Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov (born Isaac Yudovich Ozimov, 1920–1992), was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. Asimov was one of the most prolific writers of all time, having written or edited about 500 books and over 9,000 letters and postcards. His works have been published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey Decimal System (the sole exception being the 100s: philosophy and psychology).
Isaac Asimov is widely considered a master of the science-fiction genre and, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke, he was considered one of the "Big Three" science-fiction writers during his lifetime. Asimov's most famous work is the Foundation Series; his other major series are the Galactic Empire series and the Robot series, both of which he later tied into the same fictional universe as the Foundation Series to create a unified "future history" for his stories much like those pioneered by Robert A. Heinlein and previously produced by Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson. He penned numerous short stories, among them "Nightfall", which in 1964 was voted by the Science Fiction Writers of America the best short science fiction story of all time, an accolade that many still find persuasive. Asimov wrote the Lucky Starr series of juvenile science-fiction novels using the pen name Paul French.
Speculative Fiction Novels (78)
The Empire Novels (Galactic Empire (omnibus editions)) 2002 | science fiction |
Magic: The Final Fantasy Collection 1995 | fantasy, non-fiction, short stories |
Forward the Foundation (Extended Foundation series #4) 1993 | science fiction |
The Complete Stories: Volume 2 (The Complete Stories #2) 1992 | science fiction, short stories |
The Ugly Little Boy 1992 | science fiction |
The Positronic Man 1992 | science fiction |
Norby and the Court Jester (Norby Chronicles) 1991 | science fiction, young adult |
The Complete Stories: Volume 1 (The Complete Stories #1) 1990 | science fiction, short stories |
Robot Visions 1990 | science fiction, short stories |
Gold: The Final Science Fiction Collection 1990 | science fiction, short stories |
Nightfall 1990 | science fiction |
Norby and the Oldest Dragon (Norby Chronicles) 1990 | science fiction, young adult |
Nemesis 1989 | science fiction |
Norby and Yobo's Great Adventure (Norby Chronicles) 1989 | science fiction, young adult |
Prelude to Foundation (Extended Foundation series #3) 1988 | science fiction |
Norby: Robot for Hire (Norby Chronicles (omnibus editions)) 1988 | science fiction, collection, young adult |
Norby Through Time and Space (Norby Chronicles (omnibus editions)) 1988 | science fiction, collection, young adult |
Azazel 1988 | fantasy, short stories |
Norby Down to Earth (Norby Chronicles) 1988 | science fiction, young adult |
The Robot Novels (The Robot Series (omnibus editions)) 1988 | science fiction |
Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain (Fantastic Voyage) 1987 | science fiction |
Other Worlds of Isaac Asimov 1987 | science fiction, short stories |
Science Fiction by Asimov 1986 | science fiction, short stories |
The Norby Chronicles (Norby Chronicles (omnibus editions)) 1986 | science fiction, collection, young adult |
Foundation and Earth (Extended Foundation series #2) 1986 | science fiction |
The Alternate Asimovs 1986 | science fiction, short stories |
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov 1986 | science fiction, short stories |
Robot Dreams 1986 | science fiction, short stories |
Norby and the Queen's Necklace (Norby Chronicles) 1986 | science fiction, young adult |
Robots and Empire (The Robot Series #4) 1985 | science fiction |
The Edge of Tomorrow 1985 | science fiction, short stories |
Norby and the Lost Princess (Norby Chronicles) 1985 | science fiction, young adult |
Norby and the Invaders (Norby Chronicles) 1985 | science fiction, young adult |
Norby's Other Secret (Norby Chronicles) 1984 | science fiction, young adult |
The Winds of Change and Other Stories 1983 | science fiction, short stories |
The Robots of Dawn (The Robot Series #3) 1983 | science fiction |
Norby, the Mixed-Up Robot (Norby Chronicles) 1983 | science fiction, young adult |
Foundation's Edge (Extended Foundation series #1) 1982 | science fiction |
The Complete Robot 1982 | science fiction, short stories |
3 by Asimov: Three Science Fiction Tales 1981 | science fiction, short stories |
Opus 200 1979 | science fiction, short stories |
The Far Ends of Time and Earth 1979 | science fiction, short stories |
Prisoners of the Stars 1979 | science fiction |
The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories 1976 | science fiction, short stories |
Dream, Benjamin's Dream and Benjamin's Bicentennial Blast 1976 | science fiction, short stories |
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories 1975 | science fiction, short stories |
Have You Seen These? 1974 | science fiction, short stories |
The Best of Isaac Asimov (The Best of Isaac Asimov) 1973 | science fiction, short stories |
The Best of Isaac Asimov 1954-1972 (The Best of Isaac Asimov) 1973 | science fiction, short stories |
The Best of Isaac Asimov 1939-1952 (The Best of Isaac Asimov) 1973 | science fiction, short stories |
The Gods Themselves 1972 | science fiction |
The Early Asimov (The Early Asimov) 1972 | science fiction, short stories |
The Early Asimov: Volume 1 (The Early Asimov) 1972 | science fiction, short stories |
The Early Asimov: Volume 2 (The Early Asimov) 1972 | science fiction, short stories |
The Early Asimov: Volume 3 (The Early Asimov) 1972 | science fiction, short stories |
The Robot Novels (The Robot Series (omnibus editions)) 1971 | science fiction |
Nightfall One (Nightfall) 1969 | science fiction, short stories |
Nightfall and Other Stories (Nightfall) 1969 | science fiction, short stories |
Opus 100 1969 | science fiction, short stories |
Nightfall Two (Nightfall) 1969 | science fiction, short stories |
Through a Glass, Clearly 1967 | science fiction, short stories |
Fantastic Voyage (Fantastic Voyage) 1966 | science fiction |
Eight Stories from The Rest of the Robots 1966 | science fiction, short stories |
The Rest of the Robots 1964 | science fiction, short stories |
Triangle (Galactic Empire (omnibus editions)) 1961 | science fiction |
Nine Tomorrows 1959 | science fiction, short stories |
The Naked Sun (The Robot Series #2) 1957 | science fiction |
Earth Is Room Enough 1957 | science fiction, short stories |
The End of Eternity 1955 | science fiction |
The Martian Way and Other Stories 1955 | science fiction, short stories |
The Caves of Steel (The Robot Series #1) 1954 | science fiction |
Second Foundation (Foundation trilogy #3) 1953 | science fiction |
Foundation and Empire (Foundation trilogy #2) 1952 | science fiction |
The Currents of Space (Galactic Empire #3) 1952 | science fiction |
The Stars, Like Dust (Galactic Empire #2) 1951 | science fiction |
Foundation (Foundation trilogy #1) 1951 | science fiction |
Pebble in the Sky (Galactic Empire #1) 1950 | science fiction |
I, Robot 1950 | science fiction, short stories |
Others non-spefi books (9)
The Return of the Black Widowers (Black Widowers #6) 2003 | short stories, thriller |
I, Robot: The Illustrated Screenplay 1995 | non-fiction |
Puzzles of the Black Widowers (Black Widowers #5) 1990 | short stories, thriller |
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov 1987 | short stories, thriller |
Banquets of the Black Widowers (Black Widowers #4) 1984 | short stories, thriller |
Casebook of the Black Widowers (Black Widowers #3) 1980 | short stories, thriller |
More Tales of the Black Widowers (Black Widowers #2) 1976 | short stories, thriller |
Tales of the Black Widowers (Black Widowers #1) 1974 | short stories, thriller |
Asimov's Mysteries 1968 | short stories, thriller |