Foundation Books in Order
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The Foundation series by Isaac Asimov includes 8 books published between 1951–2022.
Books in this series
Ordered by first publication where known. The official numbering for this series is incomplete in our sources, so we don't show series numbers we can't verify.
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Buy on Amazon1951 · Isaac Asimov
For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled, but it is dying. Only Hari Seldon, creator of psychohistory, foresees a coming dark age and…
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Buy on Amazon1952 · Isaac Asimov
Led by its founding father, psychohistorian Hari Seldon, the Foundation has survived neighboring warrior-planets' greed and barbarism through…
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Buy on Amazon1953 · Isaac Asimov
After years of struggle, the Foundation lay in ruins, destroyed by the mutant mind power of the Mule, but rumor held that a Second Foundation existed…
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Buy on Amazon1982 · Isaac Asimov
After the Mule's defeat by the Second Foundation, Terminus enjoys prosperity attributed to the Seldon Plan, though some suspect the Second…
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Buy on Amazon1986 · Isaac Asimov
A science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov, the fifth novel of the Foundation series and chronologically the last in the series. It was published in…
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Buy on Amazon1988 · Isaac Asimov
This 1988 novel by Isaac Asimov offers readers a chance to explore the history of the Foundation series, allowing those who have read the five…
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2022
The original trilogy of Isaac Asimov’s bestselling science fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series, in a convenient ebook bundle THE EPIC SAGA…
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Buy on AmazonYear unknown · Isaac Asimov
Forward the Foundation is a novel by Isaac Asimov, published in 1993 after his death. It serves as a prequel to the Foundation Series and is the…
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What order should I read the Foundation books in?
Read them in publication order — the list above is sorted by first publication where known, starting with “Foundation”.
How many books are in the Foundation series?
We list 8 books by Isaac Asimov , published between 1951–2022.
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