Title: Blind Alley

Title: Blind Alley Title Record # 41602
Author: Isaac Asimov
Date: 1945-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Foundation Universe
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

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 ...

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Translations

Year	Language	Title
1973^ⓘTranslated by Hilia Brinis and Beata Della Frattina	Italian	Vicolo cieco
1975^ⓘTranslated by Ronald Blunden	French	Cul-de-sac
1977^ⓘTranslated by Jean Schalekamp	Dutch	Doodlopende straat
1984^ⓘTranslated by Joachim Körber; the copyright of the translation is assigned to Hans Joachim Alpers and Harald Pusch	German	Sackgasse
1991^ⓘTranslated by Walter Brumm	German	Sackgasse
1993^ⓘTranslated by Carlos Gardini.	Spanish	Callejón sin salida
1995^ⓘTranslated by 岡部宏之(Okabe Hiroyuki)	Japanese	袋小路^?ふくろこうじ Fukuro Kōji Fukuro Kouji [as by アイザック・アシモフ^?Aizakku Ashimofu ]
1998^ⓘTranslated by Mihai-Dan Pavelescu	Romanian	Fundătura^?Fundatura

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
Nominations Below Cutoff	1996 Retro Hugo	Best Short Story

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Astounding Science Fiction, March 1945	1945-03-00	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Street & Smith Publications, Inc.		$0.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	180	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Timmins
The Best of Science Fiction	1946-02-11	ed. Groff Conklin	Crown Publishers		$3.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxvii+ 785	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Robert Josephy
Best of Science Fiction	1963-00-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Crown Publishers		$1.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	vii+ 440	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth
Great Stories of Space Travel	1963-07-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Tempo Books	T39	$0.60^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	256	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth
Great Stories of Space Travel	1965-12-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Tempo Books	T39	$0.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	256	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth
Great Stories of Space Travel	1969-00-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Tempo Books	5313	$0.60^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	256	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth
Great Stories of Space Travel	1970-04-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap	5313	$0.60^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	256	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying	1972-09-00	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday	0-385-03979-4	$10.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	viii+ 540	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Barry Kiperman
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying	1972-12-00	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday & Company / SFBC	5479	$2.98^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	568	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Barry Kiperman
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying	1973-10-00	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday	0-385-03979-4	$10.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	viii+ 540	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Barry Kiperman
Urania #630	1973-10-28	ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini	Mondadori	630	Lit 350^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	168	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Karel Thole
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying Volume 3	1974-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther	0-586-03937-6	£0.35^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	192	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Chris Foss
The Early Asimov: Book Two	1974-12-00	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	P2323	$1.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	304	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
The Early Asimov: Book Two	1974-12-00	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	P2323	C$1.25^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	304	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying Volume 3	1975-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther	0-586-03937-6	£0.40^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	192	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Chris Foss
La mère des mondes	1975-06-12	Isaac Asimov	Denoël^?Denoel ( Présence du Futur^?Presence du Futur #199)			181	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
De rode koningin: Vroege werken 3: 1941-1948	1977-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Bruna (Bruna SF #71)	90-229-9071-0		240	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Karel Thole
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying Volume 3	1978-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther / Granada	0-586-03937-6	£0.75^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	192	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Chris Foss
Asimov Story	1979-03-00	Isaac Asimov	Mondadori (Biblioteca di Urania #3)		Lit 3,500^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	588	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Karel Thole
The Golden Age of Science Fiction	1980-00-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers	0-517-33486-0		xxvii+ 785	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Ray Yeldham
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying Volume 3	1981-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Granada	0-586-03937-6	£1.25^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	192	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Chris Foss
The Early Asimov: Book Two	1981-05-12	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	0-449-23700-1		304	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying Volume 3	1982-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Panther / Granada	0-586-03937-6	£1.50^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	192	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Chris Foss
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 7, 1945	1982-07-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #489)	0-87997-746-9 / UE1746	$3.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	368	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Bernal
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 7, 1945	1982-07-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books / New American Library of Canada	0-87997-746-9	C$3.95^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	368	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Bernal
Intergalactic Empires	1983-12-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Signet / New American Library	0-451-12624-6	$2.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	303	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Paul Alexander
Isaac Asimov — der Tausendjahresplaner	1984-00-00	Hans Joachim Alpers, Harald Pusch	Corian (Edition Futurum #2)	3-89048-202-3	DM 19.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	199	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	non-fic	Bruno Stiegler
The Golden Years of Science Fiction: Fourth Series	1984-12-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers	0-517-44735-5	$6.98^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	632	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Fernandez
The Early Asimov: Book 2	1986-02-00	Isaac Asimov	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-32589-3	$3.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	301	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
The Early Asimov: Book 2	1986-02-00	Isaac Asimov	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-32589-3	C$4.95^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	301	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Don Dixon
La mère des mondes^?La mere des mondes	1986-07-00	Isaac Asimov	Denoël^?Denoel ( Présence du Futur^?Presence du Futur #199)	2-207-30199-0		181	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Georges Raimondo
Asimov Story	1987-05-27	Isaac Asimov	Mondadori (Oscar #1957)	88-04-30078-7	Lit 8,000^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	586	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Atelier Energia
Intergalactic Empires	1988-07-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Robinson	0-948164-97-2	£2.95^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	303	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Jim Burns
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov	1989-05-00	Isaac Asimov	Dark Harvest	0-913165-44-1	$21.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	678	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Ron Lindahn , Val Lakey Lindahn
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov	1989-05-00	Isaac Asimov	Dark Harvest	0-913165-43-3	$49.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	678	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Ron Lindahn , Val Lakey Lindahn
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov!: Volume One	1990-07-00	Isaac Asimov	Ace Books	0-441-00011-8	$3.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	182	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Bob Eggleton
Die Asimov-Chronik: Robot ist verloren	1991-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #8199)	3-453-04602-1	DM 14.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	475	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Karel Thole
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov!	1991-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Legend	0-7126-4690-6	£14.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	836	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Tony Roberts (artist)
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov: Volume One	1991-10-10	Isaac Asimov	Legend	0-7126-4770-8	£8.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	485	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Tony Roberts (artist)
The Complete Stories, Volume 2	1992-02-00	Isaac Asimov	Foundation / Doubleday	0-385-42078-1	$14.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	ix+ 550	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Barclay Shaw
The Complete Stories, Volume 2	1992-05-00	Isaac Asimov	Doubleday Foundation / SFBC	17907	$7.98^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	ix+ 635	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Barclay Shaw
Cuentos completos II	1993-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Ediciones B (Éxito Internacional #142)	84-406-3787-X			hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Complete Stories, Volume 2	1994-01-00	Isaac Asimov	HarperCollins (UK)	0-00-224150-1	£16.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	550	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
S-Fマガジン 1995年12月号, #474^?Esu-Efu Magajin 1995-nen 12-gatsu Gō, #474 Esu-Efu Magajin 1995-nen 12-gatsu Gou, #474 S-F Magajin 1995-nen 12-gatsu Gō, #474 S-F Magajin 1995-nen 12-gatsu Gou, #474	1995-12-00	ed. Editors of S-Fマガジン^?Editors of Esu-Efu Magajin Editors of S-F Magajin	早川書房^?Hayakawa Shobō Hayakawa Shobo はやかわしょぼうハヤカワショボウ				tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	mag
Perioada Campbell	1998-00-00	Isaac Asimov	Editura Teora (Sci-Fi (Editura Teora) #27)	973-601-351-0	Lei 35,000^?Lei: Romanian leu. ISO codes: ROK in 1947-1952, ROL in 1952-2005, RON since 2005	416	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll
The Martian Way and Other Stories	2024-06-28	Isaac Asimov	Harper Voyager (UK)	978-0-00-861053-1	£14.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Mike Topping
The Complete Stories, Volume 2	unpublished	Isaac Asimov	Foundation / Doubleday	0-385-42079-X			hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Great Stories of Space Travel	date unknown	ed. Groff Conklin	Tempo Books	0-448-12131-X	$1.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	256	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth
Intergalactic Empires	date unknown	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Signet / New American Library	0-451-12624-6	$2.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	304	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Paul Alexander
Intergalactic Empires	date unknown	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Signet / New American Library	0-451-12624-6	$2.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	304	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Paul Alexander
The Best of Science Fiction	date unknown	ed. Groff Conklin	Crown Publishers		$3.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxvii+ 785	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Robert Josephy
The Best of Science Fiction	date unknown	ed. Groff Conklin	Crown Publishers		$3.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxvii+ 785	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Robert Josephy
The Early Asimov: Book Two	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	23027	$1.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	304	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
The Early Asimov: Book Two	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	Q2584	$1.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	304	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll

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