Isaac Asimov short stories bibliography explained

This is a list of short stories by American writer Isaac Asimov. Asimov is principally known for his science fiction, but he also wrote mystery and fantasy stories.

This list includes Asimov's Foundation short stories, which were later collected into three novels known as the Foundation Trilogy.

Published stories

In this table, "year" refers to the year of publication, and in the case of magazines means the cover date (which is not always the year when the magazine actually appeared on sale). Alternative titles appear in brackets. (383 stories appear on this list.)

StoryYearCollected inFirst published
"Marooned off Vesta"1939Asimov's Mysteries
The Best of Isaac Asimov
Amazing Stories, March 1939
"The Weapon Too Dreadful to Use"1939The Early AsimovAmazing Stories, May 1939
"Trends"1939The Early AsimovAstounding Science Fiction, July 1939
"Half-Breed"1940The Early AsimovAstonishing Stories, February 1940
"Ring Around the Sun"1940The Early AsimovFuture Fiction, March 1940
"The Callistan Menace"1940The Early AsimovAstonishing Stories, April 1940
"The Magnificent Possession"1940The Early AsimovFuture Fiction, July 1940
"Robbie"
(also as "Strange Playfellow")
1940I, Robot
The Complete Robot

Robot Visions
Super Science Stories, September 1940
"Homo Sol"1940The Early AsimovAstounding Science Fiction, September 1940
"Half-Breeds on Venus"1940The Early AsimovAstonishing Stories, December 1940
"History"1941The Early AsimovSuper Science Stories, March 1941
"The Secret Sense"1941The Early AsimovCosmic Stories, March 1941
"Heredity"1941The Early AsimovAstonishing Stories, April 1941
"Reason"1941I, Robot
The Complete Robot
Robot Visions
Astounding Science Fiction, April 1941
"Liar!"1941I, Robot
The Complete Robot
Robot Visions
Astounding Science Fiction, May 1941
"Nightfall"1941Nightfall and Other Stories
The Best of Isaac Asimov
The Edge of Tomorrow

The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Astounding Science Fiction, September 1941
"Super-Neutron"1941The Early AsimovAstonishing Stories, September 1941
"Not Final!"1941The Early Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
Astounding Science Fiction, October 1941
"Christmas on Ganymede"1942The Early AsimovStartling Stories, January 1942
"Robot AL-76 Goes Astray"1942The Rest of the Robots
The Complete Robot
Amazing Stories, February 1942
"Runaround"1942I, Robot
The Complete Robot

Robot Visions
Astounding Science Fiction, March 1942
"Black Friar of the Flame"1942The Early AsimovPlanet Stories, Spring 1942
"Time Pussy"1942The Early AsimovAstounding Science Fiction, April 1942 (under the pseudonym George E. Dale[1]
"Foundation"
(also as "The Encyclopedists")
1942FoundationAstounding Science Fiction, May 1942
"The Weapon"1942In Memory Yet GreenSuper Science Stories, May 1942
(under pseudonym H. B. Ogden)
"Bridle and Saddle"
(also as "The Mayors")
1942FoundationAstounding Science Fiction, June 1942
"Victory Unintentional"1942The Rest of the Robots
The Complete Robot
Super Science Stories, August 1942
"The Hazing"1942The Early Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
Thrilling Wonder Stories, October 1942
"The Imaginary"1942The Early AsimovSuper Science Stories, November 1942
"Death Sentence"1943The Early Asimov

The Complete Stories, Volume 2
Astounding Science Fiction, November 1943
"Catch That Rabbit"1944I, Robot
The Complete Robot
Astounding Science Fiction, February 1944
"The Big and the Little"
(also as "The Merchant Princes")
1944FoundationAstounding Science Fiction, August 1944
"The Wedge"
(also as "The Traders")
1944FoundationAstounding Science Fiction, October 1944
"Blind Alley"1945The Early Asimov

The Complete Stories, Volume 2
Astounding Science Fiction, March 1945
"Dead Hand"
(also as "The General")
1945Foundation and EmpireAstounding Science Fiction, April 1945
"Escape!"
(also as "Paradoxical Escape")
1945I, Robot
The Complete Robot
Astounding Science Fiction, August 1945
"The Mule"1945Foundation and EmpireAstounding Science Fiction, November 1945 and December 1945
"Evidence"1946I, Robot
The Complete Robot

Robot Visions
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
Astounding Science Fiction, September 1946
"Little Lost Robot"1947I, Robot
The Complete Robot
Robot Dreams

Robot Visions
Astounding Science Fiction, March 1947
"Now You See It—"
(also as "Search by the Mule")
1948Second FoundationAstounding Science Fiction, January 1948
"The Endochronic Properties of Resublimated Thiotimoline"1948Only a Trillion
The Early Asimov
Astounding Science Fiction, March 1948
"No Connection"1948The Early Asimov
Astounding Science Fiction, June 1948
"The Red Queen's Race"1949The Early Asimov

The Complete Stories, Volume 2
Astounding Science Fiction, January 1949
"Mother Earth"1949The Early AsimovAstounding Science Fiction, May 1949
"—And Now You Don't"
(also as "Search by the Foundation")
1949–1950Second FoundationAstounding Science Fiction, November 1949, December 1949 and January 1950
"The Little Man on the Subway" (co-written with Frederik Pohl)[2] 1950The Early AsimovFantasy Book, vol. 1 no. 6 (January 1950)
"The Evitable Conflict"1950I, Robot
The Complete Robot
Robot Visions
Astounding Science Fiction, June 1950
"Legal Rites" (co-written with Frederik Pohl)[3] 1950The Early AsimovWeird Tales, September 1950
"Darwinian Pool Room"1950Buy Jupiter and Other StoriesGalaxy Science Fiction, October 1950
"Green Patches"
(also as "Misbegotten Missionary")
1950Nightfall and Other Stories

The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Galaxy Science Fiction, November 1950
"Day of the Hunters"1950Buy Jupiter and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
Future Combined With Science Fiction Stories, November 1950
"Satisfaction Guaranteed"1951Earth Is Room Enough
The Rest of the Robots
The Complete Robot
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Amazing Stories, April 1951
"Hostess"1951Nightfall and Other Stories
Robot Dreams
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Galaxy Science Fiction, May 1951
"Breeds There a Man...?"1951Through a Glass, Clearly
Nightfall and Other Stories
The Edge of Tomorrow
Robot Dreams

The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Astounding Science Fiction, June 1951
"The Psychohistorians"1951FoundationFoundation (Gnome Press, 1951)
"In a Good Cause—"1951Nightfall and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
New Tales of Space and Time (Henry Holt & Co., 1951)
"C-Chute"1951Through a Glass, Clearly
Nightfall and Other Stories
The Best of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1951
"Shah Guido G."1951Buy Jupiter and Other StoriesMarvel, November 1951
"The Fun They Had"1951Earth Is Room Enough
The Best of Isaac Asimov
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov

The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Boys' and Girls' Page, December 1951
"Youth"1952The Martian Way and Other StoriesSpace Science Fiction, May 1952
"What If—"1952Nightfall and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Fantastic, Summer 1952
"The Martian Way"1952The Martian Way and Other Stories
The Best of Isaac Asimov
Robot Dreams

The Complete Stories, Volume 2
Galaxy Science Fiction, November 1952
"The Deep"1952The Martian Way and Other Stories
The Best of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
Galaxy Science Fiction, December 1952
"Button, Button"1953Buy Jupiter and Other StoriesStartling Stories, January 1953
"The Monkey's Finger"1953Buy Jupiter and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
Startling Stories, February 1953
"Nobody Here But—"1953Nightfall and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Star Science Fiction Stories (Ballantine Books, February 1953)
"Sally"1953Nightfall and Other Stories
The Complete Robot
Robot Dreams

The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Fantastic, May–June 1953
"Flies"1953Nightfall and Other Stories
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1953
"Kid Stuff"1953Earth Is Room Enough
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Beyond Fantasy Fiction, September 1953
"Belief"1953Through a Glass, Clearly
The Winds of Change and Other Stories
The Edge of Tomorrow
Astounding Science Fiction, October 1953
"The Micropsychiatric Applications of Thiotimoline"1953Only a TrillionAstounding Science Fiction, December 1953
"Everest"1953Buy Jupiter and Other StoriesUniverse Science Fiction, December 1953
"Sucker Bait"1954The Martian Way and Other StoriesAstounding Science Fiction, February 1954 and March 1954
"The Pause"1954Buy Jupiter and Other StoriesTime to Come (Farrar, Straus and Young, April 1954)
"The Immortal Bard"1954Earth Is Room Enough
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Universe Science Fiction, May 1954
"The Foundation of S.F. Success"1954Earth Is Room Enough
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1954
"Let's Not"1954Buy Jupiter and Other StoriesBoston University Graduate Journal, December 1954
"It's Such a Beautiful Day"1955Through a Glass, Clearly
Nightfall and Other Stories
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Star Science Fiction Stories No.3 (Ballantine Books, January 1955)
"The Singing Bell"1955Asimov's Mysteries
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1955
"Question"1955Computers and Automation, March 1955
"Risk"1955The Rest of the Robots
The Complete Robot
Astounding Science Fiction, May 1955
"The Last Trump"1955Earth Is Room Enough
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Fantastic Universe, June 1955
"Franchise"1955Earth Is Room Enough
Robot Dreams
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov

The Complete Stories, Volume 1
If: Worlds of Science Fiction, August 1955
"The Talking Stone"1955Asimov's Mysteries
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1955
"The Portable Star"1955Thrilling Wonder Stories, Winter 1955
"Dreamworld"1955Opus 100
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1955
"Dreaming Is a Private Thing"1955Earth Is Room Enough
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1955
"The Message"1956Earth Is Room Enough
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1956
"The Dead Past"1956Earth Is Room Enough
The Best of Isaac Asimov
The Edge of Tomorrow
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Astounding Science Fiction, April 1956
"Hell-Fire"1956Earth Is Room Enough
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Fantastic Universe, May 1956
"Living Space"1956Earth Is Room Enough
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
The Original Science Fiction Stories, May 1956
"What's in a Name?"
(also as "Death of a Honey-Blonde")
1956Asimov's MysteriesThe Saint Detective Magazine, June 1956
"The Dying Night"1956Nine Tomorrows
Asimov's Mysteries
The Best of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1956
"Someday"1956Earth Is Room Enough
The Complete Robot
Robot Visions
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Infinity Science Fiction August 1956
"Each an Explorer"1956Buy Jupiter and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
Future #30 (August 1956)
"Pâté de Foie Gras"1956Asimov's Mysteries
Only a Trillion
The Edge of Tomorrow
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
Astounding Science Fiction, September 1956
"The Watery Place"1956Earth Is Room Enough
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Satellite Science Fiction, October 1956
"First Law"1956The Rest of the Robots
The Complete Robot
Fantastic Universe, October 1956
"Gimmicks Three"
(also as "The Brazen Locked Room")
1956Earth Is Room Enough
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1956
"The Last Question"1956Nine Tomorrows
Opus 100
The Best of Isaac Asimov
The Edge of Tomorrow
Robot Dreams
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov

The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Science Fiction Quarterly, November 1956
"Jokester"1956Earth Is Room Enough
Robot Dreams
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Infinity Science Fiction, December 1956
"Strikebreaker"
(also as "Male Strikebreaker")
1957Nightfall and Other Stories
Robot Dreams
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
The Original Science Fiction Stories, January 1957
"The Dust of Death"1957Asimov's MysteriesVenture Science Fiction, January 1957
"Let's Get Together"1957The Rest of the Robots
The Complete Robot
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
Infinity Science Fiction, February 1957
"The Author's Ordeal"1957Earth Is Room Enough
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Science Fiction Quarterly, May 1957
"Blank!"1957Buy Jupiter and Other StoriesInfinity Science Fiction, June 1957
"Does a Bee Care?"1957Buy Jupiter and Other Stories
Robot Dreams
If: Worlds of Science Fiction, June 1957
"A Woman's Heart"1957Satellite, June 1957
"Profession"1957Nine Tomorrows

The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Astounding Science Fiction, July 1957
"A Loint of Paw"1957Asimov's Mysteries
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1957
"Ideas Die Hard"1957The Winds of Change and Other StoriesGalaxy Science Fiction, October 1957
"I'm in Marsport Without Hilda"1957Nine Tomorrows (bowdlerized version)
Asimov's Mysteries
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Venture Science Fiction, November 1957
"Insert Knob A in Hole B"1957Nightfall and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1957
"Galley Slave"1957The Rest of the Robots
The Complete Robot
Robot Visions
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
Galaxy Science Fiction, December 1957
"The Gentle Vultures"1957Nine Tomorrows
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Super-Science Fiction, December 1957
"Spell My Name with an S"
(also as "S, as in Zebatinsky")
1958Nine Tomorrows
Robot Dreams
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Star Science Fiction, January 1958
"Lenny"1958The Rest of the Robots
The Complete Robot
Robot Visions
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
Infinity Science Fiction, January 1958
"I Just Make Them Up, See!"1958Nine Tomorrows
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1958
"The Feeling of Power"1958Nine Tomorrows
Opus 100
The Edge of Tomorrow
Robot Dreams
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
If: Worlds of Science Fiction, February 1958
"Silly Asses"1958Buy Jupiter and Other StoriesFuture Science Fiction, February 1958
"All the Troubles of the World"1958Nine Tomorrows
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Super-Science Fiction, April 1958
"Buy Jupiter"1958Buy Jupiter and Other StoriesVenture Science Fiction, May 1958
"The Up-to-Date Sorcerer"1958Nightfall and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1958
"The Ugly Little Boy"
(also as "Lastborn")
1958Nine Tomorrows
The Edge of Tomorrow
Robot Dreams
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov

The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1958
"A Statue for Father"
(also as "Benefactor of Humanity")
1959Buy Jupiter and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
Satellite Science Fiction, February 1959
"Anniversary"1959Asimov's Mysteries
The Best of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
Amazing Science Fiction Stories, March 1959
"Unto the Fourth Generation"1959Nightfall and Other Stories
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov

The Complete Stories, Volume 1
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1959
"Obituary"1959Asimov's Mysteries
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1959
"Rain, Rain, Go Away"1959Buy Jupiter and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
Fantastic Universe, September 1959
"Rejection Slips"1959Nine Tomorrows
Science Fiction by Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Nine Tomorrows (Doubleday, 1959)
"The Covenant"
(Asimov wrote part two of this five-part round-robin story.[4])
1960Fantastic Story Magazine, July 1960
"Thiotimoline and the Space Age"1960Opus 100
Analog Science Fiction and Fact, October 1960
"What Is This Thing Called Love?"
(also as "Playboy and the Slime God")
1961Nightfall and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Amazing Stories, March 1961
"The Machine That Won the War"1961Nightfall and Other Stories
Robot Dreams

The Complete Stories, Volume 1
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1961
"My Son, the Physicist"1962Nightfall and Other Stories
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov

The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Scientific American, February 1962
"Star Light"1962Asimov's Mysteries
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
Scientific American, October 1962
"Author! Author!"1964 (written in 1943)The Early Asimov
The Unknown Five (Pyramid Books, January 1964)
"Eyes Do More Than See"1965Nightfall and Other Stories
Robot Dreams
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
Science Fiction by Asimov

The Complete Stories, Volume 1
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1965
"Founding Father"1965Buy Jupiter and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1965
"The Man Who Made the 21st Century"1965Boys' Life, October 1965
"The Key"1966Asimov's Mysteries
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov

The Complete Stories, Volume 2
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1966
"The Prime of Life"1966The Bicentennial Man and Other StoriesThe Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1966
"The Billiard Ball"1967Asimov's Mysteries
The Best of Isaac Asimov
The Edge of Tomorrow
Robot Dreams

The Complete Stories, Volume 2
If: Worlds of Science Fiction, March 1967
"Segregationist"1967Nightfall and Other Stories
The Complete Robot
Robot Visions
The Complete Stories, Volume 1
Abbottempo, book 4, 1967
"Exile to Hell"1968Buy Jupiter and Other Stories

The Complete Stories, Volume 2
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, May 1968
"Key Item"
(also as "The Computer That Went on Strike")
1968Buy Jupiter and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1968
"The Proper Study"1968Buy Jupiter and Other StoriesBoys' Life, September 1968
"The Holmes-Ginsbook Device"1968Opus 100If: Worlds of Science Fiction, December 1968
"Feminine Intuition"1969The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories
The Complete Robot

Robot Visions
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1969
"Waterclap"1970The Bicentennial Man and Other StoriesIf: Worlds of Science Fiction, April 1970
"A Problem of Numbers"
(also as "As Chemist to Chemist")
1970The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May 1970
"2430 A.D."1970Buy Jupiter and Other StoriesIBM Magazine, October 1970
"The Best New Thing"1971The Best New ThingThe Best New Thing (World Publishing Co., 1971)
"The Greatest Asset"1972Buy Jupiter and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, January 1972
"The Acquisitive Chuckle"1972Tales of the Black Widowers
The Return of the Black Widowers
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, January 1972
"Mirror Image"1972The Best of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Robot

Robot Visions
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, May 1972
"Ph as in Phony"
(also as "The Phony PhD")
1972Tales of the Black Widowers
The Return of the Black Widowers
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 1972
"Truth to Tell"
(also as "The Man Who Never Told a Lie")
1972Tales of the Black WidowersEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, October 1972
"Go, Little Book!"
(also as "The Matchbook Collector")
1972Tales of the Black WidowersEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, December 1972
"Take a Match"1972Buy Jupiter and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
New Dimensions II (Doubleday, 1972)
"Thiotimoline to the Stars"1973Buy Jupiter and Other Stories (Random House, 1973)
"Early Sunday Morning"
(also as "The Biological Clock")
1973Tales of the Black Widowers
The Return of the Black Widowers
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March 1973
"The Obvious Factor"1973Tales of the Black Widowers
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
The Return of the Black Widowers
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May 1973
"The Pointing Finger"1973Tales of the Black Widowers
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 1973
"Miss What?"
(also as "A Warning to Miss Earth")
1973Tales of the Black WidowersEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, September 1973
"Light Verse"1973Buy Jupiter and Other Stories
Opus 200
The Complete Robot
Robot Dreams

The Complete Stories, Volume 2
The Saturday Evening Post, September–October 1973
"Out of Sight"
(also as "The Six Suspects")
1973Tales of the Black Widowers
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, December 1973
"Yankee Doodle Went to Town"1974Tales of the Black Widowers
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
Tales of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, 1974)
"The Lullaby of Broadway"1974Tales of the Black WidowersTales of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, 1974)
"The Curious Omission"1974Tales of the Black WidowersTales of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, 1974)
"The Dream"1974"The Dream", "Benjamin's Dream" and "Benjamin's Bicentennial Blast" (limited edition)
Opus 200
The Saturday Evening Post, January 1974
"When No Man Pursueth"1974More Tales of the Black WidowersEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March 1974
"Benjamin's Dream"
(also as "The Second Dream")
1974"The Dream", "Benjamin's Dream" and "Benjamin's Bicentennial Blast" (limited edition)The Saturday Evening Post, April 1974
"Party by Satellite"
(also as "The Third Dream")
1974The Saturday Evening Post, May 1974
"Quicker Than the Eye"1974More Tales of the Black Widowers
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May 1974
". . . That Thou Art Mindful of Him"1974The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories
The Complete Robot

The Complete Stories, Volume 2
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1974
"Stranger in Paradise"1974The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories
The Complete Robot
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
If: Worlds of Science Fiction, May–June 1974
"Benjamin's Bicentennial Blast"
(also as "The Fourth Dream")
1974"The Dream", "Benjamin's Dream" and "Benjamin's Bicentennial Blast" (limited edition)The Saturday Evening Post, June and July 1974
"The Iron Gem"1974More Tales of the Black Widowers
The Return of the Black Widowers
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 1974
"Half-Baked Publisher's Delight"
(co-written with Jeffrey S. Hudson)
1974The Best from If, Volume III
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories
Worlds of If, July–August 1974
"The Three Numbers"
(also as "All in the Way You Read It")
1974More Tales of the Black Widowers
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, September 1974
"Nothing Like Murder"1974More Tales of the Black WidowersThe Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1974
"No Smoking"
(also as "Confessions of an American Cigarette Smoker")
1974More Tales of the Black WidowersEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, December 1974
"The Heavenly Host"1974The Heavenly Host
(an extended version of the original short story)[5] [6]
Boys' Life, December 1974
"Big Game"1974 (written in 1941)Before the Golden AgeBefore the Golden Age (Doubleday, 1974)
"The Life and Times of Multivac"1975The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
The New York Times, Sunday, 5 January 1975
"Sarah Tops"
(also as "Try Sarah Tops")
1975The Key Word and Other MysteriesBoys' Life, February 1975
"A Boy's Best Friend"1975The Complete RobotBoys' Life, March 1975
"The One and Only East"1975More Tales of the Black Widowers
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March 1975
"The Little Things"1975The Best Mysteries of Isaac AsimovEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May 1975
"Point of View"1975The Complete RobotBoys' Life, July 1975
"Earthset and Evening Star"1975More Tales of the Black Widowers
Opus 200
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1975
"About Nothing"1975The Winds of Change and Other Stories
Opus 300
First appeared on a postcard.
(subsequently in Science Fiction Review, August 1975 and then Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Summer 1977)
"Halloween"1975The Best Mysteries of Isaac AsimovAmerican Way, October 1975
"A Case of Need"1975The Key Word and Other MysteriesYoung World Magazine, October 1975
"Santa Claus Gets a Coin"1975The Key Word and Other MysteriesBoys' Life, December 1975
"Friday the Thirteenth"1976More Tales of the Black WidowersThe Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1976
"Season's Greetings!"1976More Tales of the Black WidowersMore Tales of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, 1976)
"The Unabridged"1976More Tales of the Black WidowersMore Tales of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, 1976)
"The Ultimate Crime"1976More Tales of the Black WidowersMore Tales of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, 1976)
"The Bicentennial Man"1976The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories
Opus 200
The Complete Robot

Robot Visions
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
Stellar #2 (Ballantine Books, February 1976)
"The Winnowing"1976The Bicentennial Man and Other StoriesAnalog Science Fiction/Science Fact, February 1976
"Old-Fashioned"1976The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
Bell Telephone Magazine, January–February 1976
"Marching In"1976The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
High Fidelity, May 1976
"Birth of a Notion"1976The Bicentennial Man and Other StoriesAmazing Stories, June 1976
"The Cross of Lorraine"1976Casebook of the Black Widowers
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May 1976
"The Tercentenary Incident"1976The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories
The Complete Robot
The Complete Stories, Volume 2
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, August 1976
"The Family Man"
(also as "A Case of Income Tax Fraud")
1976Casebook of the Black WidowersEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, November 1976
"Good Taste"1976Opus 200
The Winds of Change and Other Stories
Good Taste (Apocalypse Press, 1976) (limited edition)
(subsequently in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Fall 1977)
"To Tell at a Glance"1977The Winds of Change and Other StoriesThe Saturday Evening Post, February 1977
"True Love"19773 by Asimov
The Complete Robot
Robot Dreams
American Way, February 1977
"Think!"1977The Complete Robot
Robot Visions
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Spring 1977
"The Sports Page"1977Casebook of the Black WidowersEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, April 1977
"Sure Thing"1977The Winds of Change and Other Stories
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
Opus 300
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Summer 1977
"The Thirteenth Day of Christmas"1977The Key Word and Other Mysteries
Opus 200
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 1977
"The Missing Item"1977Casebook of the Black WidowersIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Winter 1977
"The Key Word"1977The Key Word and Other Mysteries
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
The Key Word and Other Mysteries (Walker & Company, 1977)
"The Next Day"1978Casebook of the Black Widowers
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May 1978
"The Disappearing Man"1978The Key Word and Other Mysteries (British edition only)
The Disappearing Man and Other Mysteries
Boys' Life, June 1978
"Found!"1978The Winds of Change and Other Stories
The Edge of Tomorrow
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
Omni, October 1978
"Fair Exchange?"19783 by Asimov
The Winds of Change and Other Stories
Asimov's SF Adventure Magazine, Fall 1978
"Strike!"1979Omni, January 1979
"Nothing for Nothing"1979The Winds of Change and Other Stories
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, February 1979
"Irrelevance!"
(also as "A Matter of Irrelevance")
1979Casebook of the Black WidowersEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March 1979
"How It Happened"1979The Winds of Change and Other Stories
Opus 300
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
Asimov's SF Adventure Magazine, Spring 1979
"None So Blind"1979Casebook of the Black WidowersEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, June 1979
"To the Barest"1979Casebook of the Black Widowers
The Return of the Black Widowers
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, August 1979
"The Backward Look"1979Casebook of the Black WidowersIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, September 1979
"It Is Coming"1979The Winds of Change and Other StoriesVarious newspapers, 1979 (advert for Field Enterprises)
"The Last Answer"19803 by Asimov
The Winds of Change and Other Stories
Robot Dreams
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, January 1980
"Second Best"1980Casebook of the Black WidowersCasebook of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, January 1980)
"Middle Name"1980Casebook of the Black Widowers
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
Casebook of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, January 1980)
"What Time Is It?"1980Casebook of the Black Widowers
Opus 300
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
Casebook of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, January 1980)
"For the Birds"1980The Winds of Change and Other Stories
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May 1980
"Sixty Million Trillion Combinations"1980Banquets of the Black Widowers
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
The Return of the Black Widowers
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, 5 May 1980
"The Woman in the Bar"1980Banquets of the Black Widowers
The Return of the Black Widowers
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, 30 June 1980
"Getting Even"1980Tales from the Spaceport BarGallery, August 1980
"No Refuge Could Save"
(also as "To Spot a Spy")
1980The Union Club MysteriesGallery, September 1980
"The Good Samaritan"1980Banquets of the Black Widowers
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, 10 September 1980
"Death of a Foy"1980The Winds of Change and Other Stories
Opus 300
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
Science Fiction by Asimov
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1980
"The Telephone Number"
(also as "The Winning Number")
1980The Union Club MysteriesGallery, October 1980
"The Men Who Wouldn't Talk"
(also as "Pigeon English")
1980The Union Club MysteriesGallery, November 1980
"A Clear Shot"
(also as "Big Shot")
1980The Union Club MysteriesGallery, December 1980
"The Year of the Action"
(also as "The Gilbert and Sullivan Mystery")
1981Banquets of the Black WidowersEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, 1 January 1981
"Irresistible to Women"
(also as "Call Me Irresistible")
1981The Union Club MysteriesGallery, January 1981
"He Wasn't There"
(also as "The Spy Who Was Out-of-Focus")
1981The Union Club Mysteries
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
Gallery, February 1981
"The Thin Line"
(also as "Taxicab Crackdown")
1981The Union Club MysteriesGallery, March 1981
"Mystery Tune"
(also as "Death Song")
1981The Union Club MysteriesGallery, April 1981
"The Last Shuttle"1981The Winds of Change and Other StoriesToday (a Florida newspaper supplement), 10 April 1981
"Hide and Seek"1981The Union Club Mysteries
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
Gallery, May 1981
"Gift"
(also as "Decipher Deception")
1981The Union Club MysteriesGallery, June 1981
"Can You Prove It?"1981Banquets of the Black Widowers
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, 17 June 1981
"Hot or Cold"1981The Union Club MysteriesGallery, July 1981
"The Thirteenth Page"1981The Union Club MysteriesGallery, August 1981
"1 to 999"
(also as "One in a Thousand")
1981The Union Club Mysteries
Opus 300
Gallery, September 1981
"Twelve Years Old"
(also as "The 12-Year-Old Problem")
1981The Union Club MysteriesGallery, October 1981
"A Perfect Fit"1981The Winds of Change and Other Stories
Opus 300
EDN, 14 October 1981
"Testing, Testing!"
(also as "Cloak and Dagger Duel")
1981The Union Club MysteriesGallery, November 1981
"The Appleby Story"
(also as "The Last Laugh")
1981The Union Club MysteriesGallery, December 1981
"Ignition Point!"1981The Winds of Change and Other Stories
Finding the Right Speaker (American Society of Association Executives, 1981)
"Dollars and Cents"
(also as "Countdown to Disaster")
1982The Union Club Mysteries
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
Gallery, January 1982
"Friends and Allies"
(also as "Mirror Image")
1982The Union Club MysteriesGallery, February 1982
"Lest We Remember"1982The Winds of Change and Other Stories
Robot Dreams
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, February 1982
"Which Is Which?"
(also as "The Perfect Alibi")
1982The Union Club MysteriesGallery, March 1982
"The Winds of Change"1982The Winds of Change and Other Stories
The Edge of Tomorrow
Speculations (Houghton Mifflin, April 1982)
"One Night of Song"1982The Winds of Change and Other Stories
Azazel
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, April 1982
"The Sign"
(also as "The Telltale Sign")
1982The Union Club Mysteries
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
Gallery, April 1982
"The Phoenician Bauble"1982Banquets of the Black WidowersEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May 1982
"Catching the Fox"
(also as "Stopping the Fox")
1982The Union Club MysteriesGallery, May 1982
"Getting the Combination"
(also as "Playing It by the Numbers")
1982The Union Club Mysteries
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
Gallery, June 1982
"To the Victor"1982AzazelIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 1982
"The Library Book"
(also as "Mystery Book")
1982The Union Club Mysteries
Opus 300
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
Gallery, July 1982
"The Three Goblets"
(also as "A Flash of Brilliance")
1982The Union Club MysteriesGallery, August 1982
"Spell It!"
(also as "Book Smart")
1982The Union Club MysteriesGallery, September 1982
"Lucky Seven"1982The Disappearing Man and Other MysteriesBoys' Life, September 1982
"The Dim Rumble"1982Science Fiction by Asimov
Azazel
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, October 1982
"Two Women"
(also as "Cherchez la Femme: the Case of the Disappearing Woman")
1982The Union Club MysteriesGallery, October 1982
"The Super Runner"1982Runner's World, October 1982
"The Smile That Loses"1982The Winds of Change and Other Stories
Opus 300
Azazel
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, November 1982
"Sending a Signal"
(also as "A Piece of the Rock")
1982The Union Club MysteriesGallery, November 1982
"Half a Ghost"
(also as "A Ghost of a Chance")
1982The Union Club MysteriesGallery, December 1982
"There Was a Young Lady"
(also as "Poetic License")
1983The Union Club MysteriesGallery, January 1983
"Potential"1983Science Fiction by AsimovIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, February 1983
"State Capital"
(also as "A Chemical Solution")
1983Gallery, February 1983
"Never Out of Sight"
(also as "The Amusement Lark")
1983The Best Mysteries of Isaac AsimovGallery, March 1983
"The Favourite Piece"
(also as "Face the Music")
1983The Union Club MysteriesGallery, April 1983
"The Magic Umbrella"
(also as "Stormy Weather")
1983The Best Mysteries of Isaac AsimovGallery, May 1983
"A Monday in April"1983Banquets of the Black WidowersEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May 1983
"The Briefcase in the Taxi"
(also as "Circuit Breaker")
1983Gallery, June 1983
"The Bird That Sang Bass"
(also as "Riddled With Clues")
1983Gallery, July 1983
"The Last Caesar"
(also as "Great Caesar's Ghost")
1983Gallery, August 1983
"Saving Humanity"1983Azazel
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, September 1983
"Nothing Might Happen"1983The Best Mysteries of Isaac AsimovAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, December 1983
"The Speck"1983The Best Mysteries of Isaac AsimovGallery, December 1983
"The Christmas Solution"1983The Disappearing Man and Other MysteriesBoys' Life, December 1983
"A Matter of Principle"1984AzazelIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, February 1984
"Neither Brute nor Human"1984Banquets of the Black Widowers
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, April 1984
"The Evil Drink Does"1984AzazelIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May 1984
"Writing Time"1984AzazelIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 1984
"Triply Unique"1984Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 1984
"The Intrusion"1984Banquets of the Black WidowersBanquets of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, September 1984)
"The Driver"1984Banquets of the Black WidowersBanquets of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, September 1984)
"The Wrong House"1984Banquets of the Black Widowers
The Return of the Black Widowers
Banquets of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, September 1984)
"The Redhead"1984Banquets of the Black Widowers
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
The Return of the Black Widowers
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, October 1984
"The Ten-Second Election"1984Omni, November 1984
"Dashing Through the Snow"1984Science Fiction by Asimov
Azazel
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, mid-December 1984)
"The Year of the Feast"1984Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, December 1984
"The Queen and King"1984Espionage, December 1984
"Hallucination"1985GoldBoys' Life, February, March and April 1985
"The Fourth Homonym"1985Puzzles of the Black Widowers
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March 1985
"Upside Down"1985Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, June 1985
"Unique Is Where You Find It"1985The Edge of Tomorrow
Puzzles of the Black Widowers
The Edge of Tomorrow (Tor Books, July 1985)
"Triple Devil"1985Puzzles of the Black Widowers
The Return of the Black Widowers
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, August 1985
"Logic Is Logic"1985AzazelIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August 1985
"The Suspect"
(also as "The Taunter")
1985Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, October 1985
"He Travels the Fastest"1985AzazelIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, November 1985
"Straight Lines"1985Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, December 1985
"The Twins"1985The Disappearing Man and Other MysteriesThe Disappearing Man and Other Mysteries (Walker & Company, 1985)
"The Man in the Park"1985The Disappearing Man and Other MysteriesThe Disappearing Man and Other Mysteries (Walker & Company, 1985)
"Feghoot and the Courts"
(also as "Burnside and the Courts")
1986GoldBred Any Good Rooks Lately? (Doubleday, 1986)
"The Eye of the Beholder"1986Azazel
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, January 1986
"Child's Play"1986Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, January 1986
"New England Equinox"1986Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March 1986
"More Things in Heaven and Earth"1986Science Fiction by Asimov
Azazel
Science Fiction by Asimov (Davis Publications, 1986)
"Sunset on the Water"1986Puzzles of the Black WidowersEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, June 1986
"Ten"1986Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, August 1986
"Zip Code"1986Boys' Life, September 1986
"Where Is He?"1986Puzzles of the Black WidowersEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, October 1986
"The Mind's Construction"1986AzazelIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, October 1986
"Robot Dreams"1986Robot DreamsRobot Dreams (Berkley Books, November 1986)
(subsequently in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, mid-December 1986)
"The Common Name"1986Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Mid-December 1986
"Left to Right"1987GoldAnalog Science Fiction / Science Fact, January 1987
"The Fights of Spring"1987AzazelIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, February 1987
"The Old Purse"1987Puzzles of the Black WidowersEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March 1987
"The Teddy Bear"1987Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May 1987
"The Stamp"1987Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, June 1987
"Left to Right, and Beyond" ("Left to Right" with an alternative ending by Harrison Roth)1987Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, July 1987
"Galatea"1987AzazelIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, mid-December 1987
"The Fable of the Three Princes"1987MagicSpaceships and Spells (Harper & Row, 1987)
"The Two-Centimeter Demon"1988AzazelAzazel (Doubleday, 1988)
"The Quiet Place"1988Puzzles of the Black Widowers
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March 1988
"The Legacy"1988Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, April 1988
"The Turning Point"1988The Drabble ProjectThe Drabble Project (Beccon Publications, April 1988) (limited edition)
"Flight of Fancy"1988AzazelIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May 1988
"The Lost Dog"1988Mysterious MenagerieEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, June 1988
"The Smile of the Chipper"
(also as "Man as the Ultimate Gadget")
1988GoldSupplement to Bloomberg Businessweek, 21 October 1988
(subsequently in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1989)
"I Love Little Pussy"1988Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, November 1988
"Christmas Without Rodney"1988Robot VisionsIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, mid-December 1988
"The Instability"1989GoldThe Observer, 1 January 1989
"Good-bye to Earth"1989GoldInterview, January 1989
"The Last Man"1989Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March 1989
"The Envelope"1989Puzzles of the Black WidowersEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, April 1989
"Alexander the God"1989GoldColumbia, June / July 1989
"Northwestward"1989The Return of the Black Widowers
Magic
The Further Adventures of Batman (Bantam Books, July 1989)
"The Mad Scientist"1989MagicAnalog Science Fiction / Science Fact, July 1989
"To Your Health"1989MagicIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August 1989
"The Alibi"1989Puzzles of the Black WidowersEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, September 1989
"Ho! Ho! Ho!"1989Mistletoe MysteriesMistletoe Mysteries: Tales of Yuletide Murder (Mysterious Press, October 1989)
"Too Bad!"1989Robot VisionsThe Microverse (Bantam, November 1989)
"The Lucky Piece"1990Puzzles of the Black WidowersPuzzles of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, January 1990)
"The Four-Leaf Clover"1990Puzzles of the Black WidowersPuzzles of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, January 1990)
"The Recipe"1990Puzzles of the Black WidowersPuzzles of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, January 1990)
"Yes, but Why?"1990The Return of the Black WidowersThe Armchair Detective, Spring 1990
"Lost in a Space Warp"1990The Return of the Black WidowersEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March 1990
"Robot Visions"1990Robot VisionsRobot Visions (Roc Books, April 1990)
"Fault-Intolerant"1990GoldIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May 1990
"Police at the Door"1990The Return of the Black WidowersEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, June 1990
"In the Canyon"1990GoldOmni, July 1990
"Wine Is a Mocker"1990MagicIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 1990
"Cal"1990GoldCal (Doubleday, 1990) (limited edition pamphlet)
"The Haunted Cabin"1990The Return of the Black WidowersEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, October 1990
"The Time Traveller1990MagicIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, November 1990
"Kid Brother"1990GoldIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, mid-December 1990
"Missing"1991Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March 1991
"Baby, It's Cold Outside"1991MagicIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, June 1991
"The Guest's Guest"1991The Return of the Black WidowersEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine, August 1991
"Gold"1991GoldAnalog Science Fiction / Science Fact, September 1991
"Frustration"1991GoldThere Won't Be War (Tor Books, November 1991)
"Prince Delightful and the Flameless Dragon"1991MagicOnce Upon a Time: A Treasury of Modern Fairy Tales (Del Rey / Ballantine Books, November 1991)
"It's a Job"1991MagicIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, mid-December 1991
"The Critic on the Hearth"1992MagicIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, November 1992
"March Against the Foe"1994MagicIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1994
"Battle-Hymn"1995GoldGold (HarperPrism, March 1995)
"The Nations in Space"1995GoldGold (HarperPrism, March 1995)

The collection I, Robot also contains a linking text at the beginning and end of the book, and in between some (but not all) of the stories, which form a framing story not found anywhere else.

A play by Asimov called The Story Machine, which is an adaptation of his short story "Someday", was published in the February 1958 issue of Plays.[7]

In 1950 Asimov wrote a comic strip called "Star Empire" (art by Charles Schneeman). The first page appeared in the May 1990 issue of Argosy.[8] [9] [10] [11]

Stories never anthologised

Five published stories were never included in Asimov's own books. They were however included in other anthologies. These were "Half-Baked Publisher's Delight" (1974), "Getting Even" (1980), "The Turning Point" (1988), "The Lost Dog" (1988) and "Ho! Ho! Ho!" (1989).

Nine science fiction stories have never been collected in any book:

20 mystery stories have also never been anthologised.[24] [25] Of these, all but one are Union Club mystery stories[24] (for a list, see The Union Club Mysteries). "Zip Code" (1986) is a mystery story featuring the boy detective character Larry.[26]

Unpublished stories

Nine stories which Asimov wrote early in his career were never published anywhere, and are now lost.[27] They were:

  1. (1938) "Cosmic Corkscrew" (9,000 words)
  2. (1938) "This Irrational Planet" (3,000 words)
  3. (1938) "Paths of Destiny" (6,000 words)
  4. (1938) "Knossos in Its Glory" (6,000 words)
  5. (1939) "The Decline and Fall" (6,000 words)
  6. (1939) "Life Before Birth" (6,000 words)
  7. (1939) "The Brothers" (6,000 words)
  8. (1940) "The Oak" (6,000 words)
  9. (1941) "Masks" (1,500 words)

In the 1972 anthology The Early Asimov, Asimov listed two other stories which he thought had also been lost: "The Weapon" (1938) and "Big Game" (1941). However, they were subsequently found ("The Weapon" had in fact been published under a pseudonym in 1942, which Asimov had forgotten). They were collected in In Memory Yet Green (1979) and Before the Golden Age (1974), respectively.[28] [29] (They are included in the above list of published stories.)

In his autobiography, Asimov wrote "Since February 1941, I have never written a piece of fiction that has not, in one way or another, seen print."[30]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Asimov, Isaac (1974). The Early Asimov Volume 2, Panther Books, pp. 233-4.
  2. Asimov, Isaac (1974). The Early Asimov Volume 2, Panther Books, p. 134.
  3. The Early Asimov vol. 2, pp. 197–198
  4. http://www.asimovreviews.net/Stories/Story338.html The Covenant
  5. http://www.asimovreviews.net/Stories/Story340.html The Heavenly Host (the short story)
  6. http://www.asimovreviews.net/Books/Book167.html The Heavenly Host (the book)
  7. http://www.asimovonline.com/oldsite/sf_fantasy_story_list.html#The%20Story%20Machine Asimovonline: The Story Machine
  8. http://www.storypilot.com/asimov2.html Storypilot.com
  9. http://www.asimovonline.com/oldsite/sf_fantasy_story_list.html#Star%20Empire Asimovonline.com
  10. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/241309685 WorldCat.org
  11. http://www.locusmag.com/index/t322.htm#A18329 The Locus Index to Science Fiction, 1984–1998
  12. http://www.asimovreviews.net/Stories/Story425.html "Question"
  13. http://www.asimovonline.com/asimov_FAQ.html#literary5 Asimovonline FAQs
  14. http://www.asimovreviews.net/Stories/Story211.html "The Portable Star" at Asimovreviews.net
  15. http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?78068 ISFDb
  16. http://www.asimovreviews.net/Stories/Story312.html "A Woman's Heart" at Asimovreviews.net
  17. http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?80886 ISFDb
  18. http://www.asimovreviews.net/Stories/Story163.html "The Man Who Made the 21st Century"
  19. http://www.asimovonline.com/oldsite/sf_fantasy_story_list.html#Party%20By%20Satellite Asimovonline: Party by Satellite
  20. http://www.asimovreviews.net/Stories/Story324.html "Party by Satellite" at Asimovreviews.net
  21. http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?93406 Strike! at ISFDb
  22. http://www.asimovonline.com/oldsite/sf_fantasy_story_list.html#The%20Super%20Runner Asimovonline: The Super Runner
  23. http://www.asimovonline.com/oldsite/sf_fantasy_story_list.html#The%20Ten-Second%20Election Asimovonline: The Ten-Second Election
  24. http://www.asimovonline.com/oldsite/uc_story_list.html Asimovonline: Union Club Mysteries
  25. http://www.asimovonline.com/oldsite/misc_story_list.html Asimovonline: Miscellaneous story list
  26. http://www.asimovonline.com/oldsite/short_fiction_larry_index.html Asimovonline: Larry Mystery Stories Index
  27. Book: Asimov, I. . 1980. In Memory Yet Green. registration . Avon . 293. 9780380754328 . (Originally published by Doubleday, 1979)
  28. Book: Asimov, I. . 1980. In Memory Yet Green. registration . Avon . 339–340. 9780380754328 . (Originally published by Doubleday, 1979)
  29. Book: Asimov, I. . 1974. Before the Golden Age. Fawcett Publications, Incorporated . 9780449229132 . registration . (Orbit Books edition, 1976, pp. 147–148.)
  30. Book: Asimov, I. . 1980. In Memory Yet Green. registration . Avon . 293. 9780380754328 . (Originally published by Doubleday, 1979)