Isaac Asimov

January 2, 1920 to April 6, 1992

Born in Petrovochi, Russia & Died in New York City

Stunningly prolific author of more than 400 books. Asimov was one of the great Science Fiction writers, but he also wrote mysteries, books explaining science to a general audience, biblical exegeses, and so on -- and on and on.

Quote

"It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety."

Off-Site Resource

The Official Isaac Asimov Website

Robot Series:

The Caves of Steel - 1954

The Naked Sun - 1957

The Robots of Dawn - 1983

Robots and Empire - 1985

The Positronic Man - 1992 (with Robert Silverberg)

Foundation Series:

Foundation - 1951

Foundation and Empire - 1952

Second Foundation - 1953

Foundation's Edge - 1982

Foundation and Earth - 1986

Prelude to Foundation - 1988

Forward the Foundation - 1993

Short Story Collections:

I, Robot - 1950

Earth is Room Enough - 1957

Nine Tomorrows - 1959

The Rest of the Robots - 1964

Nightfall and Other Stories - 1969

The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories - 1976

The Complete Robot - 1982

Gold: The Final Science Fiction Collection - 1990

Robot Visions - 1990

Magic: The Final Fantasy Collection - 1995

Mystery Collections:

Asimov's Mysteries - 1968

Tales of the Black Widowers - 1974

More Tales of the Black Widowers - 1976

Puzzles of the Black Widowers - 1990

Return of the Black Widowers - 2003

Nonfiction: (a rather random sampling of a huge group of books.)

Asimov on Numbers - 1959

The Clock We Live On - 1959

The Solar System and Back - 1970

Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology - 1972

A Choice of Catastrophes - 1979

Asimov's Guide to the Bible - 1981

Exploring the Earth and Cosmos - 1982

The Roving Mind - 1983

Asimov's Chronology of Science and Discovery - 1989

Asimov's Chronology of the World - 1991

Atom: Journey Across the Subatomic Cosmos

Worlds Within Worlds: The Story of Nuclear Energy

Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare