Greater Foundation Universe books in order

Greater Foundation Universe books in order

1. 
   Book 1

   I, Robot
   1940
2. 
   Book 3

   The Naked Sun
   1953
3. 
   Book 5

   Robots and Empire
   1985
4. 
   Book 6

   The Currents of Space
   1952
5. 
   Book 7

   The Stars, Like Dust
   1951
6. 
   Book 9

   Prelude to Foundation
   1988
7. 
   Book 10

   Forward the Foundation
   1982
8. 
   Book 11

   Foundation
   1951
9. 
   Book 12

   Foundation and Empire
   1952
10. 
    Book 14

    Foundation's Edge
    1951
11. 
    Book 15

    Foundation and Earth
    1986

Companion stories

1. 
   Companion

   The Rest of the Robots
   1964

What Greater Foundation Universe is about

From the description of I, Robot, the first book.

This classic science fiction masterwork by Isaac Asimov weaves stories about robots, humanity, and the deep questions of existence into a novel of shocking intelligence and heart. “A must-read for science-fiction buffs and literature enjoyers alike.”— The Guardian I, Robot , the first and most widely read book in Asimov’s Robot series, forever changed the world’s perception of artificial intelligence. Here are stories of robots gone mad, of mind-reading robots, and robots with a sense of humor. Of robot politicians, and robots who secretly run the world—all told with the dramatic blend of science fact and science fiction that has become Asimov’s trademark. The Three Laws of Robotics: 1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. 2) A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. With these three, simple directives, Isaac Asimov formulated the laws governing robots’ behavior. In I, Robot , Asimov chronicles the development of the robot from its primitive origins in the present to its ultimate perfection in the not-so-distant future—a future in which humanity itself may be rendered obsolete. I, Robot is a fixup novel of science fiction short stories or essays by American writer Isaac Asimov. The stories originally appeared in the American magazines Super Science Stories and Astounding Science Fiction between 1940 and 1950 and were then compiled into a book for stand-alone publication by Gnome Press in 1950, in an initial edition of 5,000 copies. The stories are woven together by a framing narrative in which the fictional Dr. Susan Calvin tells each story to a reporter (who serves as the narrator) in the 21st century. Although the stories can be read separately, they share a theme of the interaction of humans, robots, and morality, and when combined they tell a larger story of Asimov's fictional history of robotics. Contains: "Introduction" (the initial portion of the framing story or linking text) "Robbie" (1940, 1950) "Runaround" (1942) "Reason" (1941) "Catch That Rabbit" (1944) "Liar!" (1941) "Little Lost Robot" (1947) "Escape!" (1945) "Evidence" (1946) "The Evitable Conflict" (1950)

Greater Foundation Universe at a glance

Author

Isaac Asimov

Books published

11

Companion stories

1

Still to come

None announced yet

First book published

1940

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