a collection of early asimov short stories showcasing the development of the authors oeuvre the title comes from asimovs breakthrough short storycontentsnightfall astounding sept 1941green patches galaxy nov 1950hostess galaxy may 1951breeds there a man astounding june 1951cchute galaxy oct 1951in a good cause new tales of space time 1951what if fantastic summer 1952sally fantastic june 1953flies fsf june 1953nobody here but star sf 1 1953its such a beautiful day star sf 3 1954strikebreaker original sf stories jan 1957insert knob a in hole b fsf dec 1957the uptodate sorcerer fsf july 1958unto the fourth generation fsf april 1959what is this thing called love amazing march 1961the machine that won the war fsf oct 1961my son the physicist scientific american feb 1962eyes do more than see fsf april 1965segregationist abbottempo book 4 1967