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Have You Seen These? by Isaac Asimov (NESFA Press, March 1974, $5.95, 94pp, hc, co, cover by Eddie Jones)     All Stories Also in Buy Jupiter. 11 · Introduction · Isaac Asimov · in 13 · 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 36 · The Monkey’s Finger · Isaac Asimov · ss Startling Stories February 1953 49 · Everest · Isaac Asimov · ss Universe Science Fiction #3, December 1953 55 · The Pause · Isaac Asimov · ss Time to Come ed. August Derleth, Farrar, Straus & Young, 1954 73 · Blank! · Isaac Asimov · ss Infinity Science Fiction June 1957 81 · Silly Asses · Isaac Asimov · vi Future Science Fiction #35, February 1958 85 · Rain, Rain, Go Away · Isaac Asimov · ss Fantastic Universe September 1959

I, Robot by Isaac Asimov (Gnome Press, 1950, LC:51-9134, $2.50, 253pp, hc, co, cover by Edd Cartier) [Robots] 13 · Introduction · Isaac Asimov · in 17 · Robbie [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Super Science Stories September 1940, as “Strange Playfellow” 41 · Runaround [Mike Donovan; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science-Fiction March 1942 63 · Reason [Mike Donovan; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Astounding Science-Fiction April 1941 85 · Catch That Rabbit [Mike Donovan; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Astounding Science Fiction February 1944 111 · Liar! [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Astounding Science-Fiction May 1941 133 · Little Lost Robot [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science Fiction March 1947 167 · Escape! [Susan Calvin; Mike Donovan; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Astounding Science Fiction August 1945, as “Paradoxical Escape” 195 · Evidence [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science Fiction September 1946 225 · The Evitable Conflict [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science Fiction June 1950

I, Robot (var. 1) by Isaac Asimov (Digit, 1958, D164, 2/-, 158pp, pb, co) [Robots]     Abridged reprint of the original collection (Gone Press, 1950); this edition drops two stories. Given as by Issac Asimov on the cover. · Robbie [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Super Science Stories September 1940, as “Strange Playfellow” · Runaround [Mike Donovan; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science-Fiction March 1942 · Reason [Mike Donovan; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Astounding Science-Fiction April 1941 · Catch That Rabbit [Mike Donovan; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Astounding Science Fiction February 1944 · Liar! [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Astounding Science-Fiction May 1941 · Little Lost Robot [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science Fiction March 1947 · Escape! [Susan Calvin; Mike Donovan; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Astounding Science Fiction August 1945, as “Paradoxical Escape”

Isaac Asimov by Isaac Asimov (Octopus, 1981, 0-905712-61-7, 864pp, hc, om)     Omnibus edition of five novels and one collection. 7 · Foundation [Foundation] · Isaac Asimov · n. Gnome Press, 1951 151 · Foundation and Empire [Foundation] · Isaac Asimov · n. Gnome Press, 1952 301 · Second Foundation [Foundation] · Isaac Asimov · n. Gnome Press, 1953 449 · The Stars, Like Dust [Trantorian Empire] · Isaac Asimov · n. Doubleday, 1951 587 · The Naked Sun [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · n. Doubleday, January 1957 725 · I, Robot [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · co Gnome Press, 1950

An Isaac Asimov Omnibus by Isaac Asimov (Sidgwick & Jackson, October 1966, 30/-, 189+172+187pp, hc, om)     Reprint (Doubleday 1963 as The Foundation Trilogy) omnibus.

An Isaac Asimov Second Omnibus by Isaac Asimov (Sidgwick & Jackson, October 1969, 0-283-98072-9, £2.25, 516pp, hc, om)     Reprint (Doubleday 1961 as Triangle) omnibus.

The Key Word and Other Mysteries by Isaac Asimov (Walker US, January 1978, 0-8027-6302-2, $5.85, 54pp, hc, co, cover by Rod Burke) [Larry]     Collection of young-adult detective stories. 7 · The Key Word [Larry] · Isaac Asimov · ss 17 · Santa Claus Gets a Coin [Larry] · Isaac Asimov · ss Boys’ Life December 1975 27 · Sarah Tops [Larry] · Isaac Asimov · ss Boys’ Life February 1975, as “Try Sarah Tops” 36 · The Thirteenth Day of Christmas [Larry] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1977 45 · A Case of Need [Larry] · Isaac Asimov · ss Young World October 1975

The Key Word and Other Mysteries (var. 1) by Isaac Asimov (Piccolo, May 1982, 0-330-26681-0, 90p, 62pp, pb, co, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Larry]     Expanded from the original (Walker, 1978) edition by the addition of “The Disappearing Man”. · The Key Word [Larry] · Isaac Asimov · ss The Key Word and Other Mysteries by Isaac Asimov, Walker, 1978 · Santa Claus Gets a Coin [Larry] · Isaac Asimov · ss Boys’ Life December 1975 · Sarah Tops [Larry] · Isaac Asimov · ss Boys’ Life February 1975, as “Try Sarah Tops” · The Thirteenth Day of Christmas [Larry] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1977 · A Case of Need [Larry] · Isaac Asimov · ss Young World October 1975 · The Disappearing Man [Larry] · Isaac Asimov · ss Boys’ Life June 1978

Magic by Isaac Asimov (HarperPrism, January 1996, 0-06-105205-1, $22.00, 275pp, hc, co)     Collection of 11 fantasy stories and 20 essays about fantasy and “beyond,” subtitled “The Final Fantasy Collection”. vii · Introduction · The Publishers · in 1 · Part One: The Final Fantasy Stories 3 · To Your Health [Azazel] · Isaac Asimov · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine August 1989 13 · The Critic on the Hearth · Isaac Asimov · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction November 1992 23 · It’s a Job · Isaac Asimov · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine mid December 1991 35 · Baby, It’s Cold Outside · Isaac Asimov · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine June 1991 45 · The Time Traveler [Azazel] · Isaac Asimov · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine November 1990 55 · Wine Is a Mocker [Azazel] · Isaac Asimov · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine July 1990 67 · The Mad Scientist [Azazel] · Isaac Asimov · ss Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact July 1989 79 · The Fable of the Three Princes · Isaac Asimov · nv Spaceships and Spells ed. Jane Yolen, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh, Harper & Row, 1987 97 · March Against the Foe · Isaac Asimov · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction April 1994 107 · Northwestward [Batman; Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss The Further Adventures of Batman ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Bantam, 1989 123 · Prince Delightful and the Flameless Dragon · Isaac Asimov · ss Once Upon a Time ed. Lester del Rey & Risa Kessler, Del Rey, 1991 139 · Part Two: On Fantasy 141 · Magic · Isaac Asimov · ed Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine March 1985 147 · Sword and Sorcery · Isaac Asimov · ed Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine January 1985 153 · Concerning Tolkien · Isaac Asimov · ar Isaac’s Universe Volume Two: Phases in Chaos ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Avon, 1991 159 · In Days of Old · Isaac Asimov · in Cosmic Knights ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh, Signet, 1985 163 · Giants in the Earth · Isaac Asimov · in Giants ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh, Signet, 1985 167 · When Fantasy Became Fantasy · Isaac Asimov · in Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Fantasy of the 19th Century ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh, Beaufort, 1982 171 · The Reluctant Critic · Isaac Asimov · ed Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine November/December 1978 177 · The Unicorn · Isaac Asimov · ed Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine December 1986 183 · Unknown · Isaac Asimov · ed Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine October 1987 189 · Extraordinary Voyages · Isaac Asimov · ed Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine March/April 1978 193 · Fairy Tales · Isaac Asimov · ed Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine October 1985 199 · Dear Judy-Lynn · Isaac Asimov · ed Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine May 1986 205 · Fantasy · Isaac Asimov · ed Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine February 1984 211 · Part Three: Beyond Fantasy 213 · Reading and Writing · Isaac Asimov · ar Los Angeles Times 1990 217 · The Right Answer · Isaac Asimov · ar 1996 221 · Ignorance in America · Isaac Asimov · ar Los Angeles Times 1989 225 · Knock Plastic! · Isaac Asimov · ar The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1967 237 · Lost in Non-Translation · Isaac Asimov · ar The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1972 249 · Look Long Upon a Monkey · Isaac Asimov · ar The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1974 261 · Thinking About Thinking · Isaac Asimov · ar The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1975

The Man Who Upset the Universe by Isaac Asimov (Ace, 1955, D-125, 35¢, 254pp, pb, n.) [Foundation]     Reprint (Gnome Press 1952 as Foundation and Empire) fix-up novel.

The Martian Way and Other Stories by Isaac Asimov (Doubleday, 1955, $3.95, 222pp, hc, co, cover by Dick Shelton) 13 · The Martian Way · Isaac Asimov · na Galaxy Science Fiction November 1952 72 · Youth · Isaac Asimov · nv Space Science Fiction May 1952 110 · The Deep · Isaac Asimov · nv Galaxy Science Fiction December 1952 137 · Sucker Bait [Troas] · Isaac Asimov · na Astounding Science Fiction February 1954 (+1)

More Tales of the Black Widowers by Isaac Asimov (Doubleday, October 1976, 0-385-11176-2, $5.95, 180pp, hc, co, cover by Lawrence Ratzkin) [Black Widowers]     Also in pb (Fawcett 1977). ix · Introduction · Isaac Asimov · in 1 · When No Man Pursueth [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1974 16 · Quicker Than the Eye [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1974 30 · The Iron Gem [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1974, as “A Chip of the Black Stone” 46 · The Three Numbers [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1974, as “All in the Way You Read It” 62 · Nothing Like Murder [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1974 77 · No Smoking [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1974, as “Confessions of an American Cigarette Smoker” 92 · Season’s Greetings! [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss 107 · The One and Only East [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1975 121 · Earthset and Evening Star [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1975 136 · Friday the Thirteenth [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1976 151 · The Unabridged [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss 166 · The Ultimate Crime [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss

Nightfall and Other Stories by Isaac Asimov (Doubleday, 1969, $5.95, 343pp, hc, co) 2 · Nightfall · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science-Fiction September 1941 38 · Green Patches · Isaac Asimov · ss Galaxy Science Fiction November 1950, as “Misbegotten Missionary” 54 · Hostess · Isaac Asimov · nv Galaxy Science Fiction May 1951 94 · Breeds There a Man…? · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science Fiction June 1951 130 · The C-Chute · Isaac Asimov · nv Galaxy Science Fiction October 1951 166 · “In a Good Cause—” · Isaac Asimov · nv New Tales of Space and Time ed. Raymond J. Healy, Henry Holt, 1951 191 · What If… · Isaac Asimov · ss Fantastic Summer 1952 206 · Sally · Isaac Asimov · ss Fantastic May/June 1953 225 · Flies · Isaac Asimov · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1953 232 · Nobody Here But— · Isaac Asimov · ss Star Science Fiction Stories ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953 245 · It’s Such a Beautiful Day · Isaac Asimov · nv Star Science Fiction Stories No. 3 ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1955 268 · Strikebreaker · Isaac Asimov · ss Science Fiction Stories January 1957, as “Male Strikebreaker” 282 · Insert Knob A in Hole B · Isaac Asimov · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1957 285 · The Up-to-Date Sorcerer · Isaac Asimov · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1958 299 · Unto the Fourth Generation · Isaac Asimov · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1959 308 · What Is This Thing Called Love? · Isaac Asimov · ss Amazing Stories March 1961, as “Playboy and the Slime God” 322 · The Machine That Won the War · Isaac Asimov · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1961 329 · My Son, the Physicist! · Isaac Asimov · vi Scientific American February 1962 334 · Eyes Do More Than See · Isaac Asimov · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1965 337 · Segregationist [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Abbottempo April 1967

Nine Tomorrows by Isaac Asimov (Doubleday, February 1959, $3.50, 236pp, hc, co, cover by Richard Powers) · I Just Make Them Up, See! · Isaac Asimov · pm The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1958 · Rejection Slips · Isaac Asimov · pm · Profession · Isaac Asimov · na Astounding Science Fiction July 1957 · The Feeling of Power · Isaac Asimov · ss If February 1958 · The Dying Night [Wendell Urth] · Isaac Asimov · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1956 · I’m in Marsport Without Hilda · Isaac Asimov · ss Venture Science Fiction November 1957 · The Gentle Vultures · Isaac Asimov · ss Super-Science Fiction December 1957 · All the Troubles of the World · Isaac Asimov · ss Super-Science Fiction April 1958 · Spell My Name with an S · Isaac Asimov · ss Star Science Fiction January 1958, as “S as in Zebatinsky” · The Last Question [Multivac] · Isaac Asimov · ss Science Fiction Quarterly November 1956 · The Ugly Little Boy · Isaac Asimov · nv Galaxy Magazine September 1958, as “Lastborn”

Opus 100 by Isaac Asimov (Houghton Mifflin, June 1969, LC:75-80416, $5.95, xv+318pp, hc, co) xi · Introduction · Isaac Asimov · in 1 · Part 1. Astronomy 5 · The Callistan Menace · Isaac Asimov · ex Astonishing Stories April 1940 8 · Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter [David “Lucky” Starr] · Isaac Asimov · ex Doubleday, 1957, as by Paul French 18 · View from Amalthea · Isaac Asimov · ex The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1968 30 · Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus [David “Lucky” Starr] · Isaac Asimov · ex Doubleday, 1954, as by Paul French 33 · The Martian Way · Isaac Asimov · ex Galaxy Science Fiction November 1952 41 · The Universe · Isaac Asimov · ex Walker, 1966 54 · Galaxies · Isaac Asimov · ex Follett, 1968 57 · Part 2. Robots 60 · The Perfect Machine · Isaac Asimov · ex Science Journal October 1968 61 · Strange Playfellow [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ex Super Science Stories September 1940 62 · Liar! [Susan Calvin; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ex Astounding Science-Fiction May 1941 63 · Runaround [Mike Donovan; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ex Astounding Science-Fiction March 1942 65 · Three Laws of Robotics [Mike Donovan; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ex from “Runaround”, Astounding Science-Fiction March 1942; presented as an extract from I, Robot. 67 · The Intelligent Man’s Guide to Science · Isaac Asimov · ex Basic Books, 1960 69 · The Last Question [Multivac] · Isaac Asimov · ss Science Fiction Quarterly November 1956 85 · Part 3. Mathematics 90 · The Realm of Numbers · Isaac Asimov · ex Houghton Mifflin, 1959 95 · Quick and Easy Math · Isaac Asimov · ex Houghton Mifflin, 1964 106 · The Feeling of Power · Isaac Asimov · ss If February 1958 121 · Part 4. Physics 128 · Asimov’s Biographical Encyclopedia of Science · Isaac Asimov · ex Doubleday, 1964 138 · Only a Trillion · Isaac Asimov · ex Abelard Press, 1957; from the Introduction. 140 · The Nutrino · Isaac Asimov · ex Doubleday, 1966 147 · Superneutron · Isaac Asimov · ex Astonishing Stories September 1941 149 · Part 5. Chemistry 152 · The Sound of Panting · Isaac Asimov · ex Astounding Science Fiction June 1955 156 · Biochemistry and Human Metabolism · Isaac Asimov · ex William Wilkins, 1952 159 · The Chemicals of Life · Isaac Asimov · ex Abelard Press, 1954 166 · The Noble Gases · Isaac Asimov · ex Basic Books, 1966 175 · Thiotimoline and the Space Age [Thiotimoline] · Isaac Asimov · fa Analog Science Fact—Fiction October 1960 185 · The Kinetics of the Reaction Inactivation of Tyrosinase During Its Catalysis of the Aerobic Oxidation of Catechol · Isaac Asimov · ex 1948 189 · Part 6. Biology 191 · The Wellsprings of Life · Isaac Asimov · ex Abelard Press, 1960 201 · Photosynthesis · Isaac Asimov · ex Basic Books, 1968 211 · Part 7. Words 216 · Words of Science · Isaac Asimov · ex Houghton Mifflin, 1959 220 · Words on the Map · Isaac Asimov · ex Houghton Mifflin, 1962 223 · Words from History · Isaac Asimov · ex Houghton Mifflin, 1968 227 · Part 8. History 231 · The Greeks · Isaac Asimov · ex Houghton Mifflin, 1965 234 · The Roman Republic · Isaac Asimov · ex Houghton Mifflin, 1966 236 · The Egyptians · Isaac Asimov · ex Houghton Mifflin, 1967 238 · The Near East · Isaac Asimov · ex Houghton Mifflin, 1968 240 · There’s Nothing Like a Good Foundation · Isaac Asimov · ex SFWA Bulletin #10, January 1967 243 · The Dead Hand [Foundation] · Isaac Asimov · ex Astounding Science Fiction April 1945 249 · Part 9. The Bible 255 · Asimov’s Guide to the Bible · Isaac Asimov · ex Doubleday, 1968 258 · Twelve Point Three Six Nine · Isaac Asimov · ar The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1967 273 · Part 10. Short Shorts 276 · In Many Science Fiction Stories I Read About “Force Fields” and “Hyperspace”. What Are These and Do They Really Exist? · Isaac Asimov · ar Science Digest January 1968 279 · What Would Happen if an Irresistible Force Met an Immovable Body? · Isaac Asimov · ar Science Digest September 1968 281 · On Prediction · Isaac Asimov · in 1968 287 · An Uncompromising View · Isaac Asimov · br The Physics Teacher February 1969 290 · Dreamworld · Isaac Asimov · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1955 293 · Part 11. Humour 299 · The Holmes-Ginsbook Device · Isaac Asimov · ss If December 1968 313 · Appendix: My Hundred Books · Isaac Asimov · bi