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Blind Alley

Isaac Asimov

First published March 1945
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story
Series Foundation Universe

Synopsis

After a technologically undeveloped alien race was discovered by the Empire of Trantor and set under protective control on their planet, they respond by ceasing any attempt to reproduce. A project to find the reason and a solution for this is set into motion ...

Notes

Although loosely related to the Foundation universe, this story was not included in the Foundation series when it was published in book form in 1951-1953.

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1996 Retro Hugo Award Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist

Publications (38)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
March 1945 Astounding Science Fiction, March 1945 Street & Smith Publications, Inc. MAGAZINE 139
February 1946 The Best of Science Fiction Crown Publishers Anthology 622
1963 The Best of Science Fiction Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers Anthology 368
July 1963 Great Stories of Space Travel Tempo Books Anthology 180
December 1965 Great Stories of Space Travel Tempo Books Anthology 180
December 1966 Great Stories of Space Travel Tempo Books Anthology 180
1969 Great Stories of Space Travel Tempo Books Anthology 180
April 1970 Great Stories of Space Travel Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap Anthology 180
September 1972 The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying Doubleday Collection 422
December 1972 The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying Doubleday & Company / SFBC Collection 444
October 1973 The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying Doubleday Collection 422
1974 The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying Volume 3 Panther Collection 64
December 1974 The Early Asimov: Book Two Fawcett Crest Collection 176
December 1974 The Early Asimov: Book Two Fawcett Crest Collection 176
1975 The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying Volume 3 Panther Collection 64
1978 The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying Volume 3 Panther / Granada Collection 64
1980 The Golden Age of Science Fiction Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers Anthology 622
1981 The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying Volume 3 Granada Collection 64
May 1981 The Early Asimov: Book Two Fawcett Crest Collection 176
1982 The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying Volume 3 Panther / Granada Collection 64
July 1982 The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 7, 1945 DAW Books Anthology 80
July 1982 The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 7, 1945 DAW Books / New American Library of Canada Anthology 80
December 1983 Intergalactic Empires Signet / New American Library Anthology 163
December 1984 The Golden Years of Science Fiction: Fourth Series Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers Anthology 80
February 1986 The Early Asimov: Book 2 Del Rey / Ballantine Collection 176
February 1986 The Early Asimov: Book 2 Del Rey / Ballantine Collection 176
July 1988 Intergalactic Empires Robinson Anthology 163
May 1989 The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov Dark Harvest Collection 103
May 1989 The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov Dark Harvest Collection 103
July 1990 The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov!: Volume One Ace Books Collection 155
1991 The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov Legend Collection 116
October 1991 The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov: Volume One Legend Collection 116
February 1992 The Complete Stories, Volume 2 Foundation / Doubleday Collection 45
May 1992 The Complete Stories, Volume 2 Doubleday Foundation / SFBC Collection 51
January 1994 The Complete Stories, Volume 2 HarperCollins (UK) Collection 45
June 2024 The Martian Way: And Other Stories Harper Voyager (UK) Collection |45
November 2024 The Martian Way: And Other Stories Harper Voyager (UK) Collection 59
8888 The Complete Stories, Volume 2 Foundation / Doubleday Collection 51