Isaac Asimov (2 January 1920 – 6 April 1992) was an American science fiction writer.
He is a multi-award winner who authored many books but is best known for the “Foundation” series or “The Foundation Trilogy”, including:
- “Foundation”, published as a book in 1951;
- “Foundation and Empire” (1952); and
- “Second Foundation” (1953)
Two sequels:
- “Foundation's Edge” (1982); and
- “Foundation and Earth” (1986); and
two prequels:
- “Prelude to Foundation” (1988); and
- “Forward the Foundation” (1993),
were added to the series.
The premises of the Foundation series revolves around the end days of a futuristic Galactic Empire.
Asimov also wrote the Galactic Empire series (or Empire Trilogy) consisting of:
- “Pebble in the Sky” (1950)
- “The Stars, Like Dust” (1951)
- “The Currents of Space” (1952)
The Foundation series and Galactic Empire series are loosely connected but should be considered complete stories in their own right.
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Asimov has also wrote the “I-Robot” series, which contained nine short stories, being:
- "Robbie" (1940, revised 1950)
- "Runaround" (1942), (novelette)
- "Reason" (1941)
- "Catch That Rabbit" (1944)
- "Liar!" (1941)
- "Little Lost Robot" (1947) (novelette)
- "Escape!" (1945)
- "Evidence" (1946) (novelette)
- "The Evitable Conflict" (1950) (novelette)
The stories revolved around “Three Laws of Robotics” (or The Three Laws or Asimov's Laws), which were:
- A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
- A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
- A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
Further, there is the “Robot City” series which are a group of novels written by different authors and loosely connected to Isaac Asimov's I-Robot series. Each book is complete in itself:
Robot City
- Odyssey by Michael P. Kube-McDowell (1987);
- Suspicion by Mike McQuay (1987);
- Cyborg by William F. Wu (1987);
- Prodigy by Arthur Byron Cover (1988);
- Refuge by Rob Chilson (1988);
- Perihelion by William F. Wu (1988)
Robots and Aliens
- Changeling by Stephen Leigh (1989)
- Renegade by Cordell Scotten (1989)
- Intruder by Robert Thurston (1990)
- Alliance by Jerry Oltion (1990)
- Maverick by Bruce Bethke (1990)
- Humanity by Jerry Oltion (1990)
