Series reading guide · updated 2026
Greater Foundation Books in Order
Every Greater Foundation book in publication order — 28 in total, spanning 1950–1993.
Publication Order of Robot Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  I, Robot | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Caves of Steel | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Naked Sun | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  The Rest of the Robots | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  The Robots of Dawn | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Robots and Empire | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Robot Dreams | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Robot Visions | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Galactic Empire Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pebble in the Sky | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Stars, Like Dust / The Rebellious Stars | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Currents of Space | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pebble in the Sky | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Stars, Like Dust / The Rebellious Stars | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Currents of Space | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Original Foundation Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Foundation / The 1,000 Year Plan | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Foundation and Empire / The Man Who Upset the Universe | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Second Foundation | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Foundation's Edge | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Foundation and Earth | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Prelude to Foundation | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Forward the Foundation | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Foundation Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foundation / The 1,000 Year Plan | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Foundation and Empire / The Man Who Upset the Universe | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Second Foundation | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Foundation's Edge | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Foundation and Earth | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Prelude to Foundation | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Forward the Foundation | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 28, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I, Robot | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Pebble in the Sky | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Pebble in the Sky | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Stars, Like Dust / The Rebellious Stars | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Stars, Like Dust / The Rebellious Stars | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Foundation / The 1,000 Year Plan | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Foundation / The 1,000 Year Plan | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Currents of Space | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Currents of Space | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Foundation and Empire / The Man Who Upset the Universe | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Foundation and Empire / The Man Who Upset the Universe | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Second Foundation | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Second Foundation | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Caves of Steel | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The Naked Sun | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | The Rest of the Robots | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Foundation's Edge | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Foundation's Edge | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Robots of Dawn | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Robots and Empire | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Robot Dreams | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Foundation and Earth | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | Foundation and Earth | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Prelude to Foundation | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Prelude to Foundation | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Robot Visions | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Forward the Foundation | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Forward the Foundation | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
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