Opus 100

Opus 100

Dust-jacket from the first edition
Author	Isaac Asimov
Country	United States
Language	English
Publisher	Houghton Mifflin
Publication date	1969
Media type	Print (Hardback, paperback)
Pages	318 pp
ISBN

Opus 100 is Isaac Asimov's one hundredth book. It was published by Houghton Mifflin on 16 October 1969. Asimov chose to celebrate the publication of his hundredth book by writing about his previous 99 books, including excerpts from short stories and novels, as well as nonfiction articles and books. Opus 100 also includes five complete science fiction stories and one complete science essay.

Introduction

Part 1. Astronomy

Part 2. Robots

Part 3. Mathematics

Part 4. Physics

Part 5. Chemistry

Part 6. Biology

Part 7. Words

Part 8. History

Part 9. The Bible

Part 10. Short Shorts

Part 11. Humor

Appendix: My Hundred Books

Algis Budrys gave Opus 100 a mixed review, saying "the book as a whole demands so many shifts of personality and attitude in the reader that no one, not even Asimov, could keep up with them comfortably."