Character guide · 12 books · 1950 to 1993

Isaac Asimov

Crime and mystery Science fictionPolice procedural Classic science fiction Space opera

Isaac Asimov's Robot stories gave us the Three Laws of Robotics, and his Foundation saga follows the fall of a Galactic Empire and Hari Seldon's plan to shorten the dark age that follows. Late in life he tied the two series together.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. I, Robot is a story collection; Susan Calvin links most of its tales. Prelude to Foundation and Forward the Foundation are prequels.

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Robot

5 booksClassic science fictionPolice procedural

1I, Robot1950With Susan Calvin · Set in Earth and spaceBuy on Amazon
2The Caves of Steel1954With Elijah Baley · Set in New YorkBuy on Amazon
3The Naked Sun1957With Elijah Baley · Set in SolariaBuy on Amazon
4The Robots of Dawn1983With Elijah Baley · Set in AuroraBuy on Amazon
5Robots and Empire1985With R. Daneel Olivaw and Gladia Delmarre · Set in Aurora and EarthBuy on Amazon