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The Caves of Steel Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-586-00835-7, Oct ’86, £2.50, 206pp, pb) [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robot Series] Reissue (Doubleday 1954) sf novel.
The Caves of Steel Isaac Asimov (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33820-0, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $3.95, 268pp, pb) [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robot Series] Reissue (Doubleday 1954) sf novel; 7th Del Rey printing. Arguably Asimov’s best book, and the best fusion between sf and the detective story. Highly recommended. (CNB)
The Currents of Space Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-246-12918-2, Aug ’86, £9.95, 240pp, hc) [Trantorian Empire] Reprint (Doubleday 1952) sf novel.
The Early Asimov: Book One Isaac Asimov (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32590-7, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $3.95, 300pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1972 as The Early Asimov) collection plus commentary. This volume is the first half of the Doubleday edition.
The Early Asimov: Book Two Isaac Asimov (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32589-3, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $3.95, 301pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1972 as The Early Asimov) collection. This edition is the second half of the earlier edition.
The Edge of Tomorrow Isaac Asimov (Harrap 0-245-54391-0, Mar ’86, £9.95, 462pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 1985) collection of sf stories and non-fiction essays.
The Edge of Tomorrow Isaac Asimov (Tor 0-812-53122-1, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $3.50, 462pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1985) collection of fiction and non-fiction.
Foundation Isaac Asimov (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33627-5, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $3.95, 286pp, pb) [Foundation] Reissue (Gnome 1951) sf novel, first in what was the “Foundation Trilogy” and is now the Foundation Series. 13th printing.
Foundation and Earth Isaac Asimov (Doubleday 0-385-23312-4, Sep ’86, $16.95, 356pp, hc) [Foundation] Sf novel, #5 in the “Foundation” series.
Foundation and Earth Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-246-13047-4, Oct ’86, £10.95, 462pp, hc) [Foundation] Reprint (Doubleday 1986) sf novel.
Foundation and Empire Isaac Asimov (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33628-3, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $3.95, 288pp, pb) [Foundation] Reissue (Gnome 1952) sf novel, Book Two of the Foundation Series; 11th printing.
Futuredays: A 19th-Century Vision of the Year 2000 Isaac Asimov (Holt/Owl 0-8050-0120-4, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $12.95, 96pp, pb) Non-fiction; book of French artwork from 1899 imagining the world a century later, the work of Jean Marc Cote; commentary by Asimov.
Futuredays: A 19th-Century Vision of the Year 2000 Isaac Asimov (Virgin 0-86369-160-9, Sep ’86, £8.99, 96pp, pb) Reprint (Holt 1986). Pictorial collection of Victorian cigarette cards illustrating the Year 2000, with commentary by Asimov.
I, Robot Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-246-12100-9, Apr ’86, £9.95, 206pp, hc) [Robot Series] Reprint (Gnome 1950) sf collection.
The Naked Sun Isaac Asimov (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33821-9, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $3.95, 270pp, pb) [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robot Series] Reissue (Doubleday 1957) sf novel, 7th Del Rey printing. Sequel to The Caves of Steel.
Nightfall One Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-586-03466-8, Apr ’86, £1.95, 176pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1969 as first part of Nightfall) collection of 5 sf stories.
Nine Tomorrows Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-586-06419-2, Nov ’86, £2.50, 268pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1959) sf collection.
Pebble in the Sky Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-246-12919-0, Sep ’86, £9.95, 226pp, hc) [Trantorian Empire] Reprint (Doubleday 1950) sf novel. Third of the “Galactic Empire” novels.
The Rest of the Robots Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-246-12099-1, Apr ’86, £9.95, 208pp, hc) [Robot Series] Reprint (Doubleday 1964) sf collection.
Robot Dreams Isaac Asimov (Berkley 0-425-09345-X, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $7.95, 349pp, tp) [Robot Series] Collection illustrated by Ralph McQuarrie, “Masterworks of Science Fiction & Fantasy” #5. The title story is original to this collection.

7 · Introduction · in
15 · Little Lost Robot [Susan Calvin (Robot)] · nv Astounding Mar ’47
39 · Robot Dreams [Susan Calvin (Robot)] · ss *
45 · Breeds There a Man...? · nv Astounding Jun ’51
77 · Hostess · nv Galaxy May ’51
112 · Sally · ss Fantastic May/Jun ’53
129 · Strikebreaker [“Male Strikebreaker”] · ss Science Fiction Stories Jan ’57
142 · The Machine That Won the War · ss F&SF Oct ’61
148 · Eyes Do More Than See · vi F&SF Apr ’65
152 · The Martian Way · na Galaxy Nov ’52
193 · Franchise · ss If Aug ’55
207 · Jokester · ss Infinity Science Fiction Dec ’56
220 · The Last Question · ss Science Fiction Quarterly Nov ’56
231 · Does a Bee Care? · ss If Jun ’57
236 · Light Verse · ss The Saturday Evening Post Sep ’73
241 · The Feeling of Power · ss If Feb ’58
251 · Spell My Name with an S [“S as in Zebatinsky”] · ss Star Science Fiction Magazine Jan ’58
264 · The Ugly Little Boy [“Lastborn”] · nv Galaxy Sep ’58
300 · The Billiard Ball · nv If Mar ’67
316 · True Love · ss The American Way Feb ’77
320 · The Last Answer · ss Analog Jan ’80
326 · Lest We Remember · nv IASFM Feb 15 ’82
Robot Dreams Isaac Asimov (Berkley 0-425-09346-8, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $50.00, 349pp, hc) [Robot Series] Limited edition hardcover of the above; 350 signed, numbered, boxed copies.
Robots and Empire Isaac Asimov (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33769-7, Jul ’86, $3.95, 468pp, pb) [Robot Series; Foundation] Reprint (Doubleday 1985) sf novel, the book that ties together the two series. International edition.
Robots and Empire Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-586-06200-9, Oct ’86, £2.95, 508pp, pb) [Robot Series; Foundation] Reprint (Doubleday 1985) sf novel.
Robots and Empire Isaac Asimov (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32894-9, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $4.50, 468pp, pb) [Robot Series; Foundation] Reprint (Doubleday 1985) sf novel, the book that ties together the two series.
The Roving Mind Isaac Asimov (Prometheus 0-87975-315-3, Feb ’86, £8.95, 350pp, tp) Reprint (Prometheus(US) 1983) collection of essays.
Second Foundation Isaac Asimov (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33629-1, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $3.95, 286pp, pb) [Foundation] Reissue (Gnome 1953) sf novel, Book 3 of the Foundation Series; 10th printing.
The Stars, Like Dust Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-246-12920-4, Aug ’86, £9.95, 224pp, hc) [Trantorian Empire] Reprint (Doubleday 1951) sf novel.
The Subatomic Monster Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-246-12075-4, Mar ’86, £9.95, 213pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1985) collection of essays reprinted from F&SF.
X Stands for Unknown Isaac Asimov (Grafton 0-586-05842-7, Apr ’86, £2.95, 272pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1984) collection of science essays reprinted from F&SF.
The Hugo Winners, Volume 5: 1980-1982 ed. Isaac Asimov (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)

ix · Introduction: My Magazine · Isaac Asimov · in
5 · Enemy Mine · Barry B. Longyear · na IASFM Sep ’79
64 · Sandkings · George R. R. Martin · nv Omni Aug ’79
105 · The Way of Cross and Dragon · George R. R. Martin · nv Omni Jun ’79
127 · Lost Dorsai [Childe Cycle] · Gordon R. Dickson · na Destinies Feb ’80
193 · The Cloak and the Staff [Shane Evert] · Gordon R. Dickson · nv Analog Aug ’80
226 · Grotto of the Dancing Deer · Clifford D. Simak · ss Analog Apr ’80
247 · The Saturn Game · Poul Anderson · na Analog Feb 2 ’81
300 · Unicorn Variation · Roger Zelazny · nv IASFM Apr 13 ’81
326 · The Pusher · John Varley · ss F&SF Oct ’81
The Hugo Winners, Volume 5: 1980-1982 ed. Isaac Asimov (SFBC #02882, Jun ’86, $5.98, 340pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1986) anthology.
Science Fiction Masterpieces ed. Isaac Asimov (Galahad 0-88365-713-9, 1986 [Oct ’86], $9.98, 633pp, hc) “Instant remainder” anthology of 59 stories.

11 · Editorial: Escape to Reality? · Isaac Asimov · ed Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Anthology #3 ’80
14 · In the Country of the Blind, No One Can See · Melisa Michaels · ss IASFM Jan ’79
27 · Keepersmith · Randall Garrett & Vicki Ann Heydron · nv Asimov’s SF Adventure Magazine Spr ’79
51 · Good Taste · Isaac Asimov · ss Apocalypse Press, 1976
65 · To Sin Against Systems · Garry R. Osgood · nv IASFM Win ’77
90 · Louisville Slugger [Slugger] · Jack C. Haldeman, II · ss IASFM Sum ’77
93 · A Delicate Shade of Kipney · Nancy Kress · ss IASFM Jan/Feb ’78
102 · Air Raid · Herb Boehm · ss IASFM Spr ’77
112 · A Many Splendored Thing · Linda Isaacs · ss IASFM Fll ’77
117 · Boarder Incident · Ted Reynolds · ss IASFM Win ’77
121 · Low Grade Ore · Kevin O’Donnell, Jr. · nv IASFM Sum ’77
136 · The Missing Item [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss IASFM Win ’77
148 · Heal the Sick, Raise the Dead · Jesse Peel · ss IASFM Mar/Apr ’78
154 · Polly Plus · Randall Garrett · ss IASFM May/Jun ’78
165 · A Time for Terror · Frederick Longbeard · nv IASFM Mar ’79
183 · Perchance to Dream · Sally A. Sellers · nv IASFM Spr ’77
199 · The Small Stones of Tu Fu · Brian W. Aldiss · ss IASFM Mar/Apr ’78
206 · Born Again · Sharon N. Farber · ss IASFM May/Jun ’78
219 · Good-Bye, Robinson Crusoe · John Varley · nv IASFM Spr ’77
242 · How It Happened · Isaac Asimov · vi Asimov’s SF Adventure Magazine Spr ’79
243 · Quarantine · Arthur C. Clarke · vi IASFM Spr ’77
244 · Cautionary Tales · Larry Niven · ss IASFM Jul/Aug ’78
247 · A Bait of Dreams [Gleia] · Jo Clayton · nv IASFM Feb ’79
270 · Against a Crooked Stile · Nancy Kress · nv IASFM May ’79
285 · Joelle · Poul Anderson · nv IASFM Fll ’77
313 · Dance Band on the Titanic · Jack L. Chalker · nv IASFM Jul/Aug ’78
330 · Softly Touch the Stranger’s Mind · E. Amalia Andujar · ss IASFM Sep/Oct ’78
335 · Lorelei at Storyville West · Sherwood Springer · ss IASFM Fll ’77
344 · On the Way · Conway Conley · ss IASFM Jul/Aug ’78
350 · The Napoli Express [Lord Darcy] · Randall Garrett · na IASFM Apr ’79
402 · Darkside · Gary D. McClellan · nv IASFM Mar/Apr ’78
422 · No Room in the Stable · A. Bertram Chandler · ss IASFM Fll ’77
426 · African Blues · Paula Smith · ss IASFM Jan/Feb ’78
435 · Coming of Age in Henson’s Tube · William Jon Watkins · ss IASFM Spr ’77
439 · Home Team Advantage [Slugger; Julius Hawkline] · Jack C. Haldeman, II · ss IASFM Fll ’77
443 · Star Train · Drew Mendelson · ss IASFM May/Jun ’78
449 · Bystander · Alan Dean Foster · ss Asimov’s SF Adventure Magazine Fll ’78
456 · Time and Hagakure · Steven Utley · ss IASFM Win ’77
462 · Ghosts · Keith Minnion · ss Asimov’s SF Adventure Magazine Sum ’79
476 · A Simple Outside Job · Robert Lee Hawkins · ss IASFM Win ’77
479 · The Last Defender of Camelot · Roger Zelazny · nv Asimov’s SF Adventure Magazine Sum ’79
496 · Lost and Found · Michael A. Banks & George Wagner · ss IASFM Mar/Apr ’78
499 · Hellhole · David Gerrold · ss Asimov’s SF Adventure Magazine Fll ’79
512 · The Man Who Took the Fifth · Michael Schimmel · ss IASFM May/Jun ’78
518 · The Adventure of the Global Traveler · Anne Lear · ss IASFM Sep/Oct ’78
525 · Backspace [Sam] · F. M. Busby · ss IASFM Win ’77
529 · On the Q167 File · John M. Ford · ss IASFM Nov/Dec ’78
532 · Horseless Carriage · Michael A. Banks · ss IASFM Jul/Aug ’78
537 · Pièce De Résistance · Jesse Bone · ss IASFM May/Jun ’78
543 · Lipidleggin’ [LaNague] · F. Paul Wilson · ss IASFM May/Jun ’78
550 · Omit Flowers · Dean McLaughlin · vi IASFM Fll ’77
551 · Message to Myself · Diana L. Paxson · ss IASFM Jul/Aug ’78
554 · One Rejection Too Many · Patricia Nurse · ss IASFM Jul/Aug ’78
557 · But Do They Ride Dolphins? · Frederick S. Lord, Jr. · ss IASFM Jul/Aug ’78
566 · When There’s No Man Around · Stephen Goldin · ss IASFM Fll ’77
572 · Longshot · Jack C. Haldeman, II · ss Asimov’s SF Adventure Magazine Spr ’79
579 · Nothing for Nothing · Isaac Asimov · ss IASFM Feb ’79
587 · To Fill the Sea and Air [LaNague] · F. Paul Wilson · ss IASFM Feb ’79
600 · Guilt · James E. Gunn · nv IASFM May/Jun ’78
615 · Proud Rider [Momus] · Barry B. Longyear · nv IASFM Feb ’79
The Golden Years of Science Fiction: Fifth Series ed. Isaac Asimov & 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.

7 · Introduction · Martin H. Greenberg · in
15 · Little Lost Robot [Susan Calvin (Robot)] · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Mar ’47
42 · Tomorrow’s Children · Poul Anderson · nv Astounding Mar ’47
71 · Child’s Play · William Tenn · nv Astounding Mar ’47
100 · Time and Time Again · H. Beam Piper · ss Astounding Apr ’47
119 · Tiny and the Monster · Theodore Sturgeon · nv Astounding May ’47
155 · E for Effort · T. L. Sherred · nv Astounding May ’47
207 · Letter to Ellen · Chan Davis · ss Astounding Jun ’47
220 · The Figure · Edward Grendon · ss Astounding Jul ’47
226 · With Folded Hands... [Humanoids] · Jack Williamson · nv Astounding Jul ’47
272 · The Fires Within [as by E. G. O’Brien] · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Fantasy, The Magazine of Science Fiction Aug ’47
282 · Zero Hour · Ray Bradbury · ss Planet Stories Fll ’47
293 · Hobbyist · Eric Frank Russell · nv Astounding Sep ’47
327 · Exit the Professor [Hogben] · Lewis Padgett · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Oct ’47
343 · Thunder and Roses · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Astounding Nov ’47
367 · Don’t Look Now · Henry Kuttner · ss Startling Stories Mar ’48
381 · He Walked Around the Horses [Paratime Police] · H. Beam Piper · nv Astounding Apr ’48
403 · The Strange Case of John Kingman · Murray Leinster · ss Astounding May ’48
420 · That Only a Mother · Judith Merril · ss Astounding Jun ’48
431 · The Monster · A. E. van Vogt · ss Astounding Aug ’48
448 · Dreams Are Sacred · Peter Phillips · nv Astounding Sep ’48
471 · Mars Is Heaven! · Ray Bradbury · ss Planet Stories Fll ’48
489 · Thang · Martin Gardner · vi Comment Fll ’48
492 · Brooklyn Project · William Tenn · ss Planet Stories Fll ’48
503 · Ring Around the Redhead · John D. MacDonald · ss Startling Stories Nov ’48
523 · Period Piece · J. J. Coupling · ss Astounding Nov ’48
532 · Dormant · A. E. van Vogt · ss Startling Stories Nov ’48
549 · In Hiding [Timothy Paul] · Wilmar H. Shiras · nv Astounding Nov ’48
583 · Knock · Fredric Brown · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Dec ’48
594 · A Child Is Crying · John D. MacDonald · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Dec ’48
607 · Late Night Final · Eric Frank Russell · nv Astounding Dec ’48
Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 15 (1953) ed. Isaac Asimov & 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).

9 · Introduction · Martin H. Greenberg · in
13 · The Big Holiday · Fritz Leiber · ss F&SF Jan ’53
24 · Crucifixus Etiam · Walter M. Miller, Jr. · ss Astounding Feb ’53
48 · Four in One · Damon Knight · nv Galaxy Feb ’53
86 · Saucer of Loneliness · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Galaxy Feb ’53
102 · The Liberation of Earth · William Tenn · ss Future May ’53
123 · Lot [David Jimmon] · Ward Moore · nv F&SF May ’53
155 · The Nine Billion Names of God · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Star Science Fiction Stories #1, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953
164 · Warm · Robert Sheckley · ss Galaxy Jun ’53
176 · Impostor · Philip K. Dick · ss Astounding Jun ’53
194 · The World Well Lost · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Universe Jun ’53
216 · A Bad Day for Sales · Fritz Leiber · ss Galaxy Jul ’53
224 · Common Time · James Blish · ss Science Fiction Quarterly Aug ’53
250 · Time Is the Traitor · Alfred Bester · nv F&SF Sep ’53
277 · The Wall Around the World · Theodore R. Cogswell · nv Beyond Fantasy Fiction Sep ’53
308 · The Model of a Judge · William Morrison · ss Galaxy Oct ’53
322 · Hall of Mirrors · Fredric Brown · ss Galaxy Dec ’53
331 · It’s a Good Life · Jerome Bixby · ss Star Science Fiction Stories #2, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953
The Twelve Frights of Christmas ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Carol-Lynn Rössel Waugh (Avon 0-380-75098-8, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $3.50, 263pp, pb) Anthology of Yuletide horror tales by Clarke, Block, Lovecraft, and others.

1 · Introduction: The New Beginning · Isaac Asimov · in
4 · The Chimney · Ramsey Campbell · ss Whispers, ed. Stuart David Schiff, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1977
20 · Markheim · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss The Broken Shaft: Unwin’s Annual for 1886, ed. Sir Henry Norman, London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1885; EQMM Jul ’55
35 · The Night Before Christmas · Robert Bloch · nv Dark Forces, ed. Kirby McCauley, Viking, 1980
54 · The Festival · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Weird Tales Jan ’25
63 · The Old Nurse’s Story · Elizabeth Gaskell · nv Household Words Christmas, 1852
83 · Glámr · Sabine Baring-Gould · ss Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas, Sabine Baring-Gould, Smith Elder and Co., 1863
95 · Pollock and the Porroh Man · H. G. Wells · ss New Budget May 23, 1895
110 · The Weird Woman [“The Tregethan’s Curse: or, The Weird Woman”] · Anon. · ss, 1871
127 · The Hellhound Project · Ron Goulart · na Analog Dec ’73
183 · Wolverden Tower · Grant Allen · nv The Illustrated London News Nov 23, 1896
210 · Planet of Fakers · J. T. McIntosh · nv Galaxy Oct ’66
244 · Life Sentence · James V. McConnell · ss Galaxy Jan ’53
258 · The Star [Star of Bethlehem] · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Infinity Science Fiction Nov ’55
Asimov’s Extraterrestrials ed. Isaac Asimov, 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 ed. Isaac Asimov, 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.

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