Asimov's Mysteries (1968)

by Isaac Asimov

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Fourteen short stories designed to please mystery fans & science fiction devotees. Including "Anniversary," "Obituary" & "Starlight"

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laplantelibrary | Apr 6, 2022 |

I enjoyed the forewords and afterwords - where Asimov acknowledges criticisms and shares personal insights - just as much as the stories. (

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MysteryTea | Jun 14, 2021 |

Colección de relatos policíacos que incluyen ciencia ficción. En total son once. Algunos son realmente buenos y están muy bien pensados, aunque sigo pensando que lo mejor del maestro Asimov son los ensayos. Los planteamientos están muy bien conseguidos y los razonamientos son de primera calidad. Es lo que más me ha gustado de todas las historias. Especial mención merece "La bola de billar", por tratar sobre la Relatividad, aunque el final es un error de bulto. Muy bueno, aunque no obra maestra. (

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Remocpi | Apr 22, 2020 |

Ok, another short story collection. I'm a fan of Asimov, for the most part, but not of mysteries, at all - so all-in-all all I can say is ok. (

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Cheryl_in_CC_NV | Jun 6, 2016 |

Good stories, and great introductions by Asimov.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Asimov, Isaac	Author	primary author	all editions	confirmed
McMullan, James	Jacket designer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Reggiani, Cesare	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Asimov's Mysteries

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1968

1959 (Anniversary)

1967 (The Billiard Ball)

1956 (The Dust of Death)

1956 (The Dying Night)

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To all the nice people at Doubleday

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The Singing Bell:

Louis Peyton never discussed publicly the methods by which he had bested the police of Earth a dozen duels of wits and bluff, with the psychoprobe always waiting and always foiled.

There is a tendency for many people who don't know any better to classify science fiction as just one more member of the group of specialized literatures that include mysteries, westerns, adventures, sport stories, love stories, and so on.

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13 INCREDIBLE TALES BY THE INCOMPRABLE MASTER OF SCIENCE FICTION:

THE SINGING BELL - An intergalactic criminal steals treasured, musical lunar artifacts,

THE TALKING SOUL - A spaceship crew is planning on some illegal uranium mining with the help of an intelligent creature made of rock.

WHAT'S IN A NAME - Everything Especially when twin librarians are involved in a murder.

PATE DE FOIE GRAS - Just how did that goose lay the golden egg?

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Included in this collection:
The Singing Bell;
The Talking Stone;
What's in a Name?;
The Dying Night;
Pate de Foie Gras;
The Dust of Death;
A Loint of Paw;
I'm in Marsport without Hilda;
Marooned Off Vesta;
Anniversary; Obituary;
Star Light;
The Key;
The Billiard Ball

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