, hc, co)     Limited to 250 signed copies on handmade paper. · The Last Answer · Isaac Asimov · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact January 1980 · True Love · Isaac Asimov · ss American Way February 1977 · Fair Exchange? · Isaac Asimov · ss Asimov’s SF Adventure Magazine Fall 1978

Through a Glass, Clearly by Isaac Asimov (Four Square Books, April 1967, 1866, 3/6d, 124pp, pb, co, cover by Josh Kirby) 7 · It’s Such a Beautiful Day · Isaac Asimov · nv Star Science Fiction Stories No. 3 ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1955 28 · Belief · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science Fiction October 1953 56 · Breeds There a Man…? · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science Fiction June 1951 92 · The C-Chute · Isaac Asimov · nv Galaxy Science Fiction October 1951

Triangle by Isaac Asimov (SFBC, May 1961, $1.20, 516pp, hc, om) [Trantorian Empire]     Omnibus of The Currents of Space, Pebble in the Sky and The Stars Like Dust. In England as An Isaac Asimov Second Omnibus. 1 · The Currents of Space [Trantorian Empire] · Isaac Asimov · n. Doubleday, 1952 172 · Pebble in the Sky [Trantorian Empire] · Isaac Asimov · n. Doubleday, 1950 347 · The Stars, Like Dust [Trantorian Empire] · Isaac Asimov · n. Doubleday, 1951

The Union Club Mysteries by Isaac Asimov (Doubleday, August 1983, 0-385-18806-4, $13.95, 216pp, hc, co) [Union Club] 9 · Foreword · Isaac Asimov · fw 15 · No Refuge Could Save [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery September 1980, as “To Spot a Spy” 22 · The Telephone Number [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery October 1980, as “The Winning Number” 28 · The Men Who Wouldn’t Talk [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery November 1980, as “Pigeon English” 34 · A Clear Shot [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery December 1980, as “Big Shot” 40 · Irresistible to Women [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery January 1981, as “Call Me Irresistible” 46 · He Wasn’t There [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery February 1981, as “The Spy Who Was Out-of-Focus” 52 · The Thin Line [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery March 1981, as “Taxicab Crackdown” 58 · Mystery Tune [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery April 1981, as “Death Song” 65 · Hide and Seek [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery May 1981 72 · Gift [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery June 1981, as “Decipher Detection” 79 · Hot or Cold [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery July 1981 86 · The Thirteenth Page [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery August 1981 93 · 1 to 999 [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery September 1981, as “One in a Thousand” 100 · Twelve Years Old [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery October 1981, as “The Twelve-Year-Old Problem 12-Year-Old Problem” 107 · Testing, Testing [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery November 1981, as “Cloak and Dagger Duel” 114 · The Appleby Story [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery December 1981, as “The Last Laugh” 121 · Dollars and Cents [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery January 1982, as “Countdown to Disaster” 128 · Friends and Allies [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery February 1982, as “Mirror Image” 135 · Which Is Which [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery March 1982, as “The Perfect Alibi” 142 · The Sign [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery April 1982, as “The Telltale Sign” 149 · Catching the Fox [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery May 1982, as “Stopping the Fox” 156 · Getting the Combination [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery June 1982, as “Playing It by the Numbers” 163 · The Library Book [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery July 1982, as “Mystery Book” 170 · The Three Goblets [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery August 1982, as “A Flash of Brilliance” 176 · Spell It! [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery September 1982, as “Book Smart” 183 · Two Women [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery October 1982, as “Cherchez la Femme: The Case of the Disappearing Woman” 190 · Sending a Signal [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery November 1982, as “A Piece of the Rock” 197 · The Favorite Piece [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery December 1982 203 · Half a Ghost [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery January 1983, as “A Ghost of a Chance” 209 · There Was a Young Lady [Union Club] · Isaac Asimov · ss Gallery February 1983, as “Poetic License” 215 · Afterword · Isaac Asimov · aw

The Winds of Change and Other Stories by Isaac Asimov (Doubleday, March 1983, 0-385-18099-3, $15.95, 269pp, hc, co) xiii · Introduction · Isaac Asimov · in 1 · About Nothing · Isaac Asimov · vi Post Card Partnership, 1975, as “untitled (“All of Earth waited…”)” 3 · A Perfect Fit · Isaac Asimov · ss Cahners Publishing Co., October 14 1981 12 · Belief · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science Fiction October 1953 46 · Death of a Foy · Isaac Asimov · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1980 49 · Fair Exchange? · Isaac Asimov · ss Asimov’s SF Adventure Magazine Fall 1978 61 · For the Birds · Isaac Asimov · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine May 1980 72 · Found! · Isaac Asimov · ss Omni October 1978 88 · Good Taste · Isaac Asimov · ss Apocalypse Press, 1976 108 · How It Happened · Isaac Asimov · vi Asimov’s SF Adventure Magazine Spring 1979 111 · Ideas Die Hard · Isaac Asimov · ss Galaxy Science Fiction October 1957 130 · Ignition Point! · Isaac Asimov · ss Finding the Right Speaker, 1981 138 · It Is Coming · Isaac Asimov · ss 1979 154 · The Last Answer · Isaac Asimov · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact January 1980 163 · The Last Shuttle · Isaac Asimov · ss Today April 10 1981 168 · Lest We Remember · Isaac Asimov · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine February 15 1982 198 · Nothing for Nothing · Isaac Asimov · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine February 1979 210 · One Night of Song [Azazel] · Isaac Asimov · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1982 217 · The Smile That Loses [Azazel] · Isaac Asimov · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1982 227 · Sure Thing · Isaac Asimov · vi Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Summer 1977 230 · To Tell at a Glance · Isaac Asimov · nv The Saturday Evening Post January/February 1977, as “Tell at a Glance”; complete version. 254 · The Winds of Change · Isaac Asimov · ss Speculations ed. Isaac Asimov & Alice Laurance, Houghton Mifflin, 1982