Introduction: Empires / by Isaac Asimov -- Cycles : Birth : Chalice of Death / by Robert Silverberg -- Death : Orphan of the void / by Lloyd Biggle,Jr. -- Aftermath : Down to the worlds of men / by Alexei Panshin -- Governance : Ruling : Ministry of Disturbance / by H. Beam Piper -- Administering : Blind Alley / by Isaac Asimov -- Punishing : A Planet named shayol / by Cordwainer Smith. [ 3 more not listed]
