Asimov's Mysteries

Isaac Asimov

6/15/2001

This is a collection of mysteries that Asimov wrote to prove that the mystery genre and the science fiction genre could live very well together, thank you. When he first started writing these back in the 1950's the general thought was that the two had to be completely separate genres. Then he wrote the novel Caves of Steel and many of these short stories to prove "them" wrong.

There are four stories featuring his homebound genius detective, Wendell Earth. There are earlier stories of his as well as some later ones. The first short story he ever published is featured as well, although it is not a mystery. But twenty years later Asimov wrote a sequel to the story that is a mystery, so both are included in this collection.

Asimov collected these stories for this edition, then added forwords and/or afterwords for most of them. We get peeks into his thoughts, feelings, and reasons behind his writing. That adds to the interest and fun of the book. Enjoy these stories.

only has this book on audiocassette (which is how I read it, too). Your best bet is to check out the local library. You'll find it worth it.