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Asimov's Mysteries

by Isaac Asimov · 1968

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13 INCREDIBLE TALES BY THE INCOMPARABLE MASTER OF SCIENCE FICTION:

THE SINGING BELL—An intergalactic criminal steals treasured, musical lunar artifacts.

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THE TALKING STONE—A spaceship crew is planning on some illegal uranium mining with the help of on intelligent creature mode of rock.

WHAT'S IN A NAME?—Everything. Especially when twin librarians ore involved in a murder.

PATE DE FOIE GRAS—Just how did that goose lay the golden egg?

Also included in the collection are: THE DYING NIGHT. THE DUST OF DEATH, A LOINT OF PAW, I'M IN MARSPORT WITHOUT HILDA, MAROONED OFF VESTA and ANNIVERSARY, OBITUARY, STAR LIGHT, THE KEY, and THE BILLIARD BALL.

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Audience
adult
Length
medium · 228 pages
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