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The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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

• * _Forward the Foundation (Doubleday UK 0-385-40456-5, Oct ’93, £8.99, 417pp, tp) [_Foundation_] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1993) sf collection. In the “Foundation” series.
• * _Forward the Foundation (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56507-9, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $5.99, 480pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [_Foundation_] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1993) collection of four novellas plus an epilogue, part of the “Foundation” series focusing on the later life of psychohistorian Hari Seldon.
• * _Forward the Foundation (Bantam UK 0-553-40488-1, Sep ’94, £4.99, 477pp, pb) [_Foundation_] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1993) sf collection, in the “Foundation” series.
• * _Foundation (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 (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33627-5, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.95, 285pp, pb) [_Foundation_] Reissue (Gnome 1951) sf novel, first in the “Foundation” series; 17th Del Rey printing. Contains the 1982 introduction “The Story Behind the Foundation” by Asimov.
• * _Foundation (Doubleday 0-385-41950-3, Aug ’91, $12.95, 227pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [_Foundation_] Reprint (Gnome 1951) sf novel, first book of the “Foundation” series (and of the original trilogy). This special imitation leatherbound edition is part of the “Isaac Asimov Collection”, and is available from Doubleday by subscription only. There is no actual dustjacket, but the Whelan artwork from the Del Rey edition is pasted on the cover.
• * _Foundation (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29335-4, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $4.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) [_Foundation_] Reprint (Gnome 1951) sf novel, first book of the classic “Foundation Trilogy” and the “Foundation” series.
• * _Foundation (HarperCollins UK 0-586-01080-7, May ’94 [Jun ’94], £4.99, 234pp, pb) [_Foundation_] Reprint (Gnome 1951) sf novel. First Volume in the “Foundation” saga. The three covers of this edition form a single cityscape.
• * * Foundation and Earth (Doubleday 0-385-23312-4, Sep ’86, $16.95, 356pp, hc) [_Foundation_] Sf novel, #5 in the “Foundation” series.
• * _Foundation and Earth (Grafton 0-246-13047-4, Oct ’86, £10.95, 462pp, hc) [_Foundation_] Reprint (Doubleday 1986) sf novel.
• * _Foundation and Earth (QPB no ISBN, Jun ’87, $8.95, 356pp, tp) [_Foundation_] Reprint (Doubleday 1986) sf novel. Reproduction of the hardcover in a soft cover the same as the jacket; no ISBN number.
• * _Foundation and Earth (Grafton 0-586-07110-5, Jul ’87, £3.50, 510pp, pb) [_Foundation_] Reprint (Doubleday 1986) sf novel. Volume 5 in the “Foundation” series.
• * _Foundation and Earth (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35142-8, Aug ’87, $4.95, 494pp, pb) [_Foundation_] Reprint (Doubleday 1986) sf novel, #5 in the “Foundation” series. International edition.
• * _Foundation and Earth (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33996-7, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $4.95, 494pp, pb) [_Foundation_] Reprint (Doubleday 1986) sf novel, #5 in the “Foundation” series.
• * _Foundation and Earth (SFBC #05542, Jan ’93, $8.98, 356pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [_Foundation_] Reprint (Doubleday 1986) sf novel, fifth book of the “Foundation” series. Similar to the Doubleday edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Foundation and Earth (HarperCollins UK 0-586-07110-5, Aug ’94 [Sep ’94], £5.99, 510pp, pb) [_Foundation_] Reprint (Doubleday 1986) sf novel, in the “Foundation” series.
• * _Foundation and Empire (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.
• * _Foundation and Empire (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33628-3, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.95, 285pp, pb) [_Foundation_] Reissue (Gnome 1952) sf novel, second in the “Foundation” series; 13th Del Rey printing, with the 1982 intro (same as in Foundation).
• * _Foundation and Empire (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29246-3, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $4.99, 279pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) [_Foundation_] Reissue (Gnome 1952) sf novel, second book of the classic “Foundation Trilogy” and the “Foundation” series.
• * _Foundation and Empire (Doubleday 0-385-42303-9, Jan ’92, $12.95, 168pp, hc, cover by Steve Youll) [_Foundation_] Reprint (Gnome 1952) sf novel, second book of the classic “Foundation Trilogy”. This special imitation leatherbound edition is part of the “Isaac Asimov Collection”, and is available from Doubleday by subscription only. There is no actual dustjacket, but the Steve Youll artwork from the Bantam Spectra paperback is pasted on the front cover.
• * _Foundation and Empire (HarperCollins UK 0-586-01355-5, May ’94 [Jun ’94], £4.99, 240pp, pb) [_Foundation_] Reprint (Gnome 1952) sf novel. Second Volume in the “Foundation” saga.
• * _The Foundation Trilogy (Easton Press no ISBN, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], no price, 510pp, hc) [_Foundation_] Reprint (SFBC 1963) omnibus edition of the first three “Foundation” books, with an introduction by Asimov. This special leatherbound gilt-edge limited edition is part of the “Masterpieces of SF” series and is available by subscription only. It has a new foreword by James Gunn and the Michael Whelan artwork from the 1985 Del Rey covers as illustrations.
• * _Foundation’s Edge (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-30898-0, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.95, 426pp, pb) [_Foundation_] Reissue (Doubleday 1982) sf novel, #4 in the “Foundation” series; 12th Del Rey printing.
• * _Foundation’s Edge (Grafton 0-586-05839-7, Nov ’88, £3.50, 432pp, pb) [_Foundation_] Reissue (Doubleday 1982) sf novel. In the “Foundation” series.
• * _Foundation’s Edge (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29338-9, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $5.99, 450pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) [_Foundation_] Reprint (Doubleday 1982) sf novel, fourth book of the “Foundation” series.
• * _Foundation’s Edge (HarperCollins UK 0-586-05839-7, Aug ’94 [Sep ’94], £5.99, 432pp, pb) [_Foundation_] Reprint (Doubleday 1982) sf novel, in the “Foundation” series.
• * * Futuredays: A 19th-Century Vision of the Year 2000 (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 (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.
• * _The Gods Themselves (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31831-5, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.95, 288pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1972) sf novel. It won both Nebula and Hugo awards. The Fawcett paperback had 24 printings for 885,000 copies!
• * _The Gods Themselves (Easton Press no ISBN, 1986 [Nov ’88], no price, 288pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1972) Hugo and Nebula-winning sf novel. This leatherbound, gilt-edge edition is available only to members of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series. It contains a special introduction by James Gunn and three paintings by Richard Powers. It came out in 1986, but we didn’t see it until 1988.
• * _The Gods Themselves (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33778-6, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $3.95, 288pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1972) sf novel, winner of the Hugo and Nebula awards. seventh Del Rey printing.
• * _The Gods Themselves (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28810-5, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $4.95, 293pp, pb, cover by Don Dixon) Reprint (Doubleday 1972) Nebula Award-winning sf novel.
• * _The Gods Themselves (Doubleday 0-385-41951-1, Nov ’91, $12.95, 293pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1972) Hugo and Nebula Award-winning sf novel. This special imitation leatherbound edition is part of the “Isaac Asimov Collection”, and is available from Doubleday by subscription only. There is no dustjacket, but the artwork from the forthcoming Bantam Spectra edition is pasted on the front cover.
• * _The Gods Themselves (SFBC #07685, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $8.98, 288pp, hc, cover by Barclay Shaw) Reissue (Doubleday 1972) classic SF novel. A Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award winner.
• * * Gold (HarperPrism 0-06-105206-X, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $20.00, 345pp, hc) SF collection of previously uncollected works: 15 stories, 18 essays on SF, and 20 essays on writing SF. (Contents)
• * _Gold (SFBC #07068, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $9.98, 345pp, hc) Reprint (HarperPrism 1995) collection of stories and essays. This is similar to the HarperPrism edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Gold (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224621-X, Oct ’95, £14.99, 345pp, hc) Reprint (HarperPrism 1995) collection of 15 stories, 18 essays on SF, and 20 essays on writing SF. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Gold (HarperPrism 0-06-105409-7, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $5.99, 434pp, pb) Reprint (HarperPrism 1995) collection of SF and writings on SF.
• * _Gold (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648202-3, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], £5.99, ii+434pp, pb) Reprint (HarperPrism 1995) collection of 15 stories, 18 essays on SF, and 20 essays on writing SF. Subtitled ‘The Final SF Collection’.
• * _How to Enjoy Writing: A Book of Aid and Comfort (with Janet Jeppson Asimov) See entry under Janet Jeppson Asimov.
• * _I, Robot (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31482-4, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $2.75, 192pp, pb) [Robot Series] Reprint (Gnome 1950) collection.
• * _I, Robot (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32140-5, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.95, 192pp, pb) [Robot Series] Reissue (Gnome 1950) novelization of a group of stories. One of the classics of sf and still considered the best book on robots, either fiction or non-fiction. Over 1,000,000 copies in print. This is the third Del Rey printing.
• * _I, Robot (Grafton 0-246-12100-9, Apr ’86, £9.95, 206pp, hc) [Robot Series] Reprint (Gnome 1950) sf collection.
• * _I, Robot (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29438-5, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $4.99, 272pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) [Robot Series] Reprint (Gnome Press 1950) classic collection of nine stories.
• * _I, Robot (HarperCollins UK 0-586-02532-4, Oct ’93, £4.99, 249pp, pb) [Robot Series] Reprint (Gnome 1950) sf collection. 25th printing.
• * _I, Robot: The Illustrated Screenplay (with Harlan Ellison) See entry under Harlan Ellison.
• * _I. Asimov (Bantam 0-553-56997-X, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $6.99, 578pp, pb, cover by Jill Krementz) Reprint (Doubleday 1994) non-fiction memoir.
• * * I. Asimov: A Memoir (Doubleday 0-385-41701-2, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], $25.00, 562pp, hc) Non-fiction. A memoir by Asimov, commenting on both his work and his personal life.
• * _I. Asimov: A Memoir (SFBC #03247, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $11.98, 562pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1994) non-fiction, a memoir by Asimov. Similar to the Doubleday edition except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Isaac Asimov (Octopus 0-7064-2197-3, 1984, 298pp, hc) Reprint (Octopus 1981) omnibus edition of Foundation (Gnome 1951) and I, Robot (Gnome 1950). An “instant remainder” book. The 1981 edition also included Foundation and Empire (Gnome 1952), Second Foundation (Gnome 1953), The Stars, Like Dust (Doubleday 1951), and The Naked Sun (Doubleday 1957). (Contents)
• * _Lucky Starr #1: David Starr, Space Ranger/Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29166-1, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $4.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Romas) [*_David “Lucky” Starr_] Reprint (NEL 1972 as An Isaac Asimov Double) omnibus of the first two young-adult sf novels in the “Lucky Starr” series, David Starr, Space Ranger (Doubleday 1952 as by Paul French) and Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids (Doubleday 1953 as by Paul French). The first American omnibus, The Adventures of Lucky Starr (SFBC 1985), contained the first three novels in the series. This edition also has the 1978 preface. (Contents)
• * _Lucky Starr and The Big Sun of Mercury (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31439-5, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $1.95, 174pp, pb) [*_David “Lucky” Starr_] Reissue (Doubleday 1956, as by Paul French) juvenile sf novel.
• * _Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31623-1, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $1.95, 174pp, pb) [*_David “Lucky” Starr_] Reprint (Doubleday 1957, as by Paul French) juvenile sf novel, part of a series. This edition has the 1978 preface.
• * _Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31563-4, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $1.95, 174pp, pb) [*_David “Lucky” Starr_] Reprint (Doubleday 1954, as by Paul French) juvenile sf adventure novel.
• * _Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31562-6, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $1.95, 176pp, pb) [*_David “Lucky” Starr_] Reprint (Doubleday 1953 as by Paul French) juvenile sf novel.
• * _Lucky Starr and the Rings of Saturn (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31830-7, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $1.95, 175pp, pb) [*_David “Lucky” Starr_] Reprint (Doubleday 1958 as by Paul French) juvenile sf novel.
• * +Lucky Starr Book 2: Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus/Lucky Starr and the Big Sun of Mercury (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56254-1, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $4.99, 307pp, pb, cover by Romas) [*_David “Lucky” Starr_] Omnibus of the third and fourth young-adult sf novels in the “Lucky Starr” series, Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus (Doubleday 1954 as by Paul French) and Lucky Starr and the Big Sun of Mercury (Doubleday 1956 as by Paul French). With 1978 prefaces by the author. First American edition (NEL 1973). (Contents)
• * +Lucky Starr Book 3: Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter/Lucky Starr and the Rings of Saturn (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29682-5, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $4.99, 306pp, pb, cover by Romas) [*_David “Lucky” Starr_] Omnibus of the fifth and sixth young-adult sf novels in the “Lucky Starr” series, Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter (Doubleday 1957 as by Paul French) and Lucky Starr and the Rings of Saturn (Doubleday 1958 as by Paul French). With 1978 prefaces by the author. First American edition (NEL 1973). (Contents)
• * * Magic (HarperPrism 0-06-105205-1, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $22.00, 275pp, hc) Collection of 11 fantasy stories and 20 essays about fantasy and “beyond,” subtitled “The Final Fantasy Collection”. (Contents)
• * _Magic (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224622-8, Mar ’96, £15.99, 275pp, hc, cover by Richard Rossiter) Reprint (HarperPrism 1996) collection of 11 fantasy stories and 20 essays about fantasy and beyond. Subtitled “The Final Fantasy Collection”. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Magic (SFBC #11406, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $10.98, 275pp, hc) Reprint (HarperPrism 1996) collection of 11 fantasy stories and 20 essays about fantasy, subtitled “The Final Fantasy Collection”. This is similar to the HarperPrism edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Magic (HarperPrism 0-06-105412-7, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $5.99, 305pp, pb) Reprint (HarperPrism 1996) collection of fantasy stories and essays.
• * _Magic (Voyager 0-00-648203-1, May ’97, £5.99, iv+305pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) Reprint (HarperPrism 1996) collection of 11 fantasy stories and 20 essays about fantasy, and beyond. Subtitled The Final Fantasy Collection.
• * _The Martian Way (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32587-7, Oct ’85 [Sep ’85], $2.95, 217pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1955) collection of 4 novellas. The title story is one of Asimov’s best. (CNB)
• * _The Moons of Jupiter (Lightning 0-340-49110-8, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], £1.99, 142pp, pb) [*_David “Lucky” Starr_] Reissue (Doubleday 1957, as Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter by Paul French) young-adult sf novel.
• * _The Naked Sun (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31390-9, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $2.95, 208pp, pb) [_Elijah (Lije) Baley_; Robot Series] Reprint (Doubleday 1957) sf/mystery novel, sequel to The Caves of Steel.
• * _The Naked Sun (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.
• * _The Naked Sun (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29339-7, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $4.99, 269pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) [_Elijah (Lije) Baley_; Robot Series] Reprint (Doubleday 1957) sf/mystery novel, the second featuring detective Elijah Baley.
• * _The Naked Sun (HarperCollins UK 0-586-01016-5, Oct ’93, £4.99, 203pp, pb) [_Elijah (Lije) Baley_; Robot Series] Reprint (Doubleday 1957) sf novel. 24th printing.
• * * Nemesis (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-24792-3, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], 18.95,364pp,hc)Sfnovelaboutaconspiracytoconcealathreattooursolarsystem.Alsoannouncedinaboxed,signed,numberedspeciallimitededitionof500copies(−26619−7,18.95, 364pp, hc) Sf novel about a conspiracy to conceal a threat to our solar system. Also announced in a boxed, signed, numbered special limited edition of 500 copies (-26619-7, 18.95,364pp,hc)Sfnovelaboutaconspiracytoconcealathreattooursolarsystem.Alsoannouncedinaboxed,signed,numberedspeciallimitededitionof500copies(−26619−7,125.00).
• * * Nemesis (Doubleday UK 0-385-26907-2, Oct ’89 [Aug ’89], £12.95, 364pp, hc, cover by Tony Roberts) Sf novel about a dwarf star on a collision course with Earth. Simultaneous with the US (Doubleday Foundation) edition.
• * _Nemesis (SFBC #15668, Jan ’90, $8.98, 334pp, hc, cover by Don Dixon) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1989) sf novel.
• * _Nemesis (Bantam UK 0-553-40069-X, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], £3.99, 447pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1989) sf novel.
• * _Nemesis (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28628-5, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $5.95, 386pp, pb, cover by Don Dixon) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1989) sf novel.
• * _New Guide To Science (Penguin 0-14-007621-2, Mar ’87, £8.95, 880pp, tp) Reprint (Basic 1984) layman’s guide to science. Fourth edition.
• * * Nightfall (with Robert Silverberg) (Gollancz 0-575-04698-8, Jun ’90, £13.95, 352pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) Sf novel based on Asimov’s classic short story of the same title.
• * +Nightfall (with Robert Silverberg) (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-26341-4, Nov ’90, $19.95, 339pp, hc, cover by Don Dixon) Sf novel based on the classic Asimov short story. First American edition (Gollancz 1990).
• * _Nightfall (with Robert Silverberg) (SFBC #17605, Nov ’90, $9.98, hc, cover by Don Dixon) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) sf novel based on the 1941 classic Asimov story.
• * _Nightfall (with Robert Silverberg) (Pan 0-330-31468-8, May ’91 [Apr ’91], £7.99, 352pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) sf novel based on Asimov’s short story of the same name.
• * _Nightfall (with Robert Silverberg) (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29099-1, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $5.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Don Dixon) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) sf novel based on the classic Asimov short story.
• * _Nightfall (with Robert Silverberg) (Pan 0-330-32096-3, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £4.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) sf novel based on Asimov’s short story of the same name.
• * _Nightfall and Other Stories (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31091-8, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $3.50, 350pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1969) collection.
• * _Nightfall and Other Stories (Grafton 0-586-21255-8, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], £4.99, 445pp, pb, cover by Chris Foss) Reprint (Doubleday 1969) sf collection, previously published in the U.K. in two volumes.
• * _Nightfall One (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 (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32072-7, Feb ’85 [Jan ’85], $2.95, 224pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1959) collection.
• * _Nine Tomorrows (Grafton 0-586-06419-2, Nov ’86, £2.50, 268pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1959) sf collection.
• * _Norby and the Court Jester (with Janet Jeppson Asimov) See entry under Janet Jeppson Asimov.
• * _Norby and the Invaders (with Janet Jeppson Asimov) See entry under Janet Jeppson Asimov.
• * _Norby and the Oldest Dragon (with Janet Jeppson Asimov) See entry under Janet Jeppson Asimov.

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