Title: The Billiard Ball

Title: The Billiard Ball Title Record # 54188
Author: Isaac Asimov
Date: 1967-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Synopsis: A journalist who follows the rivalry between a brilliant academic theoretical physicist and the industrialist who has become wealthy exploiting his ideas witnesses the industrialist's reveal of his antigravity generator, based on the professor's theories.

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Translations

Year	Language	Title
1967^ⓘTranslated by Maria Benedetta De Castiglione	Italian	La palla da biliardo
1969^ⓘTranslated by Michel Deutsch	French	La boule de billard
1969^ⓘTranslated by Wulf Bergner	German	Energie aus dem Nichts
1970^ⓘTranslated by Henk Bouwman	Dutch	De biljartbal
1973^ⓘTranslated by Wulf Bergner	German	Der Billardball
1973^ⓘTranslated by 深町眞理子	Japanese	反重力ビリヤード^?はんじゅうりょくビリヤード Hanjūryoku Biriyādo Hanjuuryoku Biriyaado [as by アイザック・アシモフ^?Aizakku Ashimofu ]
1974^ⓘTranslated by Leni Sobez	German	Die Billardkugel
1975^ⓘTranslated by Jürgen Saupe	German	Das Nullfeld
1975^ⓘTranslated by Hilia Brinis	Italian	La palla da biliardo
1979^ⓘTranslated by Nikola Popović	Croatian	Biljarska kugla
1982^ⓘTranslated by Valentin Cenușe	Romanian	Bila de biliard
1988^ⓘTranslated by Rosa S. de Naveira	Spanish	La bola de billar
1988^ⓘTranslated by France-Marie Watkins	French	La boule de billard
1993^ⓘTranslated by Carlos Gardini.	Spanish	La bola de billar

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
If, March 1967	1967-03-00	ed. Frederik Pohl	Galaxy Publishing Corporation		$0.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	164	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	McKenna
Urania #469	1967-08-27	ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini	Mondadori	469	Lit 250^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	168	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	Karel Thole
Asimov's Mysteries	1968-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday (Doubleday Science Fiction)		$4.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xi+ 228	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	James McMullan
World's Best Science Fiction: 1968	1968-00-00	ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim	Ace Books (World's Best Science Fiction #4)	A-15	$0.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	319	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	Jack Gaughan
Asimov's Mysteries	1968-04-00	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday / SFBC		$1.70^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xi+ 240	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	James McMullan
Asimov's Mysteries	1968-08-00	Isaac Asimov	Rapp & Whiting		25/-^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	228	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Second If Reader of Science Fiction	1968-11-00	ed. Frederik Pohl	Doubleday		$4.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	239	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Catherine Hopkins
Asimov's Mysteries	1969-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther	0-586-02929-X	5/-^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	253	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
World's Best Science Fiction	1969-00-00	ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (5))	0-575-00291-3	30/-^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	320	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Asimov's Mysteries	1969-01-00	Isaac Asimov	Dell	0307	$0.60^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	251+ [1]	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	Berkey
Asimov's Mysteries	1969-01-00	Isaac Asimov	Dell	0307	C$0.60^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	251+ [1]	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	Berkey
10 SF-Kriminalgeschichten	1969-02-00	Isaac Asimov	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3135)	3135	DM 2.40^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	159	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	Gray Morrow
The Second If Reader of Science Fiction	1969-05-00	ed. Frederik Pohl	Rapp & Whiting	0-85391-084-7	25/-^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	239	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Asimov's Mysteries	1969-07-00	Isaac Asimov	Dell	0307	$0.60^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	256	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	Berkey
10 SF-Kriminalgeschichten	1970-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3135)	3135	DM 2.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	160	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	Gray Morrow
De sprekende steen	1970-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1318)	90-229-1318-X	ƒ2.75^?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999	223	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	Dick Bruna
World's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Series	1970-00-00	ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim	Ace Books (World's Best Science Fiction #4)	91356	$0.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	319	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	Jack Gaughan
Asimov's Mysteries	1970-05-00	Isaac Asimov	Dell	0307	$0.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	252	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	Berkey
The Second If Reader of Science Fiction	1970-11-00	ed. Frederik Pohl	Ace Books	36331	$0.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	255	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	Jack Gaughan
Asimov's Mysteries	1971-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther	0-586-02929-X	5/-^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	253	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 Second IF Reader of Science Fiction	1971-02-00	ed. Frederik Pohl	Sphere	0-7221-6922-1	£0.35^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	256	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
The World's Best S.F. No. 1	1971-03-00	ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim	Sphere Books	92738	£0.40^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	319	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
Asimov's Mysteries	1971-05-00	Isaac Asimov	Rapp & Whiting	0-85391-078-2		228	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Asimov's Mysteries	1972-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther	0-586-02929-X	£0.30^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	253	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
Asimov's Mysteries	1973-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther	0-586-02929-X	£0.35^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	253	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
Die Ypsilon-Spirale	1973-00-00	ed. Edwin Orthmann	Neues Leben ( Wissenschaftlich-phantastische Erzählungen aus aller Welt^?Wissenschaftlich-phantastische Erzaehlungen aus aller Welt )		M 9.40^?M: East German mark. ISO code: DDM in 1948-1990	515	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Werner Ruhner
Asimov's Mysteries	1973-02-00	Isaac Asimov	Dell Laurel-Leaf	0307	$0.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	251	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 of Isaac Asimov	1973-03-00	Isaac Asimov	Sphere	0-7221-1254-8	£0.40^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	336	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	Patrick Woodroffe
アシモフのミステリ世界^?アシモフのミステリせかい Ajimofu no Misuteri Sekai	1973-04-00	アイザック・アシモフ^?Aizakku Ashimofu	早川書房^?Hayakawa Shobō Hayakawa Shobo はやかわしょぼうハヤカワショボウ ( ハヤカワ・SF・シリーズ^?Hayakawa SF shrīzu #3304)				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 of Isaac Asimov	1973-10-00	Isaac Asimov	Sidgwick & Jackson	0-283-97981-X		336	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Asimov's Mysteries	1974-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther	0-586-02929-X	£0.35^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	253	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 of Isaac Asimov	1974-01-00	Isaac Asimov	Sphere	0-7221-1254-8	£0.40^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	336	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	Patrick Woodroffe
Science-Fiction-Stories 33	1974-02-00	ed. uncredited	Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #61 (3021))	3-548-03021-1	DM 2.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	127	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	John Schoenherr
Asimov's Mysteries	1974-04-00	Isaac Asimov	Dell Laurel-Leaf	0307	$0.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	251	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	Dean Ellis
The Best of Isaac Asimov	1974-09-00	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday (Doubleday Science Fiction)	0-385-05078-X	$6.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiv+ 294	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Richard Mantel
2001 and Beyond: Science Fiction Stories	1975-00-00	ed. H. G. Stenzel	Longman (Longmans' Simplified English Series)	0-582-52907-7	£0.31^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	93	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
Wenn die Sterne verlöschen^?Wenn die Sterne verloeschen	1975-07-29	Isaac Asimov	Pabel (Terra Taschenbuch #264)	TTB264	DM 2.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	145	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	Dean Ellis
Asimov's Mysteries	1975-08-00	Isaac Asimov	Dell Laurel-Leaf	0307	$1.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	251	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
Il meglio di Asimov volume secondo	1975-09-00	Isaac Asimov	Mondadori (Oscar #1089)	12562	Lit 1,500^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	206	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	Karel Thole
Asimov's Mysteries	1976-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther	0-586-02929-X	£0.50^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	253	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 of Isaac Asimov	1976-01-00	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	Q2694	$1.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	319	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
Das Raumschiff	1977-00-00	ed. Edwin Orthmann	Neues Leben ( Wissenschaftlich-phantastische Erzählungen aus aller Welt^?Wissenschaftlich-phantastische Erzaehlungen aus aller Welt )		M 13.50^?M: East German mark. ISO code: DDM in 1948-1990	478	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Werner Ruhner
Das Raumschiff	1977-00-00	ed. Edwin Orthmann	Herder	3-451-17755-2	DM 19.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	478	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Werner Ruhner
The Best of Isaac Asimov 1954-1972	1977-03-00	Isaac Asimov	Sphere	0-7221-1257-2	£0.65^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	172	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	Peter Elson
Histoires mystérieuses 2	1977-05-09	Isaac Asimov	Denoël^?Denoel ( Présence du Futur^?Presence du Futur #114)			229	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	Stéphane Dumont^?Stephane Dumont
Asimov's Mysteries	1977-07-00	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	0-449-23223-9	$1.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	255	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	Ann Dalton
Asimov's Mysteries	1977-07-00	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	0-449-23223-9	C$1.50^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	255	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	Ann Dalton
Asimov's Mysteries	1979-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther / Granada	0-586-02929-X	£0.85^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	253	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	Vicente Segrelles
Sirius, #32	1979-02-05	ed. Borivoj Jurković^?Borivoj Jurkovic Borivoj Jurkovich	Vjesnik		Din 15^?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar. ISO codes: YUF in 1945-1966, YUD in 1966-1989, YUN in 1990-1992, YUR in July 1992-September 1993, YUO in October-December 1993, YUG in early January 1994, YUM in 1994-2003, CSD in 2003-2006, RSD since 2006	148	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.	mag	Vicente Segrelles
Asimov's Mysteries	1980-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Granada	0-586-02929-X	£0.95^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	253	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	Vicente Segrelles
10 Science Fiction-Kriminalgeschichten	1980-01-00	Isaac Asimov	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3135)	3-453-30057-2	DM 3.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	141+ [1]	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	Hubertus Mall
Asimov's Mysteries	1980-02-00	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	0-449-24011-8	$1.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	255	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	Ann Dalton
10 Science Fiction-Kriminalgeschichten	1981-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3135)	3-453-30057-2	DM 4.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	141+ [1]	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
Asimov's Mysteries	1981-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Granada	0-586-02929-X	£1.25^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	253	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	Vicente Segrelles
Alfred Hitchcock's Fear	1982-00-00	ed. Cathleen Jordan	Davis Publications		$2.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	348	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".	anth
Alfred Hitchcock's Your Share of Fear	1982-00-00	ed. Cathleen Jordan	The Dial Press	0-385-27773-3		348	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Almanah Anticipația 1983^?Almanah Anticipatia 1983	1982-00-00	ed. Ioan Albescu, Alexandru Mironov, Maria Păun^?Maria Pahun Maria Paun	Știință & Tehnică^?Shtiintsa & Tehnicah ( Almanah Anticipația^?Almanah Anticipatia Almanah Anticipatsia #1)		Lei 25^?Lei: Romanian leu. ISO codes: ROK in 1947-1952, ROL in 1952-2005, RON since 2005	320	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	Alexandru Andrieș^?Alexandru Andries , Bogdan Mălinescu^?Bogdan Malinescu
The Best of Isaac Asimov	1982-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest / Ballantine	0-449-20288-7	$2.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	319	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 of Isaac Asimov 1954-1972	1982-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Sphere	0-7221-1257-2	£1.75^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	172	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	Tony Roberts (artist)
Histoires mystérieuses 2	1982-04-28	Isaac Asimov	Denoël^?Denoel ( Présence du Futur^?Presence du Futur #114)	2-207-30114-1		229	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	Stéphane Dumont^?Stephane Dumont
Alfred Hitchcock's Your Share of Fear	1983-00-00	ed. Cathleen Jordan	The Dial Press / SFBC	4909	$4.98^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	348	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Best of Asimov	1983-12-00	Isaac Asimov	Bastei Lübbe^?Bastei Luebbe ( Bastei Lübbe Paperback^?Bastei Luebbe Paperback #28113)	3-404-28113-6	DM 19.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	363+ [1]	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	David B. Mattingly
The Best of Isaac Asimov	1985-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest / Ballantine	0-449-20829-X	$2.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	319	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 Edge of Tomorrow	1985-07-00	Isaac Asimov	Tor	0-312-93200-6	$15.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiv+ 462	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Boris Vallejo
Asimov's Mysteries	1986-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Grafton	0-586-02929-X	£2.50^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	253	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	Cesare Reggiani
The Edge of Tomorrow	1986-03-27	Isaac Asimov	Harrap	0-245-54391-0	£9.95^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	xiv+ 462+ [1]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Roger King Graphic Studios
Asimov's Mysteries	1986-06-00	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest / Ballantine	0-449-21075-8	$2.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	255	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
Asimov's Mysteries	1986-06-00	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest / Ballantine	0-449-21075-8	C$3.95^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	255	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 Edge of Tomorrow	1986-07-00	Isaac Asimov	Tor	0-812-53122-1	$3.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiv+ 462	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	Boris Vallejo
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
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
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
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
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
アシモフのミステリ世界^?アシモフのミステリせかい Ajimofu no Misuteri Sekai	1988-10-31	アイザック・アシモフ^?Aizakku Ashimofu	早川書房^?Hayakawa Shobō Hayakawa Shobo はやかわしょぼうハヤカワショボウ ( ハヤカワ文庫SF^?Hayakawa Bunko SF #792)	4-15-010792-0		485	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	木嶋俊^?きじましゅん Kijima Shun
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 Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov	1989-05-00	Isaac Asimov	Dark Harvest	0-913165-44-1	$21.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	678	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Ron Lindahn , Val Lakey Lindahn
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov	1989-05-00	Isaac Asimov	Dark Harvest	0-913165-43-3	$49.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	678	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Ron Lindahn , Val Lakey Lindahn
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
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
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov	1991-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Legend	0-7126-4690-6	£14.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	836	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Tony Roberts (artist)
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov!: Volume Four	1991-02-00	Isaac Asimov	Ace Books	0-441-03109-9	$3.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	182	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	Bob Eggleton
Universul Copiilor #21-22	1991-05-23	ed. Ovidiu Zotta	Editura Presa Liberă^?Editura Presa Libera		Lei 15^?Lei: Romanian leu. ISO codes: ROK in 1947-1952, ROL in 1952-2005, RON since 2005	24	A4^?21 cm by 29.7 cm or 8.3" by 11.7" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines	mag
Die Asimov-Chronik: Die vierte Generation	1991-06-00	Isaac Asimov	Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #8228)	3-453-04839-3	DM 14.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	443	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	Karel Thole
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov: Volume Two	1991-10-00	Isaac Asimov	Legend	0-7126-4970-0	£8.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	351	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	Tony Roberts (artist)
The Complete Stories, Volume 2	1992-02-00	Isaac Asimov	Foundation / Doubleday	0-385-42078-1	$14.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	ix+ 550	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	Barclay Shaw
The Complete Stories, Volume 2	1992-05-00	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday Foundation / SFBC	17907	$7.98^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	ix+ 635	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Barclay Shaw
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
Cuentos completos II	1993-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Ediciones B (Éxito Internacional #142)	84-406-3787-X			hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Complete Stories, Volume 2	1994-01-00	Isaac Asimov	HarperCollins (UK)	0-00-224150-1	£16.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	550	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
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
Best of Asimov	2001-07-00	Isaac Asimov	Bastei Lübbe^?Bastei Luebbe ( Bastei Lübbe Paperback^?Bastei Luebbe Paperback #24289)	3-404-24289-0	DM 15.00^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	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	Oscar Chichoni
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
Histoires mystérieuses	2003-01-02	Isaac Asimov	Gallimard (Folio SF #122)	2-07-042680-7	€5.80^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	437	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
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
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
The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories	2024-06-28	Isaac Asimov	Harper Voyager (UK)	978-0-00-867242-3	£14.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Mike Topping
The Complete Stories, Volume 2	unpublished	Isaac Asimov	Foundation / Doubleday	0-385-42079-X			hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Asimov's Mysteries	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	0-449-24011-8	$1.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	255	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	Ann Dalton
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 of Isaac Asimov	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	0-449-23018-X	$1.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	319	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 of Isaac Asimov	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	0-449-23653-6	$1.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	319	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 Edge of Tomorrow	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Tor	0-812-53122-1	$3.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiv+ 462	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	Boris Vallejo
The Edge of Tomorrow	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Tor	0-812-53122-1	$3.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiv+ 462	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	Boris Vallejo

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