Isaac Asimov

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Isaac Asimov was a prolific Russian-American writer and biochemistry professor known for his science fiction and popular science works.
He authored over 500 books across various genres, including the Foundation Trilogy and Robot series.
Asimov was considered one of the "big three" science fiction writers alongside Robert Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke.
His short story "Nightfall" was voted the best of all time in 1964.
Asimov's writing style often included historical context, technical explanations, and etymologies.
He served as vice president of Mensa International and president of the American Humanist Association.
His legacy is honored through various namesakes, including an asteroid, magazine, and awards.

Books by Isaac Asimov

The Stars, Like Dust

by Isaac Asimov

His father executed, a student hunts a hidden rebellion world through a galaxy of double agents.

3.74

26k+

🚀 Political Space Opera 📻 Golden Age Sf 🔀 Double Crosses 🎭 Secret Mastermind 🏴 Hidden Rebellion

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The Stars, Like Dust

His father executed, a student hunts a hidden rebellion world through a galaxy of double agents.

by Isaac Asimov 1951 293 pages

3.74

26k+ ratings

🚀 Political Space Opera 📻 Golden Age Sf 🔀 Double Crosses 🎭 Secret Mastermind 🏴 Hidden Rebellion

Foundation

by Isaac Asimov • 1951

Predicting the Empire's fall, a mathematician exiles a colony to shorten the dark age.

4.17

600k+

📜 Future History 🌌 Galactic Empire 🏚️ Declining Empire 🎭 Manipulative Politics ⚡ Techno-Religion

Foundation

Predicting the Empire's fall, a mathematician exiles a colony to shorten the dark age.

by Isaac Asimov 1951 244 pages

4.17

600k+ ratings

📜 Future History 🌌 Galactic Empire 🏚️ Declining Empire 🎭 Manipulative Politics ⚡ Techno-Religion

I, Robot

by Isaac Asimov • 1950

Robots built to protect humanity keep finding fatal logic gaps: a robopsychologist's casebook.

4.21

300k+

🤖 Robot Ethics 💻 Programming Conflicts 🧠 Machine Consciousness 🤝 Human-Robot Bonds 🪐 Golden Age Sci-Fi

I, Robot

Robots built to protect humanity keep finding fatal logic gaps: a robopsychologist's casebook.

by Isaac Asimov 1950 224 pages

4.21

300k+ ratings

🤖 Robot Ethics 💻 Programming Conflicts 🧠 Machine Consciousness 🤝 Human-Robot Bonds 🪐 Golden Age Sci-Fi

Foundation and Empire

by Isaac Asimov • 1952

A predictive science guides the Foundation's fate, but a psychic mutant could unravel it all.

4.22

200k+

🚀 Golden Age Sf 🌌 Galactic Empire 🧠 Mind Control 🧬 Mutant Abilities 🎭 Hidden Identity

Foundation and Empire

A predictive science guides the Foundation's fate, but a psychic mutant could unravel it all.

by Isaac Asimov 1952 256 pages

4.22

200k+ ratings

🚀 Golden Age Sf 🌌 Galactic Empire 🧠 Mind Control 🧬 Mutant Abilities 🎭 Hidden Identity

Second Foundation

by Isaac Asimov • 1953

A mutant emperor hunts the galaxy's hidden mental scientists; a teenager's clue could expose them.

4.28

200k+

🚀 Space Opera 🪐 Galactic Empire 🕵️ Secret Society 🧠 Mind Control 👧 Teen Prodigy

Second Foundation

A mutant emperor hunts the galaxy's hidden mental scientists; a teenager's clue could expose them.

by Isaac Asimov 1953 256 pages

4.28

200k+ ratings

🚀 Space Opera 🪐 Galactic Empire 🕵️ Secret Society 🧠 Mind Control 👧 Teen Prodigy

The Caves of Steel

by Isaac Asimov • 1953

A city cop must solve a Spacer's murder with a robot partner his world despises.

4.19

100k+

🕵️ Locked Room Mystery 🤖 Sci-Fi Noir 🔍 Robot Detective 🤝 Reluctant Partners ⚙️ Technophobia

The Caves of Steel

A city cop must solve a Spacer's murder with a robot partner his world despises.

by Isaac Asimov 1953 206 pages

4.19

100k+ ratings

🕵️ Locked Room Mystery 🤖 Sci-Fi Noir 🔍 Robot Detective 🤝 Reluctant Partners ⚙️ Technophobia

The Foundation Trilogy

by Isaac Asimov • 1953

The galactic empire is dying. One mathematician plants two foundations to shorten the dark age.

4.42

100k+

🪐 Galactic Empire 🎭 Hidden Puppet Masters 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🧬 Mutant Threat 🤝 Trade And Diplomacy

The Foundation Trilogy

The galactic empire is dying. One mathematician plants two foundations to shorten the dark age.

by Isaac Asimov 1953 679 pages

4.42

100k+ ratings

🪐 Galactic Empire 🎭 Hidden Puppet Masters 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🧬 Mutant Threat 🤝 Trade And Diplomacy

The Naked Sun

by Isaac Asimov • 1958

On a world where meeting face-to-face is taboo, an Earth detective must solve a locked room murder.

4.20

64k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🤖 Human-Robot Partnership 🕵️ Outsider Detective 🏚️ Isolation Horror 🌅 Failed Utopia

The Naked Sun

On a world where meeting face-to-face is taboo, an Earth detective must solve a locked room murder.

by Isaac Asimov 1958 204 pages

4.20

64k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🤖 Human-Robot Partnership 🕵️ Outsider Detective 🏚️ Isolation Horror 🌅 Failed Utopia

Pebble in the Sky

by Isaac Asimov • 1950

A 1949 tailor hurled into the far future gains telepathy and must stop a galactic genocide.

3.90

27k+

🚀 Golden Age Sci-Fi 🌌 Galactic Empire 🧠 Reluctant Telepath ⏳ Man Out Of Time 💫 Interstellar Romance

Pebble in the Sky

A 1949 tailor hurled into the far future gains telepathy and must stop a galactic genocide.

by Isaac Asimov 1950 308 pages

3.90

27k+ ratings

🚀 Golden Age Sci-Fi 🌌 Galactic Empire 🧠 Reluctant Telepath ⏳ Man Out Of Time 💫 Interstellar Romance

The Currents of Space

by Isaac Asimov • 1952

An amnesiac holds the secret to a world's destruction that the galaxy's powers will kill for.

3.85

22k+

🪐 Galactic Empire ☄️ Cosmic Threat 🤔 Amnesiac Hero 🛡️ Devoted Protector 🕵️ Political Conspiracy

The Currents of Space

An amnesiac holds the secret to a world's destruction that the galaxy's powers will kill for.

by Isaac Asimov 1952 304 pages

3.85

22k+ ratings

🪐 Galactic Empire ☄️ Cosmic Threat 🤔 Amnesiac Hero 🛡️ Devoted Protector 🕵️ Political Conspiracy

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