Intergalactic Empires

• Introduction: Empires • (1983) • essay by Isaac Asimov • Cycles • (1983) • essay by uncredited • Chalice of Death • [Lest We Forget Thee, Earth • 1] • (1957) • novella by Robert Silverberg • Orphan of the Void • [Terran Federation • 1] • (1972) • novelette by Lloyd Biggle, Jr. (variant of The Man Who Wasn't Home 1960) • Down to the Worlds of Men • (1963) • novelette by Alexei Panshin • Governance • (1983) • essay by uncredited • Ministry of Disturbance • [Empire Era] • (1958) • novelette by H. Beam Piper • Blind Alley • [Foundation Universe] • (1945) • short story by Isaac Asimov • A Planet Named Shayol • [The Instrumentality of Mankind] • (1961) • novelette by Cordwainer Smith • Concerns • (1983) • essay by uncredited • Diabologic • (1955) • short story by Eric Frank Russell • Fighting Philosopher • [Philosophical Corps] • (1954) • novelette by Everett B. Cole [as by E. B. Cole] • Honorable Enemies • [Dominic Flandry] • (1951) • novelette by Poul Anderson