"Gimmicks Three" | |
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Short story by Isaac Asimov | |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Fantasy |
Publication | |
Published in | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction |
Publication type | Periodical |
Publisher | Fantasy House |
Media type | Print (Magazine, Hardback, Paperback) |
Publication date | November 1956 |
"Gimmicks Three" is a fantasy short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. It was first published in the November 1956 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction under the title "The Brazen Locked Room", and reprinted under Asimov's original title in the 1957 collection Earth is Room Enough. The title refers to what Asimov called "the three well-worn gimmicks of pact with the devil, locked room mystery, and time travel".[1]