The Sport of Crime
This anthology edited by Isaac Asimov explores how the rules, strategies, and intense deceptions of athletic competition perfectly parallel the logical process of criminal investigations.
Norby Down to Earth
Cadet Jeff and his quirky robot Norby return to Manhattan, solving a mysterious robot disabling crime wave driven by human resentment while testing their friendship.
Space Spotter's Guide
Isaac Asimov’s practical guide demystifies astronomy, teaching ordinary observers to navigate the night sky's celestial landmarks, planets, and galaxies using naked eyes and basic telescopes.
Unidentified Flying Objects
Isaac Asimov applies rational skepticism to aerial mysteries, showing how human perception and language transform ordinary sky phenomena into extraordinary myths requiring verifiable scientific proof.
Ancient Astronomy
Asimov chronicles humanity's intellectual evolution from using the sky as a practical calendar to applying logic, geometry, and telescopes to unveil the true heliocentric universe.
Earth Our Home Base
Asimov frames Earth as a dynamic, living sanctuary and cosmic launchpad, comparing its unique geological and atmospheric conditions to barren neighboring planets.
How Was the Universe Born
Isaac Asimov explains how the expanding universe evolved from the hot Big Bang, tracing cosmic history through light to explore its mysterious fate.
Saturn The Ringed Beauty
Asimov’s book traces Saturn’s exploration from Galileo’s telescope to Voyager’s discoveries, showing how explaining its rings, atmosphere, and moons only unlocks deeper, unresolved cosmic mysteries.
Ghosts
This fourteen story anthology explores diverse hauntings, revealing how ghosts embody memory, guilt, literary creations, spiritual forces, and extraterrestrial organisms.
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction and Fantasy Story a Month 1989 Calendar
This 1989 calendar edited by Asimov features twelve short speculative stories that use clever reversals to challenge human perspectives on the universe.
Azazel
George Bitternut summons a tiny, powerful demon to grant wishes for others, but each perfectly executed miracle humorously backfires due to unexpected, systemic human consequences.
Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF, Stories, 18
This 1956 science fiction anthology compiles mature stories exploring how future technologies, space travel, and computers ultimately test human nature and civilization.