Complete Book Collection
Explore all 15 books in Isaac Asimov's interconnected universe, spanning the Robot, Empire, and Foundation series across 20,000 years of future history.
Total Books
15
Series
5
Time Span
20,000 Years
Foundation Series - Original Trilogy
The legendary trilogy that started it all
Foundation
Published 1951
The First Foundation faces the collapse of the Galactic Empire as Hari Seldon's plan begins.
Foundation and Empire
Published 1952
The Foundation confronts the last remnants of the Empire and faces the mysterious Mule.
Second Foundation
Published 1953
The search for the hidden Second Foundation reaches its dramatic conclusion.
Foundation Series - Sequels
Asimov returns to conclude the saga
Foundation's Edge
Published 1982
A quest to find Earth and uncover the true nature of the Foundations.
Foundation and Earth
Published 1986
The search for humanity's legendary home planet continues across the galaxy.
Foundation Series - Prequels
The origins of psychohistory and the Foundation
Prelude to Foundation
Published 1988
Young Hari Seldon's journey to develop psychohistory on the planet Trantor.
Forward the Foundation
Published 1993
Hari Seldon's final years and the establishment of the Foundation.
Robot Series
The foundation of Asimov's universe
I, Robot
Published 1950
Nine short stories introducing the Three Laws of Robotics.
The Caves of Steel
Published 1954
Detective Elijah Baley and robot R. Daneel Olivaw investigate a murder.
The Naked Sun
Published 1957
Baley and Daneel solve a murder on the Spacer world of Solaria.
The Robots of Dawn
Published 1983
The duo faces a complex case on the planet Aurora.
Robots and Empire
Published 1985
The bridge between the Robot and Empire series.
Empire Series
The rise of humanity's galactic civilization
The Stars, Like Dust
Published 1951
A tale of rebellion against the tyrannical Trantorian Empire.
The Currents of Space
Published 1952
A man with amnesia holds the key to a planet's survival.
Pebble in the Sky
Published 1950
A man from the 20th century finds himself in the Galactic Empire.
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View Reading OrderAbout the Foundation Series Books
Isaac Asimov's Foundation series is one of the most celebrated works in science fiction literature. The series began with short stories published in Astounding Magazine in the 1940s and expanded into a comprehensive universe spanning multiple decades of writing.
The Original Foundation Trilogy
The original trilogy (Foundation, Foundation and Empire, and Second Foundation) won the Hugo Award for "Best All-Time Series" in 1966, beating out J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. These books introduced the revolutionary concept of psychohistory and established Asimov as a master of science fiction.
Expanded Universe
Later in his career, Asimov expanded the series with prequels and sequels, and cleverly connected his Robot and Empire series into the same universe. This created an interconnected narrative spanning 20,000 years of future history, making it one of the most ambitious projects in science fiction literature.