Isaac Asimov - Empire, Robot and Foundation Series

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I'm pretty sure I've read every Robot story, certainly every Foundation story, and I am almost positive that I've read every Empire story. Asimov should have been called Awesomeov.

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[klr]

It's a bit like Star Wars, but without the merchandising potential.

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It's kind of like Star Wars if made by the British...far superior to its American counterpart...

[Geoff]

It's kind of like Star Wars if made by the British...far superior to its American counterpart...

Good point.

Have you read the three Foundation sequels by Benford, Bear & Brin? I wasn't all that optimistic before I bought them, but in fact they did a pretty good job.

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I haven't - I'm a purist.

[Minimaul]

I've read a few Asimov books. I have 3 of the Foundation books but I haven't started them yet but I plan to get to them soon and i'm looking forward to finally getting off my ass to do it.

[Geoff]

I've read a few Asimov books. I have 3 of the Foundation books but I haven't started them yet but I plan to get to them soon and i'm looking forward to finally getting off my ass to do it.

Although it perhaps sounds a bit weird, I'd actually suggest reading them in the order they were written, not chronological order of storyline. The prequels strangely make a lot more sense if you've read the earlier works.

[Minimaul]

Although it perhaps sounds a bit weird, I'd actually suggest reading them in the order they were written, not chronological order of storyline. The prequels strangely make a lot more sense if you've read the earlier works.

That was my plan. Once I'm within the context of the universe of the books I can jump around in timelines well-enough. I was going to start with Foundation and work my way from there since those are the 3 I already have. Also found some super old publications of some of his other stuff for cheap at the local bookstore which I'll get around to eventually as well.

[Geoff]

Although it perhaps sounds a bit weird, I'd actually suggest reading them in the order they were written, not chronological order of storyline. The prequels strangely make a lot more sense if you've read the earlier works.

That was my plan. Once I'm within the context of the universe of the books I can jump around in timelines well-enough. I was going to start with Foundation and work my way from there since those are the 3 I already have. Also found some super old publications of some of his other stuff for cheap at the local bookstore which I'll get around to eventually as well.

You'll need to read the "robot" series as well...without spoilering too much, there's a later tie-in between the two series...

Check out Amazon marketplace, too, for any you can't get hold of in bookstores...most are available second hand on there.

Enjoy!

Oh, and his non-fiction is good too, though some is obviously a bit dated now.

[Minimaul]

I read I, Robot already and will get to the other Robot stuff. But want to dive into the Foundation stuff first, for no other reason that...uh... well I have no reason. Ha. I'll read it all eventually. I want to try and mix it up a bit so that I don't get burnt out on reading or a specific author. Our local bookstore has tons of Asimov stuff, it's cool. Not a complete collection but they're all super old publications, which I find extra neat. There's just something cool about reading a book and the book itself (not just the content) is from the 60s!

[Xamonas Chegwé]

I think I read almost all of Asimov's SF work between the ages of 14 and 24. I must be about due for a reread. I remember picking up a 3-in-1 book of Pebble in the Sky, The Stars Like Dust & The Currents of Space in the library and went on to read everything they had by him and order in everything they didn't have that showed up in the "also by this author" sections in what I did read!

As I got older, I both ran out of things I hadn't already read and moved on to other authors. I think it may be time to revisit...

[Minimaul]

Oh, Pebble in the Sky, Stars Like Dust and The Currents of Space are the 3 books I picked up for cheap that are the super old editions.

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Regarding other Asimov classics and if you're in a non-Sci-Fi mood, check out The Black Widowers series of mystery stories. Those are awesome.