Title: The Key
Title Record # 53937
Author: Isaac Asimov
Date: 1966-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Wendell Urth
Language: English
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Author: Isaac Asimov
Date: 1966-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Wendell Urth
Language: English
User Rating: This title has no votes. VOTE
Current Tags: science fiction (1), mystery (1), telepathy (1), moon (1), puns (1) Add Tags
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1966 | 1966-10-00 | ed. Edward L. Ferman | Mercury Press, Inc. | $0.50?$: US dollar |
132 | 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 | Ed Emsh |  |
|
| Urania #452 | 1967-01-01 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | Mondadori | 452 | Lit 200?Lit: Italian lira |
160 | 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 | |
| The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Sixteenth Series | 1967-04-00 | ed. Edward L. Ferman | Doubleday | $4.50?$: US dollar |
264 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Donald Crews , Ann Crews | |
|
| Die Kolonie auf dem 3. Planeten | 1967-06-00 | ed. Wulf H. Bergner | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3097) | 3097 | DM 2.40?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
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. |
anth | |
|
| Asimov's Mysteries | 1968-00-00 | Isaac Asimov | Doubleday (Doubleday Science Fiction) | $4.50?$: US dollar |
xi+ 228 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | James McMullan | |
|
| The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 16th Series | 1968-00-00 | ed. Edward L. Ferman | Gollancz | 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). |
256 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| Asimov's Mysteries | 1968-04-00 | Isaac Asimov | Doubleday / SFBC | $1.70?$: US dollar |
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 | |||
| 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 | |
|
| Asimov's Mysteries | 1969-01-00 | Isaac Asimov | Dell | 0307 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
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 |
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 | 1969-07-00 | Isaac Asimov | Dell | 0307 | $0.60?$: US dollar |
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 | |
| The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Sixteenth Series | 1969-12-00 | ed. Edward L. Ferman | Doubleday / SFBC | 1988 | $1.49?$: US dollar |
264 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
|
| De sprekende steen | 1970-00-00 | Isaac Asimov | Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1318) | 90-229-1318-X | ƒ2.75 | 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 | |
| Asimov's Mysteries | 1970-05-00 | Isaac Asimov | Dell | 0307 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
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 Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 16th Series | 1971-00-00 | ed. Edward L. Ferman | Ace Books | 0-441-05455-2 / 05455 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
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. |
anth | Karel Thole | |
| 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 | |
|
| Magazine de Ficção Científica, February 1971 | 1971-02-00 | ed. Flávio J. Cardozo | Revista do Globo | Cr$3.00 | 128 | 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 | Ronald Walotsky | ||
| 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 |
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 |
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 | 1973-02-00 | Isaac Asimov | Dell Laurel-Leaf | 0307 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
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 | |
|
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 | |||||
| Asimov's Mysteries | 1974-00-00 | Isaac Asimov | Panther | 0-586-02929-X | £0.35?£: UK pound |
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 | 1974-04-00 | Isaac Asimov | Dell Laurel-Leaf | 0307 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
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 from Fantasy and Science Fiction: A Special 25th Anniversary Anthology | 1974-08-00 | ed. Edward L. Ferman | Doubleday | 0-385-08221-5 | $7.95?$: US dollar |
326 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Lennart G. Johnson | |
| The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: A Special 25th Anniversary Anthology | 1975-00-00 | ed. Edward L. Ferman | Robson Books | 0-903895-35-8 | £3.25?£: UK pound |
[10]+ 326 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Timothy Jaques | |
| Asimov's Mysteries | 1975-08-00 | Isaac Asimov | Dell Laurel-Leaf | 0307 | $1.25?$: US dollar |
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 | |
|
| Asimov's Mysteries | 1976-00-00 | Isaac Asimov | Panther | 0-586-02929-X | £0.50?£: UK pound |
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 from Fantasy and Science Fiction: A Special 25th Anniversary Anthology | 1977-03-00 | ed. Edward L. Ferman | Ace Books | 0-441-05460-9 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
x+ 433 |
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 | Paul Alexander | |
| 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
|
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| Asimov's Mysteries | 1977-07-00 | Isaac Asimov | Fawcett Crest | 0-449-23223-9 | $1.50?$: US dollar |
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 |
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 |
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 | |
| Asimov's Mysteries | 1980-00-00 | Isaac Asimov | Granada | 0-586-02929-X | £0.95?£: UK pound |
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 | |
| Asimov's Mysteries | 1980-02-00 | Isaac Asimov | Fawcett Crest | 0-449-24011-8 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
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 | 1981-00-00 | Isaac Asimov | Granada | 0-586-02929-X | £1.25?£: UK pound |
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 | |
| 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
|
||
| Asimov's Mysteries | 1986-00-00 | Isaac Asimov | Grafton | 0-586-02929-X | £2.50?£: UK pound |
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 | |
| Asimov's Mysteries | 1986-06-00 | Isaac Asimov | Fawcett Crest / Ballantine | 0-449-21075-8 | C$3.95?C$: Canadian dollar |
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 | $2.95?$: US dollar |
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 | |
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| Other Worlds of Isaac Asimov | 1987-00-00 | Isaac Asimov | Avenel Books | 0-517-64375-8 | $8.98?$: US dollar |
651 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||
| The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov | 1987-00-00 | Isaac Asimov | Grafton Books | 0-246-13186-1 | £10.95?£: UK pound |
345 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | David Juniper | |
| The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov | 1987-09-00 | Isaac Asimov | Fawcett Crest / Ballantine | 0-449-13287-0 | $4.50?$: US dollar |
400 | 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 | |
|
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 |
||
| The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov | 1989-05-00 | Isaac Asimov | Dark Harvest | 0-913165-44-1 | $21.95?$: US dollar |
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 |
678 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Ron Lindahn , Val Lakey Lindahn | |
| The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov! | 1991-00-00 | Isaac Asimov | Legend | 0-7126-4690-6 | £14.99?£: UK pound |
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 |
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 | |
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
ix+ 635 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Barclay Shaw | |
| 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 |
550 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| Histoires mystérieuses | 2003-01-02 | Isaac Asimov | Gallimard (Folio SF #122) | 2-07-042680-7 | €5.80?€: Euro |
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
|
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| 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 |
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 | |