Intergalactic Empires

Cover of first edition
Editors	Isaac Asimov Martin H. Greenberg Charles G. Waugh
Cover artist	Paul Alexander
Language	English
Series	Isaac Asimov's Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Signet/New American Library
Publication date	1983
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (paperback)
Pages	303
ISBN	0-451-12624-6
Preceded by	none
Followed by	The Science Fictional Olympics

Intergalactic Empires is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh as the first volume in their Isaac Asimov's Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction series. It was first published in paperback by Signet/New American Library in December 1983. The first British edition was issued in paperback by Robinson in July 1988. ^[1]

The book collects nine novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, together with an introduction by Asimov and three sectional introductions.

• "Introduction: Empires" ( Isaac Asimov)
• "Cycles"
  • "Chalice of Death" ( Robert Silverberg)
  • "Orphan of the Void" ( Lloyd Biggle, Jr.)
  • "Down to the Worlds of Men" ( Alexei Panshin)
• "Governance"
  • "Ministry of Disturbance" ( H. Beam Piper)
  • " Blind Alley" ( Isaac Asimov)
  • " A Planet Named Shayol" ( Cordwainer Smith)
• "Concerns"
  • "Diabologic" ( Eric Frank Russell)
  • "Fighting Philosopher" ( E. B. Cole)
  • "Honorable Enemies" ( Poul Anderson)