''The Winds of Change and Other Stories'' is a collection of

short stories A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest t ...

by American writer

Isaac Asimov yi, יצחק אזימאװ , birth_date = , birth_place = Petrovichi, Russian SFSR , spouse = , relatives = , children = 2 , death_date = , death_place = Manhattan, New York City, U.S. , nationality = Russian (1920–1922)Soviet (192 ...

, published in 1983 by Doubleday.

* " About Nothing" (1975) * " A Perfect Fit" (1981) * "

Belief A belief is an attitude that something is the case, or that some proposition is true. In epistemology, philosophers use the term "belief" to refer to attitudes about the world which can be either true or false. To believe something is to take i ...

" (1953), novelette * "

Death of a Foy Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including brainstem, and brain ...

" (1980) * " Fair Exchange?" (1978) * " For the Birds" (1980) * " Found!" (1978) * "

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 ...

" (1976), novelette * "How It Happened" (1979) * "Ideas Die Hard" (1957), novelette * "

Ignition Point! Ignition may refer to: Science and technology * Firelighting, the human act of creating a fire for warmth, cooking and other uses * Combustion, an exothermic chemical reaction between a fuel and an oxidant * Fusion ignition, the point at which a ...

" (1981) * " It Is Coming" (1979), ''Multivac'' series * " The Last Answer" (1980) * " The Last Shuttle" (1981) * " Lest We Remember" (1982), novelette * " Nothing for Nothing" (1979) * " One Night of Song" (1982), ''Azazel'' series * " The Smile That Loses" (1982), ''Azazel'' series * " Sure Thing" (1977) * " To Tell at a Glance" (1983; previously published in an edited version in 1977), novelette * " The Winds of Change" (1982)

Reception

Dave Langford David Rowland Langford (born 10 April 1953) is a British author, editor, and critic, largely active within the science fiction field. He publishes the science fiction fanzine and newsletter ''Ansible'', and holds the all-time record for mos ...

reviewed ''The Winds of Change'' for ''

White Dwarf A white dwarf is a stellar core remnant composed mostly of electron-degenerate matter. A white dwarf is very dense: its mass is comparable to the Sun's, while its volume is comparable to the Earth's. A white dwarf's faint luminosity comes fro ...

'' #58, and stated that "Thankfully there are a few good pieces; but it's tragic that the title story, whose subject Asimov considers vitally important (he's right), should be ruined by incredibly ham-handed telling."

Reviews

*Review by Dan Chow (1983) in ''

Locus Locus (plural loci) is Latin for "place". It may refer to: Entertainment * Locus (comics), a Marvel Comics mutant villainess, a member of the Mutant Liberation Front * ''Locus'' (magazine), science fiction and fantasy magazine ** ''Locus Award' ...

'', #266 March 1983 *Review by Alma Jo Williams (1984) in ''

Science Fiction Review Richard E. Geis (July 19, 1927 – February 4, 2013) was an American science fiction fan and writer, and erotica writer, from Portland, Oregon, who won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 1982 and 1983; and whose science fiction fanzin ...

'', Fall 1984 *Review by Judith Hanna (1985) in ''Paperback Inferno'', #52 *Review

rench The Rench is a right-hand tributary of the Rhine in the Ortenau ( Central Baden, Germany). It rises on the southern edge of the Northern Black Forest at Kniebis near Bad Griesbach im Schwarzwald. The source farthest from the mouth is that of the ...

by Frédéric Kurzawa? (1985) in ''Fiction'', #361 *Review

by Éric Vial? (2005) in ''Galaxies'', #36

References

Sources

*Isaac Asimov, ''The Winds of Change'', Granada 1983/ Panther, 1984/Doubleday 1984,

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