Title: The Last Answer

Title: The Last Answer Title Record # 49748
Author: Isaac Asimov
Date: 1980-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
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Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations

Year	Language	Title
1981^ⓘTranslated by Tony Westermayr	German	Die letzte Antwort
1984^ⓘTranslated by Tony Westermayr	German	Dumm gefragt ...
1984^ⓘTranslated by Bodo Baumann.	German	Die Letzte Antwort
1984^ⓘTranslated by Giuseppe Lippi	Italian	L'ultima Risposta
1985^ⓘTranslated by Monique Lebailly.	French	La dernière réponse^?La derniere reponse
1987^ⓘTranslated by Hugo Kuipers	Dutch	Het laatste antwoord
1988^ⓘTranslated by Rosa S. de Naveira	Spanish	La última respuesta
1988^ⓘTranslated by France-Marie Watkins	French	La dernière réponse^?La derniere reponse
1996^ⓘTranslated by an unknown hand	Romanian	Cel din urmă răspuns^?Cel din urma raspuns

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
5	1981 Locus	Best Short Story

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, January 1980	1980-01-00	ed. Stanley Schmidt	Condé Nast		$1.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	180	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Paul Lehr
Microcosmic Tales	1980-09-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander	Taplinger	0-8008-5238-9	$12.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	[15]+ 325	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Ivy Strick
3 by Asimov: Three Science Fiction Tales	1981-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Targ Editions			18	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Tenth Annual Collection	1981-08-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	E. P. Dutton	0-525-06499-0	$12.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxx+ 225	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Mark Rubin
Tor zu den Sternen	1981-11-00	ed. Peter Wilfert	Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #23400)	3-442-23400-X	DM 19.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	205+ [48]	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth	Jürgen F. Rogner^?Juergen F. Rogner
Tor zu den Sternen	1982-00-00	ed. Peter Wilfert	Bertelsmann / Book Sales Clubs	04700		207+ [48]	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth
The Winds of Change and Other Stories	1983-03-18	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday	0-385-18099-3	$15.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiii+ 269	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Kiyoshi Kanai
The Winds of Change and Other Stories	1983-10-00	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday / SFBC	2883	$3.98^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	269	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Kiyoshi Kanai
Feuerwerk der Science Fiction: Hundert utopische Geschichten	1984-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander	Bertelsmann / Book Sales Clubs (Science Fiction & Fantasy Club)	01680 8		303	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Chris Foss
The Winds of Change and Other Stories	1984-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther	0-586-05743-9	£1.95^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	330	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Chris Foss
The Winds of Change and Other Stories	1984-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther	0-586-05743-9	£1.95^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	330	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Chris Foss
The Winds of Change ... and Other Stories	1984-01-00	Isaac Asimov	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-31188-4	$2.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	ix+ 277	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Don Dixon
The Winds of Change ... and Other Stories	1984-01-00	Isaac Asimov	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-31188-4	C$3.75^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	ix+ 277	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Don Dixon
Wenn der Wind sich dreht	1984-06-00	Isaac Asimov	Bastei Lübbe^?Bastei Luebbe ( Bastei Lübbe Paperback^?Bastei Luebbe Paperback #28119)	3-404-28119-5	DM 19.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	331	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Wayne Barlowe
Feuerwerk der SF	1984-07-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander	Goldmann (Edition '84: Die positiven Utopien #8)	3-442-08408-3	DM 14.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	362	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Klaus Holitzka
Urania #986	1984-12-23	ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini	Mondadori	986	Lit 2,500^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	222	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Giuseppe Festino
The Winds of Change and Other Stories	1985-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther	0-586-05743-9	£2.50^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	330	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Chris Foss
Au prix du papyrus	1985-01-00	Isaac Asimov	Denoël^?Denoel ( Présence du Futur^?Presence du Futur #395)	2-207-30395-0		211	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Georges Raimondo
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov	1986-08-00	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday	0-385-19782-9	$17.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiv+ 320	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Robert Aulicino
Robot Dreams	1986-11-00	Isaac Asimov	Berkley Books (Masterworks of Science Fiction and Fantasy (Byron Preiss))	0-425-09346-8	$50.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	349	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Ralph McQuarrie
Robot Dreams	1986-11-00	Isaac Asimov	Berkley Books (Masterworks of Science Fiction and Fantasy (Byron Preiss))	0-425-09345-X	$7.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	349	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Ralph McQuarrie
Een robot droomt	1987-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Bruna	90-229-7756-0		357	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Ralph McQuarrie
Die Zukunft spinnt	1987-03-00	ed. Michael Görden^?Michael Goerden	Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #23499)	3-442-23499-9	DM 12.00^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	412	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Carl Lundgren
Wenn der Wind sich dreht	1987-03-00	Isaac Asimov	Bastei Lübbe^?Bastei Luebbe ( Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Abenteuer^?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Abenteuer #23066)	3-404-23066-3	DM 10.00^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	398	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Tim White
Robot Dreams	1987-04-00	Isaac Asimov	Gollancz	0-575-04021-1	£10.95^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	349	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Ralph McQuarrie
Le migliori opere di fantascienza	1987-06-00	Isaac Asimov	Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #84)		Lit 12,000^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	iv+ 352	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Les Edwards
The Winds of Change ... and Other Stories	1987-11-00	Isaac Asimov	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-31188-4	$3.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	ix+ 277	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Don Dixon
Sueños de robot^?Suenos de robot	1988-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Plaza & Janés (Éxitos)	84-01-32258-8		378	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Ralph McQuarrie
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov	1988-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Grafton	0-586-07498-8	£3.50^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	xiv+ 320	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Chris Foss
Roboterträume	1988-02-00	Isaac Asimov	Bastei Lübbe^?Bastei Luebbe ( Bastei Lübbe Paperback^?Bastei Luebbe Paperback #28162)	3-404-28162-4	DM 19.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	413	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Ralph McQuarrie
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov	1988-02-00	Isaac Asimov	Signet / New American Library	0-451-15196-8 / AE5196	$3.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	379	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov	1988-02-00	Isaac Asimov	Signet / New American Library of Canada	0-451-15196-8 / AE5196	C$4.95^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	379	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
Robot Dreams	1988-05-00	Isaac Asimov	VGSF / Gollancz	0-575-04254-0	£3.95^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	349	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll
Le robot qui rêvait	1988-05-16	Isaac Asimov	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #2388)	2-277-22388-3		510	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Philippe Caza
Robot Dreams	1989-00-00	Isaac Asimov	VGSF	0-575-04565-5	£3.50^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	474	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Ralph McQuarrie
The Winds of Change ... and Other Stories	1989-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-31188-4	$4.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	ix+ 277	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Don Dixon
Wenn der Wind sich dreht	1989-06-00	Isaac Asimov	Bastei Lübbe^?Bastei Luebbe ( Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Abenteuer^?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Abenteuer #23066)	3-404-23066-3	DM 10.00^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	398	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Tim White
Een robot droomt	1990-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Bruna	90-229-7756-0		357	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Ralph McQuarrie
The Winds of Change and Other Stories	1990-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Grafton	0-586-05743-9	£3.50^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	330	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Chris Foss
Robot Dreams	1990-06-00	Isaac Asimov	Ace Books	0-441-73154-6	$4.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvi+ 384	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Ralph McQuarrie
Microcosmic Tales	1992-06-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #883)	0-88677-532-9 / UE2532	$4.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxi+ 330	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Jim Burns
Roboterträume	1992-07-00	Isaac Asimov	Bastei Lübbe^?Bastei Luebbe ( Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special^?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special #24144)	3-404-24144-4	DM 10.00^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	541	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Ralph McQuarrie
Vântul schimbării^?Vantul schimbarii	1996-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Editura Teora (Sci-Fi (Editura Teora) #17)	973-601-321-9		312	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll
La pierre parlante et autres nouvelles	1996-07-00	Isaac Asimov	Librio (Librio #129)	2-277-30129-9	F10.00^?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999	91	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Joe DeVito
La pierre parlante et autres nouvelles	1997-01-00	Isaac Asimov	Librio (Librio #129)	2-277-30129-9	F10.00^?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999	91	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Joe DeVito
La pierre parlante et autres nouvelles	1997-11-00	Isaac Asimov	Librio (Librio #129)	2-277-30129-9	F10.00^?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999	91	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Joe DeVito
La pierre parlante et autres nouvelles	1999-01-00	Isaac Asimov	Librio (Librio #129)	2-277-30129-9	F10.00^?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999	91	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Joe DeVito
Au prix du papyrus	1999-02-00	Isaac Asimov	Denoël^?Denoel ( Présence du Futur^?Presence du Futur #395)	2-207-24857-7		211	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Fred Sorrentino
Robot Dreams	2001-04-00	Isaac Asimov	Gollancz	1-85798-335-1	£6.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	474	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Ralph McQuarrie
Le robot qui rêvait	2002-00-00	Isaac Asimov	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #2388)	2-290-31715-2		509	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	E. Gorinstein
Le robot qui rêvait^?Le robot qui revait	2002-01-18	Isaac Asimov	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #2388)	2-290-31715-2		510	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	E. Gorinstein
La pierre parlante et autres nouvelles	2002-10-00	Isaac Asimov	Librio (Librio #129)	2-290-33130-9		91	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Michelangelo Miani
Robot Dreams	2004-06-00	Isaac Asimov	Ace Books	0-441-01183-7	$14.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvi+ 335	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Ralph McQuarrie
Au prix du papyrus	2004-12-06	Isaac Asimov	Denoël^?Denoel (Folio SF #196)	2-07-030545-7		211	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Éric Scala^?Eric Scala
Le robot qui rêvait	2005-01-05	Isaac Asimov	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #2388)	2-290-31715-2		510	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	E. Gorinstein
Robot Dreams	2014-09-29	Isaac Asimov	Recorded Books	978-1-4906-3310-7			digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	coll
Le robot qui rêvait	2015-07-17	Isaac Asimov	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #2388)	978-2-290-31715-0	€7.80^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	510	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Emmanuel Gorinstein
Le robot qui rêvait	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	J'ai Lu	978-2-290-31715-0	€7.80^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	510	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Emmanuel Gorinstein
Robot Dreams	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Ace Books	0-441-01183-7	$14.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvi+ 335	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Ralph McQuarrie
Robot Dreams	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Recorded Books				digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	coll
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Grafton	0-586-07498-8	£3.50^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	xiv+ 320	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Chris Foss

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