The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

ASIMOV, ISAAC (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _The Union Club Mysteries (Fawcett/Crest 0-449-20525-8, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $2.95, 210pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1983) collection of mysteries; non-sf, associational.
• * _A Whiff of Death (Ballantine Fawcett 0-449-21461-3, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $3.50, 222pp, pb) Reprint (Avon 1958 as The Death Dealers) mystery novel; associational.
• * _The Winds of Change and Other Stories (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31188-4, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $2.95, 277pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1983) collection.
• * _X Stands for Unknown (Grafton 0-586-05842-7, Apr ’86, £2.95, 272pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1984) collection of science essays reprinted from F&SF.
• * *Yours, Isaac Asimov (Doubleday 0-385-47622-1, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $24.95, 332pp, hc) Collection of letters to and from Isaac Asimov. Edited, arranged by subject, and accompanied by short introductions by the late Stanley Asimov (Isaac’s younger brother).
• * _Yours, Isaac Asimov (SFBC #10848, Feb ’96, $11.98, 332pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1995) collection of letters to and from Isaac Asimov, edited by Stanley Asimov. This is similar to the Doubleday edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

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• * *100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories (with Terry Carr & Martin H. Greenberg) (Doubleday 0-385-18165-5, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $15.95, 311pp, hc) Anthology of short-shorts. (Contents)
• * _100 Great Fantasy Short Stories (with Terry Carr & Martin H. Greenberg) (Avon 0-380-69917-6, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $2.95, 395pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1984) anthology.
• * _13 Horrors of Halloween (with Martin H. Greenberg & Carol-Lynn Rössel Waugh) See entry under Carol-Lynn Rössel Waugh.
• * _50 Short Science Fiction Tales (with Groff Conklin) (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-684-84296-3, 1997 [Sep ’98], $6.95, 287pp, pb, cover by Don Ivan Punchatz) Reprint (Macmillan 1963) anthology. This is dated 1997, but not seen until now.
• * *Amazing Stories: 60 Years of the Best Science Fiction (with Martin H. Greenberg) (TSR 0-88038-216-3, Jul ’85 [Aug ’85], $7.95, 255pp, pb) Anthology of 20 stories which originally appeared in Amazing, with a section of color illustrations showing magazine covers. (Contents)
• * _Asimov’s Extraterrestrials (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (Dragon 0-583-30986-0, Oct ’86, £1.95, 204pp, pb) Reprint (Harper & Row 1984 as Young Extraterrestrials) juvenile sf anthology.
• * _Asimov’s Ghosts (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (Dragon 0-583-30988-7, Oct ’86, £1.95, 202pp, pb) Reprint (Harper & Row 1985 as Young Ghosts) juvenile anthology.
• * *Asimov’s Ghosts & Monsters (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (Armada 0-00-693176-6, Jun ’88, £2.50, 413pp, pb) Sf/occult omnibus. (Contents)
• * _Asimov’s Monsters (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (Dragon 0-583-30987-9, Oct ’86, £1.95, 203pp, pb) Reprint (Harper & Row 1985 as Young Monsters) juvenile sf anthology.
• * _Asimov’s Mutants (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (Dragon 0-583-30967-4, Oct ’86, £1.95, 201pp, pb) Reprint (Harper & Row 1984 as Young Mutants) juvenile sf anthology.
• * *Baker’s Dozen: 13 Short Science Fiction Novels (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (Bonanza 0-517-47646-0, 1985 [Oct ’85], $7.98, 574pp, hc) Anthology of novellas, with an introduction by Asimov. An “instant remainder” book. (Contents)
• * _The Best Crime Stories of the Nineteenth Century (Robson 0-86051-563-X, Mar ’89, £11.95, 325pp, hc) Associational. Reprint (Beaufort 1988) anthology of 19th century crime stories. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Beyond the Stars (Severn House 0-7278-1374-9, Feb ’87, £8.95, 320pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1985 as first half of The Hugo Winners: Volume 4) sf anthology. (Contents) [First U.K. edition]
• * *Computer Crimes & Capers (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (Academy Chicago 0-89733-082-X, 1983 [Jan ’84], $17.95, 235pp, hc) Anthology of 11 stories, including work by Asimov, Dickson, Anderson, and Silverberg. Also available in a trade paperback edition (-087-0, $7.95). (Contents)
• * _Computer Crimes & Capers (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (Penguin 0-14-007310-8, Mar ’86, £3.95, 236pp, pb) Reprint (Academy Chicago 1984) anthology.
• * *Cosmic Critiques: How and Why 10 Science Fiction Stories Work (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Writer’s Digest 0-89879-394-7, Mar ’90 [Jan ’91], $12.95, 197pp, tp) Anthology of ten sf stories with short introductions by Asimov and commentary on each by Anson Dibell. (Contents)
• * _Cosmic Knights (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (Robinson 0-948164-41-7, Jul ’87, £2.95, 339pp, tp) Reprint (Signet 1985) fantasy anthology. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Dark Void (Severn House 0-7278-1424-9, Jun ’87, £9.95, 239pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1985 as second half of The Hugo Winners: Volume 4) sf anthology. (Contents) [First U.K. edition]
• * _Devils (with Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg) (Robinson 1-85487-000-9, Jul ’89, £3.99, 351pp, tp, cover by Peter Knifton) Reprint (NAL Signet 1987 as Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy #8: Devils) fantasy/horror anthology. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Election Day 2084: Science Fiction Stories About the Future of Politics (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Prometheus 0-87975-258-0, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $19.95, 301pp, hc) Anthology of 17 political sf stories. Also available in tp (-270-X, $10.95). (Contents)
• * *Encounters (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (Headline 0-7472-3091-9, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], £3.50, 399pp, pb) Anthology of stories about encounters between humans and aliens. (Contents)
• * _Extraterrestrials (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (Harper Starwanderer 0-694-05628-6, Jul ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.25, 240pp, pb) Reprint (Harper & Row 1984) anthology of 11 stories, originally titled Young Extraterrestrials.
• * _Flying Saucers (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (Ballantine Fawcett 0-449-21400-1, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $3.95, 349pp, pb) Reprint (Fawcwtt 1982) anthology of 26 stories.
• * _Ghosts (with Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg) (Robinson 1-85487-036-X, Oct ’89, £3.99, 347pp, tp, cover by Peter Jones) Reprint (NAL Signet 1988 as Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy #10: Ghosts) ghost story anthology. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Giants (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (Robinson 0-948164-42-5, Jul ’87, £2.95, 351pp, tp) Reprint (Signet 1985) fantasy anthology. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Golden Years of Science Fiction: Third Series (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Bonanza/Crown 0-517-435225, 1984, 633pp, hc) Omnibus edition of Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 5 and Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 6, omitting 5 stories. This one is available on Instant Remainder tables only. (Contents)
• * *The Golden Years of Science Fiction: Fourth Series (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Bonanza/Crown 0-517-44735-5, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $6.98, 632pp, hc) Combines Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 7 and Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 8, dropping two stories from each. This one is available on Instant Remainder tables only. (Contents)
• * *The Golden Years of Science Fiction: Fifth Series (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Bonanza 0-517-47566-9, 1985 [May ’86], $6.98, 641pp, hc) Omnibus edition of The Great SF Stories 9 and The Great SF Stories 10. This has a 1985 copyright but we didn’t see it until 1986. An “instant remainder” book. (Contents)
• * *Great Science Fiction By the World’s Great Scientists (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (Donald I. Fine 0-917657-26-8, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $17.95, 400pp, hc) Sf anthology. Some of the writers are scientists; most are teachers; only one could be called a great scientist, and he’s a lousy writer. (Contents)
• * _Great Science Fiction Stories By the World’s Great Scientists (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (Donald I. Fine/Primus 0-917657-67-5, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $4.50, 400pp, pb) Reprint (Fine 1985). This new paperback line is a mass market-size imprint of Donald I. Fine, Inc.
• * *Great Tales of Classic Science Fiction (with Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg) (Galahad 0-88365-755-4, 1990 [May ’90], $9.98, 498pp, hc, cover by Karen Nelson) Reprint (Robinson 1988 as The Mammoth Book of Great Sf Short Novels: The 1930s) anthology with an introduction by Asimov. This edition contains eight of the ten stories in the original, and is an instant remainder edition. (Contents)
• * *Hound Dunnit (with Martin H. Greenberg & Carol-Lynn Rössel Waugh) (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-353-9, 1987, $17.95, 339pp, hc) Anthology of thriller stories about, or involving, dogs. (Contents)
• * _Hound Dunnit (with Martin H. Greenberg & Carol-Lynn Rössel Waugh) (Robson 0-86051-507-9, Apr ’88, £10.95, 339pp, hc) Reprint (Carroll & Graf 1987) anthology of thriller stories about, or involving, dogs. Of associational interest to Asimov fans. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Hugo Winners, Volume 4: 1976-1979 (Doubleday 0-385-18934-6, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $18.95, 561pp, hc) Anthology of the award-winning stories from four conventions, plus introductions to each by Asimov. (Contents)
• * _The Hugo Winners, Volume 4: 1976-1979 (SFBC #5647, Nov ’85, $6.98, 495pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1985) anthology. The jacket misspellings have been corrected from the trade edition.
• * *The Hugo Winners, Volume 5: 1980-1982 (Doubleday 0-385-18946-X, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $18.95, 372pp, hc) Anthology of the nine Hugo-winning stories from 1980, 1981, and 1982. Recommended. (CNB) (Contents)
• * _The Hugo Winners, Volume 5: 1980-1982 (SFBC #02882, Jun ’86, $5.98, 340pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1986) anthology.
• * _Intergalactic Empires (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (Robinson 0-948164-97-2, Jul ’88, £2.95, 303pp, pb) Reprint (NAL 1983) sf anthology. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction Firsts (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (Beaufort 0-8253-0184-X, Apr ’84, $17.95, 249pp, hc) Anthology of 12 stories which first introduced concepts such as clones and the generation starship. The earliest, by Poe, appeared in 1839; the latest, by Niven, in 1966. (Contents)
• * _Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction Firsts (with Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg) (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-0254-3, Jul ’96 [Mar ’97], $6.98, 249pp, hc, cover by Erich Schrempp) Reprint (Beaufort 1984) anthology of 12 innovative SF stories. This is an instant remainder edition.
• * _Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (Knightsbridge 1-56129-086-6, 1991, $4.95, 316pp, pb) Reprint (Beufort 1981) anthology.
• * *Isaac Asimov Presents the Golden Years of Science Fiction, Sixth Series (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Crown/Bonanza 0-517-65754-6, 1988 [Apr ’88], $8.95, 624pp, hc) Omnibus edition of two anthologies, Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 11 (1949) (DAW 1984) and Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 12 (1950) (DAW 1984). An “instant remainder” book, distributed by Crown. (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories #22 (1960) (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-465-9, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $4.50, 351pp, pb, cover by Angus McKie) Anthology of 11 stories from 1960 plus commentary. (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories #23 (1961) (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-478-0, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $5.50, 367pp, pb, cover by Angus McKie) Anthology of 13 stories from 1961. (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories #24 (1962) (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-495-0, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $5.50, 348pp, pb, cover by Angus McKie) Anthology of 13 stories from 1962, with an introduction by the editors. (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories #25 (1963) (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-518-3, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $5.50, 381pp, pb, cover by Bob Layzell) Anthology of 13 stories from 1963, with an introduction by the editor. This is the final book in the series. (Contents)
• * _Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 25 (1963) (with Martin H. Greenberg) (SFBC #05922, Jan ’93, $8.98, 381pp, hc, cover by Bob Layzell) Reprint (DAW 1992) anthology of 13 stories from 1963, with an introduction by the editor, the final book in the series. First hardcover edition. This edition lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 11 (1949) (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-87997-918-6, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $3.50, 317pp, pb) Anthology of 15 stories from 1949 with notes Asimov. This series offers an excellent historical survey of the sf field. Recommended. (CNB) (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 12 (1950) (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-87997-953-4, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $3.50, 319pp, pb) Anthology of 18 classic stories. (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 13 (1951) (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-058-0, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $3.50, 337pp, pb) Anthology of the best of 1951 plus an introduction about the year in the world and in sf. An excellent anthology. The whole series is highly recommended. (CNB) (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 14 (1952) (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-106-4, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $3.50, 352pp, pb) Anthology of stories from 1952. Recommended. (CNB) (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 15 (1953) (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-171-4, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $3.50, 352pp, pb) Anthology of 17 stories first published in 1953 plus a summary of the year in and out of sf plus remarks on the various writers. Recommended (CNB). (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 16 (1954) (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-200-1, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $3.50, 350pp, pb) Anthology of 17 stories from 1954. (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 17 (1955) (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-256-7, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $3.95, 349pp, pb) Anthology of 14 sf stories. (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 18 (1956) (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-289-3, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $4.50, 366pp, pb) Anthology of 15 sf stories from 1956. (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 19 (1957) (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-326-1, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $4.50, 350pp, pb) Anthology of 15 stories from 1957 plus commentary. This long-running anthology series is an excellent way to look at the sf field year by year. Recommended. (CNB) (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 20 (1958) (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-405-5, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $4.95, 351pp, pb, cover by Robin Hidden) Anthology of 12 stories from 1958 plus commentary. This series is one of the best surveys of the modern sf short story. Recommended (CNB). (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 21 (1959) (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-428-4, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $4.95, 347pp, pb, cover by Robin Hidden) Anthology of 14 stories from 1959. (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy # 2: Witches (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (Signet 0-451-12882-6, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $3.95, 350pp, pb) Anthology of 14 stories by van Vogt, Haggard, Norton, etc. There’s one original, by Barry N. Malzberg. (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy # 3: Cosmic Knights (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (NAL/Signet 0-451-13342-0, Jan ’85 [Dec ’84], $3.95, 339pp, pb) Anthology of fantasy stories. (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy # 4: Spells (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (NAL/Signet 0-451-13578-4, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $3.95, 350pp, pb) Anthology of fantasy stories. (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy # 5: Giants (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (NAL/Signet 0-451-13922-4, Nov ’85 [Oct ’85], $3.95, 351pp, pb) Anthology of fantasy stories. (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy # 6: Mythical Beasties (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (NAL/Signet 0-451-14267-5, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $3.50, 343pp, pb) Anthology of 13 stories — one for each mythical beast. (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy # 7: Magical Wishes (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (NAL/Signet 0-451-14575-5, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $3.50, 350pp, pb) Anthology of 16 stories. (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy # 8: Devils (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (NAL/Signet 0-451-14865-7, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $3.50, 351pp, pb) Anthology of 18 fantasy stories. (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy # 9: Atlantis (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (NAL/Signet 0-451-15144-5, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $3.95, 349pp, pb) Anthology of 11 fantasy stories. (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy #10: Ghosts (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (NAL Signet 0-451-15723-0, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $4.50, 347pp, pb) Anthology of 14 ghost stories. (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy #11: Curses (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (NAL Signet 0-451-16305-2, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $4.50, 350pp, pb) Anthology of 17 stories, with an introduction by Asimov. (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy: Faeries (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45061-2, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $4.99, 374pp, pb) Anthology with 18 stories. (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy: Witches & Wizards (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (Bonanza 0-517-47669-X, 1985 [Oct ’85], $6.98, 649pp, hc) Omnibus edition of reprint anthologies Wizards: Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy #1 (NAL/Signet 1983) and Witches: Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy #2 (NAL/Signet 1984). (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov’s Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction # 2: The Science Fictional Olympics (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (Signet 0-451-12976-8, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $3.50, 356pp, pb) Anthology of 17 stories of sf athletic prowess, by Piers Anthony, Arthur C. Clarke, L. Sprague de Camp, and others. (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov’s Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction # 3: Supermen (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (Signet 0-451-13201-7, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $3.50, 350pp, pb) Anthology of 12 stories. (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov’s Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction # 4: Comets (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (NAL/Signet 0-451-14129-6, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $3.95, 339pp, pb) Theme anthology of sf stories. (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov’s Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction # 5: Tin Stars (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (NAL/Signet 0-451-14395-7, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $3.95, 351pp, pb) Anthology of 15 stories of crime, mystery, and robots. (Contents)
• * *Isaac Asimov’s Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction # 7: Space Shuttles (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (NAL/Signet 0-451-15017-1, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.95, 384pp, pb) Anthology of 14 stories. (Contents)