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Mortelle est la nuit précédé de Chante-Cloche
Que tous les criminels de la galaxie tremblent : le célèbre Dr. Urth, extraterrologiste émérite, mène l'enquête : quatre brillants chercheurs, anciens camarades d'université que la vie a séparés, se retrouvent lors d'une convention d'astronomie interplanétaire. L'un d'entre eux, sur le point de révéler une découverte extraordinaire, meurt brutalement en emportant son secret...Isaac Asimov, le célèbre auteur du cycle de Fondation, mêle science-fiction et énigme policière avec un humour débridé et un talent incontesté.
124 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1956
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Isaac Asimov
4,341 books27.8k followersWorks of prolific Russian-American writer Isaac Asimov include popular explanations of scientific principles,
The Foundation Trilogy
(1951-1953), and other volumes of fiction.
Isaac Asimov, a professor of biochemistry, wrote as a highly successful author, best known for his books.
Asimov, professor, generally considered of all time, edited more than five hundred books and ninety thousand letters and postcards. He published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey decimal classification but lacked only an entry in the category of philosophy (100).
People widely considered Asimov, a master of the genre alongside Robert Anson Heinlein and Arthur Charles Clarke as the "big three" during his lifetime. He later tied Galactic Empire and the Robot into the same universe as his most famous series to create a unified "future history" for his stories much like those that Heinlein pioneered and Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson previously produced. He penned "Nightfall," voted in 1964 as the best short story of all time; many persons still honor this title. He also produced well mysteries, fantasy, and a great quantity of nonfiction. Asimov used Paul French, the pen name, for the Lucky Starr, series of juvenile novels.
Most books of Asimov in a historical way go as far back to a time with possible question or concept at its simplest stage. He often provides and mentions well nationalities, birth, and death dates for persons and etymologies and pronunciation guides for technical terms. Guide to Science, the tripartite set Understanding Physics, and Chronology of Science and Discovery exemplify these books.
Asimov, a long-time member, reluctantly served as vice president of Mensa international and described some members of that organization as "brain-proud and aggressive about their IQs." He took more pleasure as president of the humanist association. The asteroid 5020 Asimov, the magazine Asimov's Science Fiction, an elementary school in Brooklyn in New York, and two different awards honor his name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_As...
Isaac Asimov, a professor of biochemistry, wrote as a highly successful author, best known for his books.
Asimov, professor, generally considered of all time, edited more than five hundred books and ninety thousand letters and postcards. He published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey decimal classification but lacked only an entry in the category of philosophy (100).
People widely considered Asimov, a master of the genre alongside Robert Anson Heinlein and Arthur Charles Clarke as the "big three" during his lifetime. He later tied Galactic Empire and the Robot into the same universe as his most famous series to create a unified "future history" for his stories much like those that Heinlein pioneered and Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson previously produced. He penned "Nightfall," voted in 1964 as the best short story of all time; many persons still honor this title. He also produced well mysteries, fantasy, and a great quantity of nonfiction. Asimov used Paul French, the pen name, for the Lucky Starr, series of juvenile novels.
Most books of Asimov in a historical way go as far back to a time with possible question or concept at its simplest stage. He often provides and mentions well nationalities, birth, and death dates for persons and etymologies and pronunciation guides for technical terms. Guide to Science, the tripartite set Understanding Physics, and Chronology of Science and Discovery exemplify these books.
Asimov, a long-time member, reluctantly served as vice president of Mensa international and described some members of that organization as "brain-proud and aggressive about their IQs." He took more pleasure as president of the humanist association. The asteroid 5020 Asimov, the magazine Asimov's Science Fiction, an elementary school in Brooklyn in New York, and two different awards honor his name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_As...
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June 17, 2018
Unexpectedly this sci-fi piece quickly turned into a detective story, which Asimov delivered brilliantly. An interesting anomaly among his usual pieces.
August 18, 2024
J'aime moyen les romans policiers, mais Asimov a quand même fait des bonnes nouvelles. Il arrive à manier la science et la science-fiction afin d'expliquer des crimes qu'on ne verrait pas dans notre monde. Il serait facile de donner au détective un ex machina 2000 ou de tromper le lecteur avec une arme de crime sci-fi mais Asimov build up les conclusions avec talent. Il arrive à rapidement set un univers logique et surprenant. Bref, j'aime pas les bhays policiers mais Asimov à l'air fort alors je vais srm lire fondation next.
February 11, 2021
Je vais devoir donner une autre opportunité a Asimov.
Policier intergalactique avec des raisonements a la conne... Fin bref 🤷🏻♀️
Policier intergalactique avec des raisonements a la conne... Fin bref 🤷🏻♀️
June 23, 2022
Divertissant
May 6, 2018
Espectacular este relato policiaco y sobre el espacio. Atrapa desde la primera línea, imposible de soltar y cuando vienes a ver, ya lo has acabado en un momentico y es completamente genial y emocionante. Sin duda, ¡quiero seguir leyendo a Asimov!
August 19, 2020
Même pas impressionné par le Dr urth et la pseudo science invoquée pour résoudre des crimes galactiques. Du sous Sherlock Holmes dans un décor futuriste des années 50 brossé a la va-vite pour des nouvelles. Je pense comprendre maintenant pourquoi il n'a écrit que des pavés
December 25, 2025
J'adore Asimov sans concessions.
Les 5 étoiles ne sont peut-être pas entièrement méritées pour ces deux courtes nouvelles, mais elles ont le charme désuet de la SF "à la Asimov". Son style, son humour et son intelligence.
Courrez vite lire le cycle de Fondation et celui des robots, qu'il a finalement brillamment réussi à réunir en un seul univers.
Les 5 étoiles ne sont peut-être pas entièrement méritées pour ces deux courtes nouvelles, mais elles ont le charme désuet de la SF "à la Asimov". Son style, son humour et son intelligence.
Courrez vite lire le cycle de Fondation et celui des robots, qu'il a finalement brillamment réussi à réunir en un seul univers.
March 5, 2017
Enquêtes interstellaires menées par un enquêteur insolite. Une autre façon de découvrir Asimov.
November 11, 2018
mon premier asimov :D un coup de coeur!
October 21, 2022
je suis assez déçue, certainement parce que ce livre a trop mal vieilli
je lirai quand même fondation, pour si le problème vient d’asimov ou de ses nouvelles
je lirai quand même fondation, pour si le problème vient d’asimov ou de ses nouvelles
December 24, 2022
Deux nouvelles au thème cosmique agréables à lire. Un monde futuriste et intergalactique plutôt cool.
PS : j’adore la maison du Dr.Urth
PS : j’adore la maison du Dr.Urth
December 30, 2022
Colombo dans le cosmos, tres rafraîchissant même si ces deux nouvelles (chante cloche et mortelle est la nuit) sont
légèrement datées
légèrement datées
May 13, 2024
Liked the world building and I was genuinely invested in the mystery.
August 24, 2024
Detective Urth did it again !
January 12, 2026
A classic 'whodunnit' type story. I enjoyed this break from the hard Sci-Fielements.
November 6, 2021
Collected in Nine Tomorrows, Asimov's Mysteries and The Best of Isaac Asimov this is a Wendell Urth mystery. Three astronomers meet a former colleague, Villiers at a convention on Earth. Villiers claims to have invented a mass-transference teleportation device, but dies under "mysterious circumstances" before he can reveal it, his research paper physically destroyed, existing only in the mind of the murderer. Agoraphobic detective Wendell Urth, who has a vested interest in seeing a teleportation device developed, comes to solve the murder.
Sadly, Asimov himself notes that the science upon which this story's premise is based has changed since it was written, but for normal novices, it is a nice mystery.
Sadly, Asimov himself notes that the science upon which this story's premise is based has changed since it was written, but for normal novices, it is a nice mystery.
June 2, 2013
Que tous les criminels de la galaxie tremblent : le célèbre Dr. Urth, extraterrologiste émérite, mène l'enquête : quatre brillants chercheurs, anciens camarades d'université que la vie a séparés, se retrouvent lors d'une convention d'astronomie interplanétaire. L'un d'entre eux, sur le point de révéler une découverte extraordinaire, meurt brutalement en emportant son secret... Isaac Asimov, le célèbre auteur du cycle de Fondation, mêle science-fiction et énigme policière avec un humour débridé et un talent incontesté.
June 1, 2022
An interesting crime story that cleverly distinguishes the different characters by their unique workplaces. One scientific information in the story has been discovered to be false, but it's not a problem for most common people.
July 31, 2022
Trata sobre un grupo de amigos que siente envidia de uno de ellos por haber creado la teletransportación, pero sin querer uno de ellos asesina al creador de este sistema, me enganchó mucho y se deja leer muy fácil.
August 31, 2011
It was.. ok. Not good, not bad either. Just well.. ok.
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