''Opus 200'' is

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's joint two-hundredth book, along with his autobiography ''

In Memory Yet Green Isaac Asimov (–1992) wrote three volumes of autobiography. ''In Memory Yet Green'' (1979) and ''In Joy Still Felt'' (1980) were a two-volume work, covering his life up to 1978. The third volume, ''I. Asimov: A Memoir'' (1994), published after h ...

'' (both books were published on the same day, following his 199th book).NBC Learn
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in March 1979. Asimov chose to celebrate the publication of his two hundredth book by writing about his previous 198 books, including excerpts from short stories and novels, as well as nonfiction articles and books. ''Opus 200'' also includes three complete science fiction stories, two complete mystery stories and two complete essays.

*Introduction *Excerpt from ''

The Gods Themselves ''The Gods Themselves'' is a 1972 science fiction novel written by Isaac Asimov, and his first original work in the science fiction genre in fifteen years (not counting his 1966 novelization of '' Fantastic Voyage''). It won the Nebula Award for ...

'' *Excerpt from ''ABCs of Space'' *Excerpt from ''How Did We Find Out About Comets?'' *Excerpt from ''Comets and Meteors'' *Excerpt from ''Alpha Centauri, the Nearest Star'' *Excerpt from ''The Collapsing Universe'' *"

The Bicentennial Man ''The Bicentennial Man'' is a novelette in the ''Robot'' series by American writer Isaac Asimov. According to the foreword in ''Robot Visions'', Asimov was approached to write a story, along with a number of other authors who would do the same ...

" *Excerpt from ''How Did We Find Out About Numbers?'' *Excerpt from "Skewered!" *Excerpt from ''Light'' *Excerpt from ''Please Explain'' *Excerpt from ''Worlds Within Worlds'' *"

Good Taste "Good Taste" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. It first appeared in a limited edition book of the same name by Apocalypse Press in 1976. It subsequently appeared in ''Asimov's Science Fiction'' (Fall 1977) and in ...

" *Excerpt from ''How Did We Find Out About Germs?'' *Excerpt from ''The Ends of the Earth'' *Excerpt from ''More Words of Science'' *Excerpt from ''The Land of Canaan'' *Excerpt from ''The Shaping of France'' *Excerpt from ''The Golden Door'' *Excerpt from ''Eyes on the Universe'' *" The Dream" *"Lost in Non-Translation" *"

Light Verse Light poetry or light verse is poetry that attempts to be humorous. Light poems are usually brief, can be on a frivolous or serious subject, and often feature word play including puns, adventurous rhyme, and heavy alliteration. Typically, light ...

" *"The Monsters We Have Lived With" *Excerpt from '' Isaac Asimov's Treasury of Humor'' *Excerpt from ''The Sensuous Dirty Old Man'' *Excerpt from ''

Lecherous Limericks ''Lecherous Limericks'' is the first of several compilations of dirty limerick (poetry), limericks by celebrated author Isaac Asimov (1920–1992). The book contains 100 limericks. The first limerick in the collection is: Asimov comments i ...

'' *Excerpt from ''More Lecherous Limericks'' *Excerpt from ''Still More Lecherous Limericks'' *Excerpt from ''Earth: Our Crowded Spaceship'' *Excerpt from ''

Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare ''Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare'' (1970) by Isaac Asimov is a two-volume guide to the works of the celebrated English writer William Shakespeare. The numerous maps were drafted by the artist Rafael Palacios. Structure The work gives a short gui ...

'' *Excerpt from ''Asimov's Annotated Don Juan'' *Excerpt from ''Asimov's Annotated Paradise Lost'' *Excerpt from ''Familiar Poems Annotated'' *Excerpt from ''Asimov's Sherlockian Limericks'' *Excerpt from '' Tales of the Black Widowers'' *" Earthset and Evening Star" *"

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" *Excerpt from ''

Murder at the ABA ''Murder at the ABA'' (1976) is a mystery novel by American writer Isaac Asimov, following the adventures of a writer and amateur detective named Darius Just, whom Asimov modeled on his friend Harlan Ellison. While attending a convention of the ...

'' *Excerpt from '' Before the Golden Age'' *"Little Brothers" *"My Second Hundred Books"

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