Isaac Asimov short stories bibliography

Five published stories were never included in Asimov's own books. They were however included in other anthologies. These were "Half-Baked Publisher's Delight" (1974), "Getting Even" (1980), "The Turning Point" (1988), "The Lost Dog" (1988) and "Ho! Ho! Ho!" (1989).

Nine science fiction stories have never been collected in any book:

• "Question" (Computers and Automation, March 1955) had an ending which was similar to another author's 1952 story (although the rest of the story was different), and when this was pointed out to Asimov he promised never to publish it again, a promise he kept.[12] By that time the story had already been reprinted in the April 30, 1957, issue of Science World.
• "The Portable Star" (Thrilling Wonder Stories, Winter 1955) was Asimov's least favourite story, and was anthologised without his permission[13][14] in a magazine, A Treasury of Great Science Fiction Stories no. 1 (1964). (It has since been reprinted in Thrilling Wonder Stories, Summer 2007.[15])
• "A Woman's Heart" (Satellite, June 1957) was never collected because of Asimov's disdain for it.[13][16]
• "The Covenant" (Fantastic Story Magazine, July 1960) was a five-part round-robin story to which five different authors contributed. Asimov wrote the second part.[4] (It was reprinted in a magazine in 1966, Most Thrilling Science Fiction Ever Told Number 2.[17])
• "The Man Who Made the 21st Century" (Boys' Life, October 1965)[18]
• "Party by Satellite" (The Saturday Evening Post, May 1974)[19][20] (Original title "The Third Dream.")
• "Strike!" (Omni, January 1979) (reprinted in the magazine The Best of Omni Science Fiction No. 4)[21]
• "The Super Runner" (Runner's World, October 1982)[22]
• "The Ten-Second Election" (Omni, November 1984)[23]

20 mystery stories have also never been anthologised.[24][25] Of these, all but one are Union Club mystery stories[24] (for a list, see The Union Club Mysteries). "Zip Code" (1986) is a mystery story featuring the boy detective character Larry.[26]