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Isaac Asimov Books in Order

553 books are credited to Isaac Asimov, published between 1939 and 2024; 98 of them appeared after Isaac Asimov's death in 1992. The first book is Marooned Off Vesta (1939) and the newest is Ring Around the Sun: And Other Stories (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Isaac Asimov also publishes as Paul French books in order.

Books
553
Published
1939–2024
Confirmed
549 of 553 titles
Pages on record
84,487 in 385 of 553 books
Reading time
1,408–2,112 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 84,487 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 385 of 553 titles with a page count on record.

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Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) was an American writer who also taught biochemistry at Boston University. Hard science fiction is the core of Asimov's reputation, and the Foundation series about a fallen space empire is the most famous work; Asimov ranked with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke as one of the "Big Three" of the genre. The output also covers mysteries, fantasy and popular science, with non-fiction lines such as How Did We Find Out and the Library of the Universe. Asimov wrote or edited more than 500 books. This catalogue opens with the story Marooned Off Vesta (1939) and names Asimov on 400 of the listed books.

How many Isaac Asimov books are there?

Isaac Asimov has 553 books, released between 1939 and 2024. 98 of them were published after Isaac Asimov's death in 1992. They include 17 separate series.

Isaac Asimov Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 553 Isaac Asimov books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

There are 553 recorded titles, more than one list usefully holds. The 300 earliest are below; the series linked further down carry the rest, each in its own order.

  1. Cover of Robbie by Isaac Asimov, book 2 of the Isaac Asimov Short Stories/Novellas series (1940)
  2. Cover of I, Robot by Isaac Asimov, book 1 of the Robot series (1946)
  3. Cover of Pebble in the Sky by Isaac Asimov, book 1 of the Galactic Empire series (1950)
  4. Cover of Foundation / The 1,000 Year Plan by Isaac Asimov, book 1 of the Foundation series (1951)
  5. Cover of The Martian Way and Other Stories by Isaac Asimov, book 1 of the Complete Stories series (1951)
  6. Cover of The Stars, Like Dust / The Rebellious Stars by Isaac Asimov, book 2 of the Galactic Empire series (1951)
  7. Cover of David Starr, Space Ranger by Isaac Asimov, book 1 of the Lucky Starr series (1952)
  8. Cover of Foundation and Empire / The Man Who Upset the Universe by Isaac Asimov, book 2 of the Foundation series (1952)
  9. Cover of The Currents of Space by Isaac Asimov, book 3 of the Galactic Empire series (1952)
  10. Cover of The Alternate Asimovs by Isaac Asimov, book 1 of the Isaac Asimov Short Story series (1953)
  11. Cover of Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids by Isaac Asimov, book 2 of the Lucky Starr series (1953)
  12. Cover of Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov, book 3 of the Foundation series (1953)
  13. Cover of The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov, book 2 of the Robot series (1954)
  14. Cover of Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus by Isaac Asimov, book 3 of the Lucky Starr series (1954)
  15. Cover of The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov, book 1 of the Isaac Asimov Standalone Novels series (1955)
  16. Cover of It's Such a Beautiful Day by Isaac Asimov, book 15 of the Isaac Asimov Short Stories/Novellas series (1955)
  17. Cover of Franchise by Isaac Asimov, book 16 of the Isaac Asimov Short Stories/Novellas series (1955)
  18. Cover of Inside The Atom by Isaac Asimov, book 3 of the Isaac Asimov Non-Fiction series (1956)
  19. Cover of Earth is Room Enough by Isaac Asimov, book 2 of the Isaac Asimov Short Story series (1957)
  20. Cover of The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov, book 3 of the Robot series (1957)
  21. Cover of Only a Trillion / Marvels of Science by Isaac Asimov, book 4 of the Isaac Asimov Non-Fiction series (1957)
  22. Cover of Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter by Isaac Asimov, book 5 of the Lucky Starr series (1957)
  23. Cover of Profession by Isaac Asimov, book 17 of the Isaac Asimov Short Stories/Novellas series (1957)
  24. Cover of All the Troubles of the World by Isaac Asimov, book 3 of the Isaac Asimov Short Story series (1958)
  1. 1
    Marooned Off VestaIsaac Asimov Short Stories/Novellas #11939 · confirmed 3/4
    1939–
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  2. 2
    RobbieIsaac Asimov Short Stories/Novellas #21940 · 35 pages · confirmed 3/4
    194035
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  3. 3
    Catch That RabbitIsaac Asimov Short Stories/Novellas #31944 · confirmed 3/4
    1944–
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  4. 4
    The MuleIsaac Asimov Short Stories/Novellas #41945 · confirmed 3/4
    1945–
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  5. 5
    Blind AlleyIsaac Asimov Short Stories/Novellas #51945 · confirmed 3/4
    1945–
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  6. 6
    I, RobotRobot #11946 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1946224
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  7. 7
    Little Lost RobotIsaac Asimov Short Stories/Novellas #71947 · 30 pages · confirmed 3/4
    194730
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  8. 8
    Pebble in the SkyGalactic Empire #11950 · confirmed 3/4
    1950–
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  9. 9
    Green PatchesIsaac Asimov Short Stories/Novellas #101950 · confirmed 3/4
    1950–
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  10. 10
    Foundation / The 1,000 Year PlanFoundation #11951 · 320 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1951320
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  11. 12
    The Stars, Like Dust / The Rebellious StarsGalactic Empire #21951 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1951240
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  12. 13
    Breeds There a Man?Isaac Asimov Short Stories/Novellas #111951 · confirmed 3/4
    1951–
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  13. 14
    The Fun They HadIsaac Asimov Short Stories/Novellas #121951 · confirmed 3/4
    1951–
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  14. 15
    David Starr, Space RangerLucky Starr #11952 · confirmed 3/4
    1952–
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  15. 16
    Foundation and Empire / The Man Who Upset the UniverseFoundation #21952 · 282 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1952282
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  16. 17
    The Currents of SpaceGalactic Empire #31952 · confirmed 3/4
    1952–
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  17. 18
    YouthIsaac Asimov Short Stories/Novellas #131952 · confirmed 3/4
    1952–
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  18. 19
    The Alternate AsimovsIsaac Asimov Short Story #11953 · 316 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1953316
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  19. 20
    Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the AsteroidsLucky Starr #21953 · confirmed 3/4
    1953–
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  20. 21
    Second FoundationFoundation #31953 · 279 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1953279
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  21. 22
    SallyIsaac Asimov Short Stories/Novellas #141953 · 35 pages · confirmed 3/4
    195335
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  22. 23
    The Chemicals of LifeIsaac Asimov Non-Fiction #11954 · 1 pages · confirmed 3/4
    19541
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  23. 24
    The Caves of SteelRobot #21954 · 270 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1954270
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  24. 25
    Lucky Starr and the Oceans of VenusLucky Starr #31954 · 174 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1954174
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  25. 26
    The End of EternityIsaac Asimov Standalone Novels #11955 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1955256
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  26. 27
    It's Such a Beautiful DayIsaac Asimov Short Stories/Novellas #151955 · 64 pages · confirmed 3/4
    195564
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  27. 28
    FranchiseIsaac Asimov Short Stories/Novellas #161955 · 33 pages · confirmed 3/4
    195533
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  28. 29
    Is Anyone There?Isaac Asimov Non-Fiction #21956 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1956320
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  29. 30
    Inside The AtomIsaac Asimov Non-Fiction #31956 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1956224
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Isaac Asimov series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Isaac Asimov books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Isaac Asimov Non-Fiction

107 books

107 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Literary Conversations in order

4 books
  1. 1. Conversations with Jorge Luis Borges
  2. 2. Conversations with Czeslaw Milosz
  3. 3. Conversations with Graham Greene
  4. 6. Conversations With Isaac Bashevis Singer

How Did We Find Out Non-Fiction

30 books

30 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Isaac Asimov Short Story

20 books

20 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Publication Order of's New Library Of The Universe Non-Fiction Books

6 books

6 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories in order

13 books
  1. 1. The Great SF Stories 1
  2. 2. The Great SF Stories 2
  3. 3. The Great SF Stories 3
  4. 4. The Great SF Stories 4
  5. 5. The Great SF Stories 5
  6. 6. The Great SF Stories 6
  7. 7. The Great SF Stories 7
  8. 8. The Great SF Stories 8
  9. 9. The Great SF Stories 9
  10. 10. The Great SF Stories 10
  11. 11. The Great SF Stories 11
  12. 12. The Great SF Stories 12
  13. and 1 more in the table above

Isaac Asimov Short Stories/Novellas

22 books

22 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Publication Order of's Library Of The Universe Non-Fiction Books

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Isaac Asimov's Anthology

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Norby Series in order

5 books
  1. 1. Norby, the Mixed-Up Robot
  2. 2. Norby's Other Secret
  3. 3. Norby and the Invaders
  4. 4. Norby and the Lost Princess
  5. 5. The Norby Chronicles

Historia Universal Asimov Non-Fiction

13 books

13 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Isaac Asimov Standalone Novels

5 books

5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds Of Fantasy in order

6 books
  1. 1. Wizards
  2. 2. Witches
  3. 3. Cosmic Knights
  4. 4. Spells
  5. 5. Giants
  6. 6. Mythical Beasts

Isaac Asimov's Wonderful Worlds Of Science Fiction in order

5 books
  1. 1. Intergalactic Empires
  2. 2. Science Fictional Olympics
  3. 3. Supermen
  4. 4. Comets
  5. 5. Tin Stars

Robot in order

6 books
  1. 1. I, Robot
  2. 2. The Caves of Steel
  3. 3. The Naked Sun
  4. 4. The Rest of the Robots
  5. 5. The Robots of Dawn
  6. 6. Robots and Empire

Complete Stories in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Martian Way and Other Stories
  2. 2. Nightfall and Other Stories
  3. 4. The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories
  4. 5. The Winds of Change and Other Stories
  5. 7. Nightfall and Other Stories

Isaac Asimov Children's in order

7 books
  1. 1. 20th Century Discovery
  2. 2. The Story of Ruth
  3. 3. To the Ends of the Universe
  4. 4. Animals of the Bible
  5. 5. Saturn and Beyond
  6. 6. More... Would You Believe?
  7. 7. Isaac Asimov's Limericks for Children

Isaac Asimov Humorous in order

6 books
  1. 1. Treasury of Humor
  2. 2. Lecherous Limericks
  3. 3. More Lecherous Limericks
  4. 4. Sherlockian Limericks
  5. 5. Still More Lecherous Limericks
  6. 6. Limericks

Lucky Starr in order

6 books
  1. 1. David Starr, Space Ranger
  2. 2. Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids
  3. 3. Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus
  4. 4. Lucky Starr and the Big Sun of Mercury
  5. 5. Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter
  6. 6. Lucky Starr and the Rings of Saturn

Black Widowers in order

4 books
  1. 1. Tales of the Black Widowers
  2. 2. More Tales of the Black Widowers
  3. 3. Casebook of the Black Widowers
  4. 4. Banquets of the Black Widowers

Asimov's The Mammoth Book Of... in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Mammoth Book of Fantastic Science Fiction
  2. 2. The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction
  3. 3. Science Fiction: Classic Stories From The Golden Age of Science Fiction
  4. 4. Great Tales of the Golden Age of Science Fiction

Before The Golden Age in order

4 books
  1. 1. Before the Golden Age 1
  2. 2. Before the Golden Age 2
  3. 3. Before the Golden Age 3
  4. 4. Before the Golden Age 4

Hugo Winners in order

3 books
  1. 1. 1973
  2. 2. 1976 - 1979
  3. 3. 1980 - 1982

Autobiography Of Non-Fiction

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Isaac Asimov Presents The Golden Years Of Science Fiction in order

4 books
  1. 1. Isaac Asimov Presents the Golden Years of Science Fiction
  2. 2. Isaac Asimov Presents the Golden Years of Science Fiction Second Series
  3. 3. Isaac Asimov Presents the Golden Years of Science Fiction Third Series
  4. 4. Isaac Asimov Presents the Golden Years of Science Fiction Fourth Series

Galactic Empire in order

3 books
  1. 1. Pebble in the Sky
  2. 2. The Stars, Like Dust / The Rebellious Stars
  3. 3. The Currents of Space

Stellar in order

1 book
  1. 3. Stellar #2

Isaac Asimov Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Isaac Asimov books run from Marooned Off Vesta (1939) to Ring Around the Sun: And Other Stories (2024), the sequence in the table above. The Foundation series also has a separate in-universe order on record: Foundation books in chronological order. No other Isaac Asimov story order is on record.

Do you have to read Isaac Asimov books in order?

You only need to read Isaac Asimov books in order within each series: the books listed here span 17 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

What order should you read Isaac Asimov books in?

Read Isaac Asimov one series at a time, each in its own publication order: Foundation starts with Foundation / The 1,000 Year Plan (1951) and Greater Foundation starts with I, Robot (1946). The earliest catalogued title overall is Marooned Off Vesta (1939).

What is the newest Isaac Asimov book?

Ring Around the Sun: And Other Stories (2024) is the newest Isaac Asimov book released so far.

Is there a new Isaac Asimov book coming?

No next Isaac Asimov book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Isaac Asimov has won

Wikidata records 21 awards and 40 nominations for Isaac Asimov. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Retro Hugo Award for Best Novelette2018Wonfor Foundation
  • Retro Hugo Award for Best Short Story2016Wonfor Robbie
  • Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame1997Won
  • Retro Hugo Award for Best Novel1996Won
  • Hugo Award for Best Related Work1995Won
  • Hugo Award for Best Novelette1992Wonfor Gold
  • Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award1987Won
  • Locus Award for Best Short Story1987Wonfor Robot Dreams
  • Cosmos 2000 Award1985Wonfor The Robots of Dawn
  • Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1983Wonfor Foundation's Edge
  • Hugo Award for Best Novel1983Wonfor Foundation's Edge
  • Nebula Award for Best Novelette1977Wonfor The Bicentennial Man

Isaac Asimov at a glance

Died
Isaac Asimov died in 1992, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Isaac Asimov are still being published after Isaac Asimov's death in 1992; the newest appeared in 2024.
Release pace
Isaac Asimov books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
84,487 pages across the 385 of 553 books with a recorded length, a median of 217 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Isaac Asimov books, 181 of 553, were published in the 1980s.
Corroboration
8 of the 553 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 549 in at least three.

What the Isaac Asimov books are about

491 of the 553 Isaac Asimov books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: juvenile literature is tagged on 139 of 491. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Juvenile literature 139 of 491 books
  • Science fiction 133 of 491 books
  • Science 92 of 491 books
  • Interviews 70 of 491 books
  • Astronomy 52 of 491 books
  • History 41 of 491 books
  • Authors 37 of 491 books
  • Authorship 28 of 491 books
  • Popular works 23 of 491 books
  • Robots 23 of 491 books