Who This Author Is

Isaac Asimov has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 433 catalog-linked books across 1911 to 2023, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Fantasy & Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller.

Best for readers who want imaginative settings, series momentum, and clearer jumping-in spots. If you want the easiest first click, start with Foundation and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1911 to 2023; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Gareth Stevens Pub and Gareth Stevens Publishing.

Best Place To Start

Foundation

HarperCollins Publishers • 2018 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Fantasy & Sci-Fi entry points • Mystery & Thriller entry points • common used copies from Gareth Stevens Pub and Gareth Stevens Publishing

Genres and themes: Fantasy & Sci-Fi • Mystery & Thriller

Who this author is best for: readers who want imaginative settings, series momentum, and clearer jumping-in spots

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1911 to 2023; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Gareth Stevens Pub and Gareth Stevens Publishing.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Foundation

    HarperCollins Publishers • 2018 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2018 • 240 pages.

  2. Robot Dreams (Remembering Tomorrow)

    Berkley Pub Group • 2012 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2012 • 349 pages.

  3. Gold

    Harpercollins • 2009 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2009 • 399 pages.

  4. The currents of space

    Tor • 2009 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2009 • 239 pages.

  5. Foundation and Empire

    Bantam Books • 2008 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 272 pages.

  6. I, Robot

    Spectra • 2008 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 256 pages.

  7. Pebble in the Sky

    Tor Books • 2008 • standard commitment

    readers who want one of the clearer starting points on this page

  8. Fundacion/ Foundation (Solaris) (Solaris)

    La Factoria de Ideas • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 314 pages.

  9. Cang qiong yi su =

    Mao tou ying chu ban • 2006 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 288 pages.

  10. Fan xing ruo chen =

    Mao tou ying chu ban she • 2006 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 272 pages.

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