Series · 40 books
Asimov Books in Order
The complete Asimov reading order — 40 books from 1936–1977.
- 01 The Genetic Code Amazon — buy The Genetic Code Bookshop — buy The Genetic Code ThriftBooks — buy The Genetic Code eBooks.com — buy The Genetic Code
- 02 Foundation and Empire Amazon — buy Foundation and Empire Bookshop — buy Foundation and Empire ThriftBooks — buy Foundation and Empire eBooks.com — buy Foundation and Empire
- 03 I, Robot Amazon — buy I, Robot Bookshop — buy I, Robot ThriftBooks — buy I, Robot eBooks.com — buy I, Robot
- 04 The Foundation Trilogy Amazon — buy The Foundation Trilogy Bookshop — buy The Foundation Trilogy ThriftBooks — buy The Foundation Trilogy eBooks.com — buy The Foundation Trilogy
- 05 Pebble in the Sky Amazon — buy Pebble in the Sky Bookshop — buy Pebble in the Sky ThriftBooks — buy Pebble in the Sky eBooks.com — buy Pebble in the Sky
- 06 Foundation Amazon — buy Foundation Bookshop — buy Foundation ThriftBooks — buy Foundation eBooks.com — buy Foundation
- 07 The Stars, Like Dust Amazon — buy The Stars, Like Dust Bookshop — buy The Stars, Like Dust ThriftBooks — buy The Stars, Like Dust eBooks.com — buy The Stars, Like Dust
- 08 The Currents of Space Amazon — buy The Currents of Space Bookshop — buy The Currents of Space ThriftBooks — buy The Currents of Space eBooks.com — buy The Currents of Space
- 09 David Starr - Space Ranger Amazon — buy David Starr - Space Ranger Bookshop — buy David Starr - Space Ranger ThriftBooks — buy David Starr - Space Ranger eBooks.com — buy David Starr - Space Ranger
- 10 Second Foundation Amazon — buy Second Foundation Bookshop — buy Second Foundation ThriftBooks — buy Second Foundation eBooks.com — buy Second Foundation
- 11 The Caves of Steel Amazon — buy The Caves of Steel Bookshop — buy The Caves of Steel ThriftBooks — buy The Caves of Steel eBooks.com — buy The Caves of Steel
- 12 The Naked Sun Amazon — buy The Naked Sun Bookshop — buy The Naked Sun ThriftBooks — buy The Naked Sun eBooks.com — buy The Naked Sun
- 13 The End of Eternity Amazon — buy The End of Eternity Bookshop — buy The End of Eternity ThriftBooks — buy The End of Eternity eBooks.com — buy The End of Eternity
- 14 The Martian Way and Other Stories Amazon — buy The Martian Way and Other Stories Bookshop — buy The Martian Way and Other Stories ThriftBooks — buy The Martian Way and Other Stories eBooks.com — buy The Martian Way and Other Stories
- 15 Earth is Room Enough Amazon — buy Earth is Room Enough Bookshop — buy Earth is Room Enough ThriftBooks — buy Earth is Room Enough eBooks.com — buy Earth is Room Enough
- 16 The Rest of the Robots [8 stories, 2 novels] Amazon — buy The Rest of the Robots [8 stories, 2 novels] Bookshop — buy The Rest of the Robots [8 stories, 2 novels] ThriftBooks — buy The Rest of the Robots [8 stories, 2 novels] eBooks.com — buy The Rest of the Robots [8 stories, 2 novels]
- 17 Nine tomorrows Amazon — buy Nine tomorrows Bookshop — buy Nine tomorrows ThriftBooks — buy Nine tomorrows eBooks.com — buy Nine tomorrows
- 18 The Intelligent Man's Guide to Science Amazon — buy The Intelligent Man's Guide to Science Bookshop — buy The Intelligent Man's Guide to Science ThriftBooks — buy The Intelligent Man's Guide to Science eBooks.com — buy The Intelligent Man's Guide to Science
- 19 Words from the Myths Amazon — buy Words from the Myths Bookshop — buy Words from the Myths ThriftBooks — buy Words from the Myths eBooks.com — buy Words from the Myths
- 20 The Human Body Amazon — buy The Human Body Bookshop — buy The Human Body ThriftBooks — buy The Human Body eBooks.com — buy The Human Body
- 21 The Human Brain Amazon — buy The Human Brain Bookshop — buy The Human Brain ThriftBooks — buy The Human Brain eBooks.com — buy The Human Brain
- 22 Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus Amazon — buy Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus Bookshop — buy Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus ThriftBooks — buy Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus eBooks.com — buy Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus
- 23 Fantastic Voyage Amazon — buy Fantastic Voyage Bookshop — buy Fantastic Voyage ThriftBooks — buy Fantastic Voyage eBooks.com — buy Fantastic Voyage
- 24 Understanding Physics Amazon — buy Understanding Physics Bookshop — buy Understanding Physics ThriftBooks — buy Understanding Physics eBooks.com — buy Understanding Physics
- 25 Light, Magnetism, and Electricity Amazon — buy Light, Magnetism, and Electricity Bookshop — buy Light, Magnetism, and Electricity ThriftBooks — buy Light, Magnetism, and Electricity eBooks.com — buy Light, Magnetism, and Electricity
- 26 The Electron, Proton and Neutron Amazon — buy The Electron, Proton and Neutron Bookshop — buy The Electron, Proton and Neutron ThriftBooks — buy The Electron, Proton and Neutron eBooks.com — buy The Electron, Proton and Neutron
- 27 Asimov's Mysteries Amazon — buy Asimov's Mysteries Bookshop — buy Asimov's Mysteries ThriftBooks — buy Asimov's Mysteries eBooks.com — buy Asimov's Mysteries
- 28 Asimov's Guide to the Bible Amazon — buy Asimov's Guide to the Bible Bookshop — buy Asimov's Guide to the Bible ThriftBooks — buy Asimov's Guide to the Bible eBooks.com — buy Asimov's Guide to the Bible
- 29 Nightfall Amazon — buy Nightfall Bookshop — buy Nightfall ThriftBooks — buy Nightfall eBooks.com — buy Nightfall
- 30 Nightfall and Other Stories Amazon — buy Nightfall and Other Stories Bookshop — buy Nightfall and Other Stories ThriftBooks — buy Nightfall and Other Stories eBooks.com — buy Nightfall and Other Stories
- 31 Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare Amazon — buy Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare Bookshop — buy Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare ThriftBooks — buy Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare eBooks.com — buy Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare
- 32 The Gods Themselves Amazon — buy The Gods Themselves Bookshop — buy The Gods Themselves ThriftBooks — buy The Gods Themselves eBooks.com — buy The Gods Themselves
- 33 The early Asimov ; or, Eleven years of trying Amazon — buy The early Asimov ; or, Eleven years of trying Bookshop — buy The early Asimov ; or, Eleven years of trying ThriftBooks — buy The early Asimov ; or, Eleven years of trying eBooks.com — buy The early Asimov ; or, Eleven years of trying
- 34 The Best of Isaac Asimov Amazon — buy The Best of Isaac Asimov Bookshop — buy The Best of Isaac Asimov ThriftBooks — buy The Best of Isaac Asimov eBooks.com — buy The Best of Isaac Asimov
- 35 Tales of the Black Widowers Amazon — buy Tales of the Black Widowers Bookshop — buy Tales of the Black Widowers ThriftBooks — buy Tales of the Black Widowers eBooks.com — buy Tales of the Black Widowers
- 36 Buy Jupiter, and other stories Amazon — buy Buy Jupiter, and other stories Bookshop — buy Buy Jupiter, and other stories ThriftBooks — buy Buy Jupiter, and other stories eBooks.com — buy Buy Jupiter, and other stories
- 37 The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories [12 works] Amazon — buy The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories [12 works] Bookshop — buy The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories [12 works] ThriftBooks — buy The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories [12 works] eBooks.com — buy The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories [12 works]
- 38 More Tales of the Black Widowers Amazon — buy More Tales of the Black Widowers Bookshop — buy More Tales of the Black Widowers ThriftBooks — buy More Tales of the Black Widowers eBooks.com — buy More Tales of the Black Widowers
- 39 Foundation's Edge Amazon — buy Foundation's Edge Bookshop — buy Foundation's Edge ThriftBooks — buy Foundation's Edge eBooks.com — buy Foundation's Edge
- 40 Asimov on Numbers Amazon — buy Asimov on Numbers Bookshop — buy Asimov on Numbers ThriftBooks — buy Asimov on Numbers eBooks.com — buy Asimov on Numbers
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Genetic Code | 1936 | ||
| 2 | Foundation and Empire | 1945 | ||
| 3 | I, Robot | 1950 | ||
| 4 | The Foundation Trilogy | 1950 | ||
| 5 | Pebble in the Sky | 1950 | ||
| 6 | Foundation | 1951 | ||
| 7 | The Stars, Like Dust | 1951 | ||
| 8 | The Currents of Space | 1952 | ||
| 9 | David Starr - Space Ranger | 1952 | ||
| 10 | Second Foundation | 1953 | ||
| 11 | The Caves of Steel | 1953 | ||
| 12 | The Naked Sun | 1954 | ||
| 13 | The End of Eternity | 1955 | ||
| 14 | The Martian Way and Other Stories | 1955 | ||
| 15 | Earth is Room Enough | 1957 | ||
| 16 | The Rest of the Robots [8 stories, 2 novels] | 1957 | ||
| 17 | Nine tomorrows | 1959 | ||
| 18 | The Intelligent Man's Guide to Science | 1960 | ||
| 19 | Words from the Myths | 1961 | ||
| 20 | The Human Body | 1963 | ||
| 21 | The Human Brain | 1963 | ||
| 22 | Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus | 1963 | ||
| 23 | Fantastic Voyage | 1966 | ||
| 24 | Understanding Physics | 1966 | ||
| 25 | Light, Magnetism, and Electricity | 1966 | ||
| 26 | The Electron, Proton and Neutron | 1966 | ||
| 27 | Asimov's Mysteries | 1968 | ||
| 28 | Asimov's Guide to the Bible | 1968 | ||
| 29 | Nightfall | 1969 | ||
| 30 | Nightfall and Other Stories | 1969 | ||
| 31 | Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare | 1970 | ||
| 32 | The Gods Themselves | 1972 | ||
| 33 | The early Asimov ; or, Eleven years of trying | 1972 | ||
| 34 | The Best of Isaac Asimov | 1973 | ||
| 35 | Tales of the Black Widowers | 1974 | ||
| 36 | Buy Jupiter, and other stories | 1975 | ||
| 37 | The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories [12 works] | 1976 | ||
| 38 | More Tales of the Black Widowers | 1976 | ||
| 39 | Foundation's Edge | 1977 | ||
| 40 | Asimov on Numbers | 1977 |
Asimov reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with The Genetic Code (1936). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Asimov — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Asimov books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1936–1977.
What is the newest Asimov book?
Asimov on Numbers, published in 1977.