| Story | Year | Collected in | First published |
|---|
| "Marooned off Vesta" | 1939 | Asimov's Mysteries
The Best of Isaac Asimov
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov | Amazing Stories , March 1939 |
| "The Weapon Too Dreadful to Use" | 1939 | The Early Asimov | Amazing Stories, May 1939 |
| "Trends" | 1939 | The Early Asimov | Astounding Science Fiction , July 1939 |
| "Half-Breed" | 1940 | The Early Asimov | Astonishing Stories , February 1940 |
| "Ring Around the Sun" | 1940 | The Early Asimov | Future Fiction , March 1940 |
| "The Callistan Menace" | 1940 | The Early Asimov | Astonishing Stories, April 1940 |
| "The Magnificent Possession" | 1940 | The Early Asimov | Future Fiction, July 1940 |
"Robbie"
(also as "Strange Playfellow") | 1940 | I, Robot
The Complete Robot
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov
Robot Visions | Super Science Stories , September 1940 |
| "Homo Sol" | 1940 | The Early Asimov | Astounding Science Fiction, September 1940 |
| "Half-Breeds on Venus" | 1940 | The Early Asimov | Astonishing Stories, December 1940 |
| "History" | 1941 | The Early Asimov | Super Science Stories, March 1941 |
| "The Secret Sense" | 1941 | The Early Asimov | Cosmic Stories , March 1941 |
| "Heredity" | 1941 | The Early Asimov | Astonishing Stories, April 1941 |
| "Reason" | 1941 | I, Robot
The Complete Robot
Robot Visions | Astounding Science Fiction, April 1941 |
| "Liar!" | 1941 | I, Robot
The Complete Robot
Robot Visions | Astounding Science Fiction, May 1941 |
| "Nightfall" | 1941 | Nightfall and Other Stories
The Best of Isaac Asimov
The Edge of Tomorrow
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Astounding Science Fiction, September 1941 |
| "Super-Neutron" | 1941 | The Early Asimov | Astonishing Stories, September 1941 |
| "Not Final!" | 1941 | The Early Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | Astounding Science Fiction, October 1941 |
| "Christmas on Ganymede" | 1942 | The Early Asimov | Startling Stories , January 1942 |
| "Robot AL-76 Goes Astray" | 1942 | The Rest of the Robots
The Complete Robot | Amazing Stories, February 1942 |
| "Runaround" | 1942 | I, Robot
The Complete Robot
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov
Robot Visions | Astounding Science Fiction, March 1942 |
| "Black Friar of the Flame" | 1942 | The Early Asimov | Planet Stories , Spring 1942 |
| "Time Pussy" | 1942 | The Early Asimov | Astounding Science Fiction, April 1942 (under the pseudonym George E. Dale) [1] |
"Foundation"
(also as "The Encyclopedists") | 1942 | Foundation | Astounding Science Fiction, May 1942 |
| "The Weapon" | 1942 | In Memory Yet Green | Super Science Stories, May 1942
(under pseudonym H. B. Ogden) |
"Bridle and Saddle"
(also as "The Mayors") | 1942 | Foundation | Astounding Science Fiction, June 1942 |
| "Victory Unintentional" | 1942 | The Rest of the Robots
The Complete Robot | Super Science Stories, August 1942 |
| "The Hazing" | 1942 | The Early Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | Thrilling Wonder Stories , October 1942 |
| "The Imaginary" | 1942 | The Early Asimov | Super Science Stories, November 1942 |
| "Death Sentence" | 1943 | The Early Asimov
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | Astounding Science Fiction, November 1943 |
| "Catch That Rabbit" | 1944 | I, Robot
The Complete Robot
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov | Astounding Science Fiction, February 1944 |
"The Big and the Little"
(also as "The Merchant Princes") | 1944 | Foundation | Astounding Science Fiction, August 1944 |
"The Wedge"
(also as "The Traders") | 1944 | Foundation | Astounding Science Fiction, October 1944 |
| "Blind Alley" | 1945 | The Early Asimov
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | Astounding Science Fiction, March 1945 |
"Dead Hand"
(also as "The General") | 1945 | Foundation and Empire | Astounding Science Fiction, April 1945 |
"Escape!"
(also as "Paradoxical Escape") | 1945 | I, Robot
The Complete Robot | Astounding Science Fiction, August 1945 |
| "The Mule" | 1945 | Foundation and Empire | Astounding Science Fiction, November 1945 and December 1945 |
| "Evidence" | 1946 | I, Robot
The Complete Robot
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov
Robot Visions
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | Astounding Science Fiction, September 1946 |
| "Little Lost Robot" | 1947 | I, Robot
The Complete Robot
Robot Dreams
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov
Robot Visions | Astounding Science Fiction, March 1947 |
"Now You See It—"
(also as "Search by the Mule") | 1948 | Second Foundation | Astounding Science Fiction, January 1948 |
| "The Endochronic Properties of Resublimated Thiotimoline" | 1948 | Only a Trillion
The Early Asimov | Astounding Science Fiction, March 1948 |
| "No Connection" | 1948 | The Early Asimov
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov | Astounding Science Fiction, June 1948 |
| "The Red Queen's Race" | 1949 | The Early Asimov
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | Astounding Science Fiction, January 1949 |
| "Mother Earth" | 1949 | The Early Asimov | Astounding Science Fiction, May 1949 |
"—And Now You Don't"
(also as "Search by the Foundation") | 1949–1950 | Second Foundation | Astounding Science Fiction, November 1949, December 1949 and January 1950 |
| "The Little Man on the Subway" (co-written with Frederik Pohl) [2] | 1950 | The Early Asimov | Fantasy Book, vol. 1 no. 6 (January 1950) |
| "The Evitable Conflict" | 1950 | I, Robot
The Complete Robot
Robot Visions | Astounding Science Fiction, June 1950 |
| "Legal Rites" (co-written with Frederik Pohl) [3] | 1950 | The Early Asimov | Weird Tales , September 1950 |
| "Darwinian Pool Room" | 1950 | Buy Jupiter and Other Stories | Galaxy Science Fiction , October 1950 |
"Green Patches"
(also as "Misbegotten Missionary") | 1950 | Nightfall and Other Stories
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Galaxy Science Fiction, November 1950 |
| "Day of the Hunters" | 1950 | Buy Jupiter and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | Future Combined With Science Fiction Stories , November 1950 |
| "Satisfaction Guaranteed" | 1951 | Earth Is Room Enough
The Rest of the Robots
The Complete Robot
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Amazing Stories, April 1951 |
| "Hostess" | 1951 | Nightfall and Other Stories
Robot Dreams
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Galaxy Science Fiction, May 1951 |
| "Breeds There a Man...?" | 1951 | Through a Glass, Clearly
Nightfall and Other Stories
The Edge of Tomorrow
Robot Dreams
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Astounding Science Fiction, June 1951 |
| "The Psychohistorians" | 1951 | Foundation | Foundation (Gnome Press, 1951) |
| "In a Good Cause—" | 1951 | Nightfall and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | New Tales of Space and Time (Henry Holt & Co., 1951) |
| "C-Chute" | 1951 | Through a Glass, Clearly
Nightfall and Other Stories
The Best of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1951 |
| "Shah Guido G." | 1951 | Buy Jupiter and Other Stories | Marvel, November 1951 |
| "The Fun They Had" | 1951 | Earth Is Room Enough
The Best of Isaac Asimov
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Boys' and Girls' Page, December 1951 |
| "Youth" | 1952 | The Martian Way and Other Stories | Space Science Fiction , May 1952 |
| "What If—" | 1952 | Nightfall and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Fantastic , Summer 1952 |
| "The Martian Way" | 1952 | The Martian Way and Other Stories
The Best of Isaac Asimov
Robot Dreams
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | Galaxy Science Fiction, November 1952 |
| "The Deep" | 1952 | The Martian Way and Other Stories
The Best of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | Galaxy Science Fiction, December 1952 |
| "Button, Button" | 1953 | Buy Jupiter and Other Stories | Startling Stories, January 1953 |
| "The Monkey's Finger" | 1953 | Buy Jupiter and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | Startling Stories, February 1953 |
| "Nobody Here But—" | 1953 | Nightfall and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Star Science Fiction Stories (Ballantine Books, February 1953) |
| "Sally" | 1953 | Nightfall and Other Stories
The Complete Robot
Robot Dreams
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Fantastic, May–June 1953 |
| "Flies" | 1953 | Nightfall and Other Stories
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction , June 1953 |
| "Kid Stuff" | 1953 | Earth Is Room Enough
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Beyond Fantasy Fiction , September 1953 |
| "Belief" | 1953 | Through a Glass, Clearly
The Winds of Change and Other Stories
The Edge of Tomorrow | Astounding Science Fiction, October 1953 |
| "The Micropsychiatric Applications of Thiotimoline" | 1953 | Only a Trillion | Astounding Science Fiction, December 1953 |
| "Everest" | 1953 | Buy Jupiter and Other Stories | Universe Science Fiction , December 1953 |
| "Sucker Bait" | 1954 | The Martian Way and Other Stories | Astounding Science Fiction, February 1954 and March 1954 |
| "The Pause" | 1954 | Buy Jupiter and Other Stories | Time to Come (Farrar, Straus and Young, April 1954) |
| "The Immortal Bard" | 1954 | Earth Is Room Enough
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Universe Science Fiction, May 1954 |
| "The Foundation of S.F. Success" | 1954 | Earth Is Room Enough
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1954 |
| "Let's Not" | 1954 | Buy Jupiter and Other Stories | Boston University Graduate Journal, December 1954 |
| "It's Such a Beautiful Day" | 1955 | Through a Glass, Clearly
Nightfall and Other Stories
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Star Science Fiction Stories No.3 (Ballantine Books, January 1955) |
| "The Singing Bell" | 1955 | Asimov's Mysteries
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1955 |
| "Question" | 1955 | — | Computers and Automation, March 1955 |
| "Risk" | 1955 | The Rest of the Robots
The Complete Robot | Astounding Science Fiction, May 1955 |
| "The Last Trump" | 1955 | Earth Is Room Enough
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Fantastic Universe , June 1955 |
| "Franchise" | 1955 | Earth Is Room Enough
Robot Dreams
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | If: Worlds of Science Fiction , August 1955 |
| "The Talking Stone" | 1955 | Asimov's Mysteries
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1955 |
| "The Portable Star" | 1955 | — | Thrilling Wonder Stories, Winter 1955 |
| "Dreamworld" | 1955 | Opus 100
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1955 |
| "Dreaming Is a Private Thing" | 1955 | Earth Is Room Enough
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1955 |
| "The Message" | 1956 | Earth Is Room Enough
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1956 |
| "The Dead Past" | 1956 | Earth Is Room Enough
The Best of Isaac Asimov
The Edge of Tomorrow
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Astounding Science Fiction, April 1956 |
| "Hell-Fire" | 1956 | Earth Is Room Enough
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Fantastic Universe, May 1956 |
| "Living Space" | 1956 | Earth Is Room Enough
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | The Original Science Fiction Stories , May 1956 |
"What's in a Name?"
(also as "Death of a Honey-Blonde") | 1956 | Asimov's Mysteries | The Saint Detective Magazine, June 1956 |
| "The Dying Night" | 1956 | Nine Tomorrows
Asimov's Mysteries
The Best of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1956 |
| "Someday" | 1956 | Earth Is Room Enough
The Complete Robot
Robot Visions
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Infinity Science Fiction August 1956 |
| "Each an Explorer" | 1956 | Buy Jupiter and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | Future #30 (August 1956) |
| "Pâté de Foie Gras" | 1956 | Asimov's Mysteries
Only a Trillion
The Edge of Tomorrow
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | Astounding Science Fiction, September 1956 |
| "The Watery Place" | 1956 | Earth Is Room Enough
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Satellite Science Fiction , October 1956 |
| "First Law" | 1956 | The Rest of the Robots
The Complete Robot | Fantastic Universe, October 1956 |
"Gimmicks Three"
(also as "The Brazen Locked Room") | 1956 | Earth Is Room Enough
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1956 |
| "The Last Question" | 1956 | Nine Tomorrows
Opus 100
The Best of Isaac Asimov
The Edge of Tomorrow
Robot Dreams
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Science Fiction Quarterly , November 1956 |
| "Jokester" | 1956 | Earth Is Room Enough
Robot Dreams
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Infinity Science Fiction, December 1956 |
"Strikebreaker"
(also as "Male Strikebreaker") | 1957 | Nightfall and Other Stories
Robot Dreams
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | The Original Science Fiction Stories, January 1957 |
| "The Dust of Death" | 1957 | Asimov's Mysteries | Venture Science Fiction , January 1957 |
| "Let's Get Together" | 1957 | The Rest of the Robots
The Complete Robot
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | Infinity Science Fiction, February 1957 |
| "The Author's Ordeal" | 1957 | Earth Is Room Enough
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Science Fiction Quarterly, May 1957 |
| "Blank!" | 1957 | Buy Jupiter and Other Stories | Infinity Science Fiction, June 1957 |
| "Does a Bee Care?" | 1957 | Buy Jupiter and Other Stories
Robot Dreams | If: Worlds of Science Fiction, June 1957 |
| "A Woman's Heart" | 1957 | — | Satellite, June 1957 |
| "Profession" | 1957 | Nine Tomorrows
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Astounding Science Fiction, July 1957 |
| "A Loint of Paw" | 1957 | Asimov's Mysteries
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1957 |
| "Ideas Die Hard" | 1957 | The Winds of Change and Other Stories | Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1957 |
| "I'm in Marsport Without Hilda" | 1957 | Nine Tomorrows (bowdlerized version)
Asimov's Mysteries
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Venture Science Fiction, November 1957 |
| "Insert Knob A in Hole B" | 1957 | Nightfall and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1957 |
| "Galley Slave" | 1957 | The Rest of the Robots
The Complete Robot
Robot Visions
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | Galaxy Science Fiction, December 1957 |
| "The Gentle Vultures" | 1957 | Nine Tomorrows
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Super-Science Fiction , December 1957 |
"Spell My Name with an S"
(also as "S, as in Zebatinsky") | 1958 | Nine Tomorrows
Robot Dreams
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Star Science Fiction, January 1958 |
| "Lenny" | 1958 | The Rest of the Robots
The Complete Robot
Robot Visions
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | Infinity Science Fiction, January 1958 |
| "I Just Make Them Up, See!" | 1958 | Nine Tomorrows
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1958 |
| "The Feeling of Power" | 1958 | Nine Tomorrows
Opus 100
The Edge of Tomorrow
Robot Dreams
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | If: Worlds of Science Fiction, February 1958 |
| "Silly Asses" | 1958 | Buy Jupiter and Other Stories | Future Science Fiction, February 1958 |
| "All the Troubles of the World" | 1958 | Nine Tomorrows
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Super-Science Fiction, April 1958 |
| "Buy Jupiter" | 1958 | Buy Jupiter and Other Stories | Venture Science Fiction, May 1958 |
| "The Up-to-Date Sorcerer" | 1958 | Nightfall and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1958 |
"The Ugly Little Boy"
(also as "Lastborn") | 1958 | Nine Tomorrows
The Edge of Tomorrow
Robot Dreams
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1958 |
"A Statue for Father"
(also as "Benefactor of Humanity") | 1959 | Buy Jupiter and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | Satellite Science Fiction, February 1959 |
| "Anniversary" | 1959 | Asimov's Mysteries
The Best of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | Amazing Science Fiction Stories, March 1959 |
| "Unto the Fourth Generation" | 1959 | Nightfall and Other Stories
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1959 |
| "Obituary" | 1959 | Asimov's Mysteries
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1959 |
| "Rain, Rain, Go Away" | 1959 | Buy Jupiter and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | Fantastic Universe, September 1959 |
| "Rejection Slips" | 1959 | Nine Tomorrows
Science Fiction by Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Nine Tomorrows (Doubleday, 1959) |
"The Covenant"
(Asimov wrote part two of this five-part round-robin story. [4] ) | 1960 | — | Fantastic Story Magazine , July 1960 |
| "Thiotimoline and the Space Age" | 1960 | Opus 100
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov | Analog Science Fiction and Fact , October 1960 |
"What Is This Thing Called Love?"
(also as "Playboy and the Slime God") | 1961 | Nightfall and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Amazing Stories, March 1961 |
| "The Machine That Won the War" | 1961 | Nightfall and Other Stories
Robot Dreams
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1961 |
| "My Son, the Physicist" | 1962 | Nightfall and Other Stories
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Scientific American , February 1962 |
| "Star Light" | 1962 | Asimov's Mysteries
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | Scientific American, October 1962 |
| "Author! Author!" | 1964 (written in 1943) | The Early Asimov
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov | The Unknown Five (Pyramid Books, January 1964) |
| "Eyes Do More Than See" | 1965 | Nightfall and Other Stories
Robot Dreams
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
Science Fiction by Asimov
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1965 |
| "Founding Father" | 1965 | Buy Jupiter and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1965 |
| "The Man Who Made the 21st Century" | 1965 | — | Boys' Life, October 1965 |
| "The Key" | 1966 | Asimov's Mysteries
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1966 |
| "The Prime of Life" | 1966 | The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1966 |
| "The Billiard Ball" | 1967 | Asimov's Mysteries
The Best of Isaac Asimov
The Edge of Tomorrow
Robot Dreams
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | If: Worlds of Science Fiction, March 1967 |
| "Segregationist" | 1967 | Nightfall and Other Stories
The Complete Robot
Robot Visions
The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Abbottempo, book 4, 1967 |
| "Exile to Hell" | 1968 | Buy Jupiter and Other Stories
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, May 1968 |
"Key Item"
(also as "The Computer That Went on Strike") | 1968 | Buy Jupiter and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1968 |
| "The Proper Study" | 1968 | Buy Jupiter and Other Stories | Boys' Life , September 1968 |
| "The Holmes-Ginsbook Device" | 1968 | Opus 100 | If: Worlds of Science Fiction, December 1968 |
| "Feminine Intuition" | 1969 | The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories
The Complete Robot
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov
Robot Visions
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1969 |
| "Waterclap" | 1970 | The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories | If: Worlds of Science Fiction, April 1970 |
"A Problem of Numbers"
(also as "As Chemist to Chemist") | 1970 | The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine , May 1970 |
| "2430 A.D." | 1970 | Buy Jupiter and Other Stories | IBM Magazine, October 1970 |
| "The Best New Thing" | 1971 | The Best New Thing | The Best New Thing (World Publishing Co., 1971) |
| "The Greatest Asset" | 1972 | Buy Jupiter and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, January 1972 |
| "The Acquisitive Chuckle" | 1972 | Tales of the Black Widowers
The Return of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, January 1972 |
| "Mirror Image" | 1972 | The Best of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Robot
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov
Robot Visions
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, May 1972 |
"Ph as in Phony"
(also as "The Phony PhD") | 1972 | Tales of the Black Widowers
The Return of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 1972 |
"Truth to Tell"
(also as "The Man Who Never Told a Lie") | 1972 | Tales of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, October 1972 |
"Go, Little Book!"
(also as "The Matchbook Collector") | 1972 | Tales of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, December 1972 |
| "Take a Match" | 1972 | Buy Jupiter and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | New Dimensions II (Doubleday, 1972) |
| "Thiotimoline to the Stars" | 1973 | Buy Jupiter and Other Stories | Astounding: John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology (Random House, 1973) |
"Early Sunday Morning"
(also as "The Biological Clock") | 1973 | Tales of the Black Widowers
The Return of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March 1973 |
| "The Obvious Factor" | 1973 | Tales of the Black Widowers
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
The Return of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May 1973 |
| "The Pointing Finger" | 1973 | Tales of the Black Widowers
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 1973 |
"Miss What?"
(also as "A Warning to Miss Earth") | 1973 | Tales of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, September 1973 |
| "Light Verse" | 1973 | Buy Jupiter and Other Stories
Opus 200
The Complete Robot
Robot Dreams
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | The Saturday Evening Post , September–October 1973 |
"Out of Sight"
(also as "The Six Suspects") | 1973 | Tales of the Black Widowers
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, December 1973 |
| "Yankee Doodle Went to Town" | 1974 | Tales of the Black Widowers
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov | Tales of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, 1974) |
| "The Lullaby of Broadway" | 1974 | Tales of the Black Widowers | Tales of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, 1974) |
| "The Curious Omission" | 1974 | Tales of the Black Widowers | Tales of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, 1974) |
| "The Dream" | 1974 | "The Dream", "Benjamin's Dream" and "Benjamin's Bicentennial Blast" (limited edition)
Opus 200 | The Saturday Evening Post, January 1974 |
| "When No Man Pursueth" | 1974 | More Tales of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March 1974 |
"Benjamin's Dream"
(also as "The Second Dream") | 1974 | "The Dream", "Benjamin's Dream" and "Benjamin's Bicentennial Blast" (limited edition) | The Saturday Evening Post, April 1974 |
"Party by Satellite"
(also as "The Third Dream") | 1974 | — | The Saturday Evening Post, May 1974 |
| "Quicker Than the Eye" | 1974 | More Tales of the Black Widowers
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May 1974 |
| ". . . That Thou Art Mindful of Him" | 1974 | The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories
The Complete Robot
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1974 |
| "Stranger in Paradise" | 1974 | The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories
The Complete Robot
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | If: Worlds of Science Fiction, May–June 1974 |
"Benjamin's Bicentennial Blast"
(also as "The Fourth Dream") | 1974 | "The Dream", "Benjamin's Dream" and "Benjamin's Bicentennial Blast" (limited edition) | The Saturday Evening Post, June and July 1974 |
| "The Iron Gem" | 1974 | More Tales of the Black Widowers
The Return of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 1974 |
"Half-Baked Publisher's Delight"
(co-written with Jeffrey S. Hudson) | 1974 | The Best from If, Volume III
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories | Worlds of If, July–August 1974 |
"The Three Numbers"
(also as "All in the Way You Read It") | 1974 | More Tales of the Black Widowers
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, September 1974 |
| "Nothing Like Murder" | 1974 | More Tales of the Black Widowers | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1974 |
"No Smoking"
(also as "Confessions of an American Cigarette Smoker") | 1974 | More Tales of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, December 1974 |
| "The Heavenly Host" | 1974 | The Heavenly Host
(an extended version of the original short story) [5] [6] | Boys' Life, December 1974 |
| "Big Game" | 1974 (written in 1941) | Before the Golden Age | Before the Golden Age (Doubleday, 1974) |
| "The Life and Times of Multivac" | 1975 | The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | The New York Times , Sunday, 5 January 1975 |
"Sarah Tops"
(also as "Try Sarah Tops") | 1975 | The Key Word and Other Mysteries | Boys' Life , February 1975 |
| "A Boy's Best Friend" | 1975 | The Complete Robot | Boys' Life, March 1975 |
| "The One and Only East" | 1975 | More Tales of the Black Widowers
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March 1975 |
| "The Little Things" | 1975 | The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May 1975 |
| "Point of View" | 1975 | The Complete Robot | Boys' Life, July 1975 |
| "Earthset and Evening Star" | 1975 | More Tales of the Black Widowers
Opus 200
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 1975 |
| "About Nothing" | 1975 | The Winds of Change and Other Stories
Opus 300 | First appeared on a postcard.
(subsequently in Science Fiction Review, August 1975 and then Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Summer 1977) |
| "Halloween" | 1975 | The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov | American Way, October 1975 |
| "A Case of Need" | 1975 | The Key Word and Other Mysteries | Young World Magazine, October 1975 |
| "Santa Claus Gets a Coin" | 1975 | The Key Word and Other Mysteries | Boys' Life, December 1975 |
| "Friday the Thirteenth" | 1976 | More Tales of the Black Widowers | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1976 |
| "Season's Greetings!" | 1976 | More Tales of the Black Widowers | More Tales of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, 1976) |
| "The Unabridged" | 1976 | More Tales of the Black Widowers | More Tales of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, 1976) |
| "The Ultimate Crime" | 1976 | More Tales of the Black Widowers | More Tales of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, 1976) |
| "The Bicentennial Man" | 1976 | The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories
Opus 200
The Complete Robot
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov
Robot Visions
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | Stellar #2 (Ballantine Books, February 1976) |
| "The Winnowing" | 1976 | The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories | Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, February 1976 |
| "Old-Fashioned" | 1976 | The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | Bell Telephone Magazine, January–February 1976 |
| "Marching In" | 1976 | The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | High Fidelity , May 1976 |
| "Birth of a Notion" | 1976 | The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories | Amazing Stories, June 1976 |
| "The Cross of Lorraine" | 1976 | Casebook of the Black Widowers
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May 1976 |
| "The Tercentenary Incident" | 1976 | The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories
The Complete Robot
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, August 1976 |
"The Family Man"
(also as "A Case of Income Tax Fraud") | 1976 | Casebook of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, November 1976 |
| "Good Taste" | 1976 | Opus 200
The Winds of Change and Other Stories | Good Taste (Apocalypse Press, 1976) (limited edition)
(subsequently in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine , Fall 1977) |
| "To Tell at a Glance" | 1977 | The Winds of Change and Other Stories | The Saturday Evening Post, February 1977 |
| "True Love" | 1977 | 3 by Asimov
The Complete Robot
Robot Dreams
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov | American Way , February 1977 |
| "Think!" | 1977 | The Complete Robot
Robot Visions | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine , Spring 1977 |
| "The Sports Page" | 1977 | Casebook of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, April 1977 |
| "Sure Thing" | 1977 | The Winds of Change and Other Stories
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
Opus 300 | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Summer 1977 |
| "The Thirteenth Day of Christmas" | 1977 | The Key Word and Other Mysteries
Opus 200
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 1977 |
| "The Missing Item" | 1977 | Casebook of the Black Widowers | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Winter 1977 |
| "The Key Word" | 1977 | The Key Word and Other Mysteries
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov | The Key Word and Other Mysteries (Walker & Company, 1977) |
| "The Next Day" | 1978 | Casebook of the Black Widowers
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May 1978 |
| "The Disappearing Man" | 1978 | The Key Word and Other Mysteries (British edition only)
The Disappearing Man and Other Mysteries | Boys' Life, June 1978 |
| "Found!" | 1978 | The Winds of Change and Other Stories
The Edge of Tomorrow
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov | Omni , October 1978 |
| "Fair Exchange?" | 1978 | 3 by Asimov
The Winds of Change and Other Stories | Asimov's SF Adventure Magazine , Fall 1978 |
| "Strike!" | 1979 | — | Omni, January 1979 |
| "Nothing for Nothing" | 1979 | The Winds of Change and Other Stories
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, February 1979 |
"Irrelevance!"
(also as "A Matter of Irrelevance") | 1979 | Casebook of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March 1979 |
| "How It Happened" | 1979 | The Winds of Change and Other Stories
Opus 300
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov | Asimov's SF Adventure Magazine , Spring 1979 |
| "None So Blind" | 1979 | Casebook of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, June 1979 |
| "To the Barest" | 1979 | Casebook of the Black Widowers
The Return of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, August 1979 |
| "The Backward Look" | 1979 | Casebook of the Black Widowers | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, September 1979 |
| "It Is Coming" | 1979 | The Winds of Change and Other Stories | Various newspapers, 1979 (advert for Field Enterprises) |
| "The Last Answer" | 1980 | 3 by Asimov
The Winds of Change and Other Stories
Robot Dreams
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov | Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, January 1980 |
| "Second Best" | 1980 | Casebook of the Black Widowers | Casebook of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, January 1980) |
| "Middle Name" | 1980 | Casebook of the Black Widowers
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov | Casebook of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, January 1980) |
| "What Time Is It?" | 1980 | Casebook of the Black Widowers
Opus 300
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov | Casebook of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, January 1980) |
| "For the Birds" | 1980 | The Winds of Change and Other Stories
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May 1980 |
| "Sixty Million Trillion Combinations" | 1980 | Banquets of the Black Widowers
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
The Return of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, 5 May 1980 |
| "The Woman in the Bar" | 1980 | Banquets of the Black Widowers
The Return of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, 30 June 1980 |
| "Getting Even" | 1980 | Tales from the Spaceport Bar | Gallery , August 1980 |
"No Refuge Could Save"
(also as "To Spot a Spy") | 1980 | The Union Club Mysteries | Gallery, September 1980 |
| "The Good Samaritan" | 1980 | Banquets of the Black Widowers
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, 10 September 1980 |
| "Death of a Foy" | 1980 | The Winds of Change and Other Stories
Opus 300
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov
Science Fiction by Asimov | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1980 |
"The Telephone Number"
(also as "The Winning Number") | 1980 | The Union Club Mysteries | Gallery, October 1980 |
"The Men Who Wouldn't Talk"
(also as "Pigeon English") | 1980 | The Union Club Mysteries | Gallery, November 1980 |
"A Clear Shot"
(also as "Big Shot") | 1980 | The Union Club Mysteries | Gallery, December 1980 |
"The Year of the Action"
(also as "The Gilbert and Sullivan Mystery") | 1981 | Banquets of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, 1 January 1981 |
"Irresistible to Women"
(also as "Call Me Irresistible") | 1981 | The Union Club Mysteries | Gallery, January 1981 |
"He Wasn't There"
(also as "The Spy Who Was Out-of-Focus") | 1981 | The Union Club Mysteries
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov | Gallery, February 1981 |
"The Thin Line"
(also as "Taxicab Crackdown") | 1981 | The Union Club Mysteries | Gallery, March 1981 |
"Mystery Tune"
(also as "Death Song") | 1981 | The Union Club Mysteries | Gallery, April 1981 |
| "The Last Shuttle" | 1981 | The Winds of Change and Other Stories | Today (a Florida newspaper supplement), 10 April 1981 |
| "Hide and Seek" | 1981 | The Union Club Mysteries
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov | Gallery, May 1981 |
"Gift"
(also as "Decipher Deception") | 1981 | The Union Club Mysteries | Gallery, June 1981 |
| "Can You Prove It?" | 1981 | Banquets of the Black Widowers
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, 17 June 1981 |
| "Hot or Cold" | 1981 | The Union Club Mysteries | Gallery, July 1981 |
| "The Thirteenth Page" | 1981 | The Union Club Mysteries | Gallery, August 1981 |
"1 to 999"
(also as "One in a Thousand") | 1981 | The Union Club Mysteries
Opus 300 | Gallery, September 1981 |
"Twelve Years Old"
(also as "The 12-Year-Old Problem") | 1981 | The Union Club Mysteries | Gallery, October 1981 |
| "A Perfect Fit" | 1981 | The Winds of Change and Other Stories
Opus 300 | EDN , 14 October 1981 |
"Testing, Testing!"
(also as "Cloak and Dagger Duel") | 1981 | The Union Club Mysteries | Gallery, November 1981 |
"The Appleby Story"
(also as "The Last Laugh") | 1981 | The Union Club Mysteries | Gallery, December 1981 |
| "Ignition Point!" | 1981 | The Winds of Change and Other Stories
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov | Finding the Right Speaker (American Society of Association Executives, 1981) |
"Dollars and Cents"
(also as "Countdown to Disaster") | 1982 | The Union Club Mysteries
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov | Gallery, January 1982 |
"Friends and Allies"
(also as "Mirror Image") | 1982 | The Union Club Mysteries | Gallery, February 1982 |
| "Lest We Remember" | 1982 | The Winds of Change and Other Stories
Robot Dreams
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, February 1982 |
"Which Is Which?"
(also as "The Perfect Alibi") | 1982 | The Union Club Mysteries | Gallery, March 1982 |
| "The Winds of Change" | 1982 | The Winds of Change and Other Stories
The Edge of Tomorrow | Speculations (Houghton Mifflin, April 1982) |
| "One Night of Song" | 1982 | The Winds of Change and Other Stories
Azazel | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, April 1982 |
"The Sign"
(also as "The Telltale Sign") | 1982 | The Union Club Mysteries
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov | Gallery, April 1982 |
| "The Phoenician Bauble" | 1982 | Banquets of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May 1982 |
"Catching the Fox"
(also as "Stopping the Fox") | 1982 | The Union Club Mysteries | Gallery, May 1982 |
"Getting the Combination"
(also as "Playing It by the Numbers") | 1982 | The Union Club Mysteries
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov | Gallery, June 1982 |
| "To the Victor" | 1982 | Azazel | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 1982 |
"The Library Book"
(also as "Mystery Book") | 1982 | The Union Club Mysteries
Opus 300
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov | Gallery, July 1982 |
"The Three Goblets"
(also as "A Flash of Brilliance") | 1982 | The Union Club Mysteries | Gallery, August 1982 |
"Spell It!"
(also as "Book Smart") | 1982 | The Union Club Mysteries | Gallery, September 1982 |
| "Lucky Seven" | 1982 | The Disappearing Man and Other Mysteries | Boys' Life, September 1982 |
| "The Dim Rumble" | 1982 | Science Fiction by Asimov
Azazel | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, October 1982 |
"Two Women"
(also as "Cherchez la Femme: the Case of the Disappearing Woman") | 1982 | The Union Club Mysteries | Gallery, October 1982 |
| "The Super Runner" | 1982 | — | Runner's World , October 1982 |
| "The Smile That Loses" | 1982 | The Winds of Change and Other Stories
Opus 300
Azazel | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, November 1982 |
"Sending a Signal"
(also as "A Piece of the Rock") | 1982 | The Union Club Mysteries | Gallery, November 1982 |
"Half a Ghost"
(also as "A Ghost of a Chance") | 1982 | The Union Club Mysteries | Gallery, December 1982 |
"There Was a Young Lady"
(also as "Poetic License") | 1983 | The Union Club Mysteries | Gallery, January 1983 |
| "Potential" | 1983 | Science Fiction by Asimov | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, February 1983 |
"State Capital"
(also as "A Chemical Solution") | 1983 | — | Gallery, February 1983 |
"Never Out of Sight"
(also as "The Amusement Lark") | 1983 | The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov | Gallery, March 1983 |
"The Favourite Piece"
(also as "Face the Music") | 1983 | The Union Club Mysteries | Gallery, April 1983 |
"The Magic Umbrella"
(also as "Stormy Weather") | 1983 | The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov | Gallery, May 1983 |
| "A Monday in April" | 1983 | Banquets of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May 1983 |
"The Briefcase in the Taxi"
(also as "Circuit Breaker") | 1983 | — | Gallery, June 1983 |
"The Bird That Sang Bass"
(also as "Riddled With Clues") | 1983 | — | Gallery, July 1983 |
"The Last Caesar"
(also as "Great Caesar's Ghost") | 1983 | — | Gallery, August 1983 |
| "Saving Humanity" | 1983 | Azazel
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, September 1983 |
| "Nothing Might Happen" | 1983 | The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov | Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine , December 1983 |
| "The Speck" | 1983 | The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov | Gallery, December 1983 |
| "The Christmas Solution" | 1983 | The Disappearing Man and Other Mysteries | Boys' Life, December 1983 |
| "A Matter of Principle" | 1984 | Azazel | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, February 1984 |
| "Neither Brute nor Human" | 1984 | Banquets of the Black Widowers
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, April 1984 |
| "The Evil Drink Does" | 1984 | Azazel | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May 1984 |
| "Writing Time" | 1984 | Azazel | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 1984 |
| "Triply Unique" | 1984 | — | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 1984 |
| "The Intrusion" | 1984 | Banquets of the Black Widowers | Banquets of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, September 1984) |
| "The Driver" | 1984 | Banquets of the Black Widowers | Banquets of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, September 1984) |
| "The Wrong House" | 1984 | Banquets of the Black Widowers
The Return of the Black Widowers | Banquets of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, September 1984) |
| "The Redhead" | 1984 | Banquets of the Black Widowers
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov
The Return of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, October 1984 |
| "The Ten-Second Election" | 1984 | — | Omni, November 1984 |
| "Dashing Through the Snow" | 1984 | Science Fiction by Asimov
Azazel | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, mid-December 1984) |
| "The Year of the Feast" | 1984 | — | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, December 1984 |
| "The Queen and King" | 1984 | — | Espionage, December 1984 |
| "Hallucination" | 1985 | Gold | Boys' Life, February, March and April 1985 |
| "The Fourth Homonym" | 1985 | Puzzles of the Black Widowers
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March 1985 |
| "Upside Down" | 1985 | — | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, June 1985 |
| "Unique Is Where You Find It" | 1985 | The Edge of Tomorrow
Puzzles of the Black Widowers | The Edge of Tomorrow (Tor Books, July 1985) |
| "Triple Devil" | 1985 | Puzzles of the Black Widowers
The Return of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, August 1985 |
| "Logic Is Logic" | 1985 | Azazel | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August 1985 |
"The Suspect"
(also as "The Taunter") | 1985 | — | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, October 1985 |
| "He Travels the Fastest" | 1985 | Azazel | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, November 1985 |
| "Straight Lines" | 1985 | — | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, December 1985 |
| "The Twins" | 1985 | The Disappearing Man and Other Mysteries | The Disappearing Man and Other Mysteries (Walker & Company, 1985) |
| "The Man in the Park" | 1985 | The Disappearing Man and Other Mysteries | The Disappearing Man and Other Mysteries (Walker & Company, 1985) |
"Feghoot and the Courts"
(also as "Burnside and the Courts") | 1986 | Gold | Bred Any Good Rooks Lately? (Doubleday, 1986) |
| "The Eye of the Beholder" | 1986 | Azazel
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, January 1986 |
| "Child's Play" | 1986 | — | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, January 1986 |
| "New England Equinox" | 1986 | — | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March 1986 |
| "More Things in Heaven and Earth" | 1986 | Science Fiction by Asimov
Azazel | Science Fiction by Asimov (Davis Publications, 1986) |
| "Sunset on the Water" | 1986 | Puzzles of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, June 1986 |
| "Ten" | 1986 | — | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, August 1986 |
| "Zip Code" | 1986 | — | Boys' Life, September 1986 |
| "Where Is He?" | 1986 | Puzzles of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, October 1986 |
| "The Mind's Construction" | 1986 | Azazel | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, October 1986 |
| "Robot Dreams" | 1986 | Robot Dreams | Robot Dreams (Berkley Books, November 1986)
(subsequently in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, mid-December 1986) |
| "The Common Name" | 1986 | — | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Mid-December 1986 |
| "Left to Right" | 1987 | Gold | Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, January 1987 |
| "The Fights of Spring" | 1987 | Azazel | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, February 1987 |
| "The Old Purse" | 1987 | Puzzles of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March 1987 |
| "The Teddy Bear" | 1987 | — | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, May 1987 |
| "The Stamp" | 1987 | — | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, June 1987 |
| "Left to Right, and Beyond" ("Left to Right" with an alternative ending by Harrison Roth) | 1987 | — | Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, July 1987 |
| "Galatea" | 1987 | Azazel | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, mid-December 1987 |
| "The Fable of the Three Princes" | 1987 | Magic | Spaceships and Spells (Harper & Row, 1987) |
| "The Two-Centimeter Demon" | 1988 | Azazel | Azazel (Doubleday, 1988) |
| "The Quiet Place" | 1988 | Puzzles of the Black Widowers
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March 1988 |
| "The Legacy" | 1988 | — | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, April 1988 |
| "The Turning Point" | 1988 | The Drabble Project | The Drabble Project (Beccon Publications, April 1988) (limited edition) |
| "Flight of Fancy" | 1988 | Azazel | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May 1988 |
| "The Lost Dog" | 1988 | Mysterious Menagerie | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, June 1988 |
"The Smile of the Chipper"
(also as "Man as the Ultimate Gadget") | 1988 | Gold | Supplement to Bloomberg Businessweek , 21 October 1988
(subsequently in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1989) |
| "I Love Little Pussy" | 1988 | The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, November 1988 |
| "Christmas Without Rodney" | 1988 | Robot Visions | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, mid-December 1988 |
| "The Instability" | 1989 | Gold | The Observer , 1 January 1989 |
| "Good-bye to Earth" | 1989 | Gold | Interview , January 1989 |
| "The Last Man" | 1989 | — | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March 1989 |
| "The Envelope" | 1989 | Puzzles of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, April 1989 |
| "Alexander the God" | 1989 | Gold | Columbia, June / July 1989 |
| "Northwestward" | 1989 | The Return of the Black Widowers
Magic | The Further Adventures of Batman (Bantam Books, July 1989) |
| "The Mad Scientist" | 1989 | Magic | Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, July 1989 |
| "To Your Health" | 1989 | Magic | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, August 1989 |
| "The Alibi" | 1989 | Puzzles of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, September 1989 |
| "Ho! Ho! Ho!" | 1989 | Mistletoe Mysteries | Mistletoe Mysteries: Tales of Yuletide Murder (Mysterious Press, October 1989) |
| "Too Bad!" | 1989 | Robot Visions | The Microverse (Bantam, November 1989) |
| "The Lucky Piece" | 1990 | Puzzles of the Black Widowers | Puzzles of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, January 1990) |
| "The Four-Leaf Clover" | 1990 | Puzzles of the Black Widowers | Puzzles of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, January 1990) |
| "The Recipe" | 1990 | Puzzles of the Black Widowers | Puzzles of the Black Widowers (Doubleday, January 1990) |
| "Yes, but Why?" | 1990 | The Return of the Black Widowers | The Armchair Detective , Spring 1990 |
| "Lost in a Space Warp" | 1990 | The Return of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March 1990 |
| "Robot Visions" | 1990 | Robot Visions | Robot Visions (Roc Books, April 1990) |
| "Fault-Intolerant" | 1990 | Gold | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May 1990 |
| "Police at the Door" | 1990 | The Return of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, June 1990 |
| "In the Canyon" | 1990 | Gold | Omni, July 1990 |
| "Wine Is a Mocker" | 1990 | Magic | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 1990 |
| "Cal" | 1990 | Gold | Cal (Doubleday, 1990) (limited edition pamphlet) |
| "The Haunted Cabin" | 1990 | The Return of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, October 1990 |
| "The Time Traveller | 1990 | Magic | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, November 1990 |
| "Kid Brother" | 1990 | Gold | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, mid-December 1990 |
| "Missing" | 1991 | — | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March 1991 |
| "Baby, It's Cold Outside" | 1991 | Magic | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, June 1991 |
| "The Guest's Guest" | 1991 | The Return of the Black Widowers | Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, August 1991 |
| "Gold" | 1991 | Gold | Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, September 1991 |
| "Frustration" | 1991 | Gold | There Won't Be War (Tor Books, November 1991) |
| "Prince Delightful and the Flameless Dragon" | 1991 | Magic | Once Upon a Time: A Treasury of Modern Fairy Tales (Del Rey / Ballantine Books, November 1991) |
| "It's a Job" | 1991 | Magic | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, mid-December 1991 |
| "The Critic on the Hearth" | 1992 | Magic | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, November 1992 |
| "March Against the Foe" | 1994 | Magic | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1994 |
| "Battle-Hymn" | 1995 | Gold | Gold (HarperPrism, March 1995) |
| "The Nations in Space" | 1995 | Gold | Gold (HarperPrism, March 1995) |
