1.2 Where can I get a list of all of Asimov's books? Is there a WWW or FTP site for this information?
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This article is from the Isaac Asimov FAQ, by Edward J. Seiler ejseiler@earthlink.net and John H. Jenkins jenkins@mac.com with numerous contributions by others.
1.2 Where can I get a list of all of Asimov's books? Is there a WWW or FTP site for this information?
Asimov published lists of his books periodically throughout his life, in
his three Opus books ( Opus 100 , Opus 200 , Opus 300 ) and his three
autobiographical volumes ( In Memory Yet Green , In Joy Still Felt , and
I. Asimov: A Memoir ).
The lists in Opus 100 , Opus 200 , Opus 300 , In Memory Yet Green ,
and In Joy Still Felt include an official number for the books listed,
indicating the order of publication. The catalogue in
I. Asimov: A Memoir does not number the books listed and is known to be
incomplete. Official numbers for some of the books published towards the
end of his life, and those published after his death, are not available.
As of the time of his death, Asimov had published some two hundred books
without official numbers. Many of these can be found by going through
such sources as Books In Print or the Library of Congress online catalog
which can be accessed at <http://lcweb.loc.gov/catalog/>. However, since
Asimov often did not count as "his" books those on which a publisher
merely slapped his name, and because a number of his books were published
in limited editions by obscure presses, these sources cannot be taken as
complete. The compilation of a truly complete list is not a casual
undertaking.
Lists of his known books and short stories are archived and available via
Web pages in <http://www.clark.net/pub/edseiler/WWW/>. Any omissions or
errors should be reported to Edward Seiler (ejseiler@earthlink.net) or
John H. Jenkins (jenkins@mac.com). The lists on the web are:
asimov catalogue.html: A catalogue of Asimov titles, arranged by
categories in the same fashion as in his
autobiographies.
asimov titles.html: A list of Asimov's books in order of authorship,
as known or estimated.
asimov big list.html: A list of all known editions [that is, known by
me, the list compiler, ES] of Asimov's books.
This is an ASCII file, up to 132 chars. per line,
including title, publisher, year of publication,
number of pages, size, Library of Congress call
number, Dewey number, ISBN, and Library of
Congress card catalog number.
asimov big list by title.html: The "big list" in alphabetical order by
title.
short fiction guide.html: A list of Asimov's short stories, in order of
publication, cross-referenced to list which of
Asimov's collections they can be found in.
trantorian empire.txt: A list of worlds mentioned in the Foundation
series.
and the text versions in /pub/edseiler/asimov/:
asimov big list.txt: Same info as in asimov big list.html. (183k)
asimov big list by title.txt: Same info as in
asimov big list by title.html. (183k)
asimov catalogue.txt: Same info as in asimov catalogue.html. (49k)
asimov titles.txt: Same info as in asimov titles.html. (48k)
short story list.txt: Less detailed information than in
short fiction guide.html; (does not include
an alphabetical index of titles). (36k)
trantorian empire.txt: A list of worlds mentioned in the Foundation
series. (5k)
The anonymous ftp site, sflovers.rutgers.edu archives sf-related material
and contains a general Science Fiction resource guide. A bibliography of
books (copyrighted by John Wenn, jwenn@world.std.com) by Isaac Asimov and
Janet Asimov can be found there, as well as those on other writers. (The
list on Asimov is less comprehensive or detailed than the ones given
above).
The files are:
<ftp://sflovers.rutgers.edu/pub/sf-lovers/bibliographies/authorlists/>
<ftp://sflovers.rutgers.edu/pub/sf-lovers/bibliographies/authorlists/>
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