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Greater Foundation Books in Order

Isaac Asimov has written 19 Greater Foundation books, published between 1946 and 1993. The first book is I, Robot (1946) and the newest is Forward the Foundation (1993). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
19
Published
1946–1993
Confirmed
19 of 19 titles
Pages on record
4,742 in 13 of 19 books
Reading time
79–119 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,742 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 19 titles with a page count on record.

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The Greater Foundation entry groups 19 Isaac Asimov books published from 1946 to 1993. The run begins with I, Robot (1946) and ends with Forward the Foundation (1993), passing through Pebble in the Sky (1950), Foundation (1951), Second Foundation (1953), The Caves of Steel (1954) and The Naked Sun (1957). Asimov's listed series are Robot, Galactic Empire and Foundation. Recorded subjects include psychohistory, robots, prophecy, historians and life on other planets.

How many Greater Foundation books are there?

Greater Foundation has 19 books, released between 1946 and 1993.

Greater Foundation Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 Greater Foundation books in the order they were published, 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.

  1. Cover of I, Robot by Isaac Asimov, book 1 of the Robot series (1946)
  2. Cover of Pebble in the Sky by Isaac Asimov, book 1 of the Galactic Empire series (1950)
  3. Cover of Foundation / The 1,000 Year Plan by Isaac Asimov, book 1 of the Foundation series (1951)
  4. Cover of The Stars, Like Dust / The Rebellious Stars by Isaac Asimov, book 2 of the Galactic Empire series (1951)
  5. Cover of Foundation and Empire / The Man Who Upset the Universe by Isaac Asimov, book 2 of the Foundation series (1952)
  6. Cover of The Currents of Space by Isaac Asimov, book 3 of the Galactic Empire series (1952)
  7. Cover of Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov, book 3 of the Foundation series (1953)
  8. Cover of The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov, book 2 of the Robot series (1954)
  9. Cover of The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov, book 3 of the Robot series (1957)
  10. Cover of The Rest of the Robots by Isaac Asimov, book 4 of the Robot series (1964)
  11. Cover of Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov, book 4 of the Foundation series (1982)
  12. Cover of The Robots of Dawn by Isaac Asimov, book 5 of the Robot series (1983)
  13. Cover of Robots and Empire by Isaac Asimov, book 6 of the Robot series (1985)
  14. Cover of Foundation and Earth by Isaac Asimov, book 5 of the Foundation series (1986)
  15. Cover of Robot Dreams by Isaac Asimov, book 7 of the Robot series (1986)
  16. Cover of Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov, book 6 of the Foundation series (1988)
  17. Cover of Robot Visions by Isaac Asimov, book 8 of the Robot series (1990)
  18. Cover of Forward the Foundation by Isaac Asimov, book 7 of the Foundation series (1993)
  1. 1
    I, RobotRobot #11946 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1946224
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  2. 2
    Pebble in the SkyGalactic Empire #11950 · confirmed 3/4
    1950–
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  3. 3
    Foundation / The 1,000 Year PlanFoundation #11951 · 320 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1951320
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  4. 4
    The Stars, Like Dust / The Rebellious StarsGalactic Empire #21951 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1951240
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  5. 5
    Foundation and Empire / The Man Who Upset the UniverseFoundation #21952 · 282 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1952282
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  6. 6
    The Currents of SpaceGalactic Empire #31952 · confirmed 3/4
    1952–
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  7. 7
    Second FoundationFoundation #31953 · 279 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1953279
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  8. 8
    The Caves of SteelRobot #21954 · 270 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1954270
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  9. 9
    The Naked SunRobot #31957 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1957288
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  10. 10
    The Rest of the RobotsRobot #41964 · confirmed 3/4
    1964–
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  11. 11
    Foundation's EdgeFoundation #41982 · 450 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1982450
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  12. 12
    The Robots of DawnRobot #51983 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1983448
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  13. 13
    Robots and EmpireRobot #61985 · 512 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985512
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  14. 14
    Foundation and EarthFoundation #51986 · 499 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1986499
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  15. 15
    Robot DreamsRobot #71986 · confirmed 3/4
    1986–
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  16. 16
    Prelude to FoundationFoundation #61988 · 434 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1988434
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  17. 17
    Robot VisionsRobot #81990 · 496 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990496
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  18. 18
    Visiones de robotRobot #91990 · confirmed 3/4
    1990–
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  19. 19
    Forward the FoundationFoundation #71993 · confirmed 4/4
    1993–
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Do you have to read Greater Foundation books in order?

You should read the Greater Foundation books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Greater Foundation book also stands alone.

Where to start with Greater Foundation

Start with I, Robot (1946), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Greater Foundation book?

Forward the Foundation (1993) is the newest Greater Foundation book released so far.

Is there a new Greater Foundation book coming?

No next Greater Foundation 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 Greater Foundation has won

Wikidata records 4 awards and 8 nominations for Greater Foundation. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Greater Foundation at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Greater Foundation title on record dates from 1993, 33 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Greater Foundation books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
Length
4,742 pages across the 13 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Greater Foundation books, 8 of 19, were published in the 1950s.
Corroboration
7 of the 19 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Greater Foundation books are about

18 of the 19 Greater Foundation books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 14 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Isaac Asimov

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Series that include Greater Foundation books

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