The second novel of six that describe mysteries solved by the Black Widowers, based on a literary dining club he belonged to known as the Trap Door Spiders. It collects twelve stories by Asimov, nine reprinted from mystery or science fiction magazines and three previously unpublished, together with a general introduction, and an afterword following each story by the author. Each story involves the club members' knowledge of trivia.Contents1   When No Man Pursueth2   Quicker Than the Eye3   The Iron Gem4   The Three Numbers5   Nothing Like Murder6   No Smoking7   Season's Greetings8   The One and Only East9   Earthset and Evening Star 10  Friday the Thirteenth11  The Unabridged12  The Ultimate Crime

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This book is the fourth of six that describe mysteries solved by the Black Widowers, based on a literary dining club he belonged to known as the Trap Door Spiders. It collects twelve stories by Asimov, together with a general introduction and an afterword following each story by the author. Nine of the stories were previously published; "The Driver," "The Wrong House" and "The Intrusion" are new to this collection.Each story involves the club members' knowledge of trivia. Nearly every story here is about decoding a riddle, each of which provides a clue based on dying or last words, misunderstood words, forgotten words, or withheld words. A few are based on facts that are, perhaps, not generally known to the public – Asimov was a frequent writer of popular science and his inclination to explain anything and everything for the general public carried over into other fields, such as history and sociology – but all the mysteries play fair with the reader, who is given either enough information to figure out the solution or a satisfying conclusion that is based on previously given facts and personality qualities.Contents	1.	Introduction	2.	Sixty Million Trillion Combinations	3.	The Woman in the Bar	4.	The Driver	5.	The Good Samaritan	6.	The Year of the Action	7.	Can You Prove It?	8.	The Phoenician Bauble	9.	A Monday in April	10.	Neither Brute Nor Human	11.	The Redhead	12.	The Wrong House	13.	The Intrusion

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Imagine living on a planet with six suns that never experiences Darkness. Imagine never having seen the Stars. Then, one by one your suns start to set, gradually leading you into Darkness for the first time ever. Image the terror of such a Nightfall.Scientists on the planet Kalgash discover that an eclipse - an event that occurs only every 2049 years - is imminent, and that a society unfamiliar with Darkness will be plunged into madness and chaos. They realize that their civilization will end, for the people of Kalgash have a proven fear of Darkness, but they are unable to predict the insanity and destruction that will accompany the awesome splendor of Nightfall.Based on the classic short story by Asimov, "Nightfall" is unabridged Bookcassette Audio at its best - a spellbinding tale of an alien civilization not unlike our own.

Le retour des ténèbres

Here, from a grand master of science fiction, is the long awaited final novel of the greatest series ever told. Completed just before his death, Forward The Foundation is the crowning achievement of a great writer's life, a stirring testament to the creative genius of Isaac Asimov. As Hari Seldon struggles to perfect his revolutionary theory of psychohistory and ensure a place for humanity among the stars, the great Galactic Empire totters on the brink of apocalyptic collapse. Caught in the maelstrom are Seldon and all he holds dear, pawns in the struggle for dominance. Whoever can control Seldon will control psychohistory—and with it the future of the Galaxy. Among those seeking to turn psychohistory into the greatest weapon known to man are a populist political demagogue, the weak-willed Emperor Cleon I, and a ruthless militaristic general. In his last act of service to humankind, Hari Seldon must somehow save his life's work from their grasp as he searches for is true heirs—a search the begins with his own granddaughter and the dream of a new Foundation.

L'Aube de Fondation (Avant Fondation, #2)

An anthology of original science fiction honoring Isaac Asimov's 50th anniversary in the genre.Contents:The nonmetallic Isaac or it's a wonderful life / Ben Bova --Strip-runner / Pamela Sargent --The asenion solution / Robert Silverberg --Murder in the urth degree / Edward Wellen --Trantor falls / Harry Turtledove --Dilemma / Connie Willis --Maureen Birnbaum after dark / George Alec Effinger --Balance / Mike Resnick --The present eternal / Barry N. Malzberg --PAPPI / Sheila Finch. The reunion at the mile-high / Frederik Pohl --Plato's cave / Poul Anderson --Foundation's conscience / George Zebrowski --Carhunters of the concrete prairie / Robert Sheckley --The overheard conversation / Edward D. Hoch --Blot / Hal Clement --The fourth law of robotics / Harry Harrison --The originist / Orson Scott Card --Afterword, a word or two from Janet / Janet Jeppson Asimov --Afterword: fifty years / Isaac Asimov. Isaac's favorite stories: The immortal bard --The ugly little boy --The last question. Appreciations and memoirs: Susan and Bayta and me / Karen Anderson --An appreciation / Poul Anderson --My brother Isaac / Stanley Asimov --Isaac / Ben Bova --An unwritten letter to our dear friend Isaac Asimov / Catherine Crook de Camp --Isaac and I / L. Sprague de Camp --Isaac Asimov / Gordon R. Dickson --Isaac / Harlan Ellison --Appreciation of Isaac Asimov / Sheila Finch --In memoriam / Martin H. Greenberg --Isaac Asimov, mystery writer --Edward D. Hoch --From the heart's basement / Barry N. Malzberg. In memoriam / Shawna McCarthy --Part of my life / Frederik Poul --An appreciation of Isaac / Mike Resnick --Isaac Asimov / Carl Sagan --Isaac Asimov: an appreciation / Pamela Sargent --An Asimov appreciation / Stanley Schmidt --Refections on Isaac / Robert Silverberg --Isaac / Janet Asimov --Isaac Asimov: an affectionate memory / Norman Spinrad --Appreciation of Isaac / Edward Wellen --In memoriam / Sheila Williams --Our mutual friend / Connie Willis --The last interview -- George Zebrowski.

Les fils de Fondation: en hommage à Isaac Asimov

Némésis, l'étoile du châtiment, se rapproche du soleil. Mais les Terriens n'en savent rien, car l'astre mortel est caché par un nuage de poussière. Le danger n'est connu que de quelques savants postés sur un lointain satellite artificiel, mais certains d'entre eux ne pensent qu'à fonder une société nouvelle sur Erythro, une planète du système Némésis.
 Qui va sauver la Terre ?
 Marlène, la mal-aimée, qui s'est éprise d'une planète ? Tessa, la physicienne de génie qui cherche à percer les secrets de l'hyperespace ? Tanayama, le croisé de l'antiracisme ? Crile Fisher, l'agent secret qui désire retrouver sa fille ?
 Ou l'étrange organisme qui s'est pris de passion pour les hommes ?

Nemesis

L'assassinat du docteur Sarton à Spacetown jette le trouble dans la communauté. Qui aurait intérêt a faire disparaître celui-là même qui milite pour le rapprochement entre Terriens et Spaciens ? Les Médiévalistes, qui ne voient pas d'un très bon œil la prolifération des robots ? Les Spaciens eux-mêmes, prêts à tout pour conserver leurs privilèges ? Le problème du détective Baley, toutefois, n'est pas seulement de retrouver un meurtrier, mais aussi et surtout d'y parvenir avant son collègue robot R Daneel. Car celui-ci est l'un de ces androïdes au cerveau électronique ultra-perfectionné, créés certes par l'homme, mais qui n'attendent peut-être que l'occasion de prendre sa place...

Les Cavernes d'acier

En ce début de treizième millénaire, l'Empire n'a jamais été aussi puissant, aussi étendu à travers toute la Galaxie. C'est dans sa capitale, Trantor, que l'éminent savant Hari Seldon invente la psychohistoire, une science nouvelle permettant de prédire l'avenir. Grâce à elle, Seldon prévoit l'effondrement de l'Empire d'ici cinq siècles, suivi d'une ère de ténèbres de trente mille ans. Réduire cette période à mille ans est peut-être possible, à condition de mener à terme son projet : la Fondation, chargée de rassembler toutes les connaissances humaines. Une entreprise visionnaire qui rencontre de nombreux et puissants détracteurs...

Fondation

Golan Trevize, former Councilman of the First Foundation, has chosen the future, and it is Gaia. A superorganism, Gaia is a holistic planet with a common consciousness so intensely united that every dewdrop, every pebble, every being, can speak for all—and feel for all. It is a realm in which privacy is not only undesirable, it is incomprehensible. But is it the right choice for the destiny of mankind? While Trevize feels it is, that is not enough. He must know. Trevize believes the answer lies at the site of humanity's roots: fabled Earth . . . if it still exists. For no one is sure where the planet of Gaia's first settlers is to be found in the immense wilderness of the Galaxy. Nor can anyone explain why no record of Earth has been preserved, no mention of it made anywhere in Gaia's vast world-memory. It is an enigma Trevize is determined to resolve, and a quest he is determined to undertake, at any cost.

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