Isaac Asimov Books

If you’re a fan of Isaac Asimov’s books, or are looking to try them, or just love science fiction, then you’re reading the right post! Here are our a few favorite Isaac Asimov books, as well as a complete list of his more than 500 books (a lot of books, right?!).

Our Favorite Isaac Asimov Book

I, Robot

One of Isaac Asimov’s most popular books, I, Robot is a collection of short stories featuring robots. Robot Asimov actually coined the term “robotics” and in this book introduces the Three Laws of Robotics that are referenced in later books. This book is also a good lead-in to the Robots series, which is both science fiction and mystery and centers around a human detective, Elijah Bailey, and his robot partner, R. Daneel Olivaw. Chronologically, the Robots series comes before the Galactic Empire and the Foundation series, so it’s a great place to start.

Foundation

This book kicks off the Foundation series, another fan favorite. The Galactic Empire is dying. But only Hari Seldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future, to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save mankind, Seldon gathers the best minds in the Empire and brings them to a bleak planet at the edge of the Galaxy. He calls his sanctuary the Foundation.

But soon the fledgling Foundation finds itself at the mercy of corrupt warlords. Mankind’s last best hope is faced with an agonizing choice: submit to the barbarians and be overrun—or fight them and be destroyed.

The Gods Themselves

Isaac Asimov said this was his favorite science fiction novel he wrote. This one is unique from his other books because it has aliens. In this book, humanity gains a limitless energy source from a parallel universe. However, it comes at a terrifying cost that few are aware of: the eventual destruction of the Earth and Sun.

The Last Question

In this short story, am AI tries to answer the question “how can the net amount of entropy of the universe be massively decreased?”

Complete List of Isaac Asimov Books

Science Fiction Books

Order of Lucky Starr Series (written as Paul French)

David Starr, Space Ranger (1952)
Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids (1953)
Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus (1954)
Lucky Starr and the Big Sun of Mercury (1956)
Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter (1957)
Lucky Starr and the Rings of Saturn (1958)

Order of the The Robot Series

I, Robot (1950)
The Complete Robot (1982) (includes The Rest of the Robots [1964])
Robot Dreams (1986)
Robot Visions (1990)
Gold (1995)
The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories (1976)
Mother Earth (1948)
The Caves of Steel (1954)
The Naked Sun (1957)
Mirror Image (1972)
The Robots of Dawn (1983)
Robots and Empire (1985)

Order of Galactic Empire Series

The Stars, Like Dust / The Rebellious Stars (1951)
The Currents of Space (1952)
Pebble in the Sky (1950)

Order of Foundation Books

Foundation / The 1,000 Year Plan (1951)
Foundation and Empire / The Man Who Upset the Universe (1952)
Second Foundation (1953)
Foundation’s Edge (1982)
Foundation and Earth (1986)
Prelude to Foundation (1988) (While chronologically, this and the next come before the rest of the books in the series, they contain spoilers and so are best read afterwards)
Forward the Foundation (1993)

Publication Order of Norby Chronicles (with Janet Asimov)

Norby, the Mixed-Up Robot (1983)
Norby’s Other Secret (1984)
Norby and the Lost Princess (1985)
Norby and the Invaders (1985)
Norby and the Queen’s Necklace (1986)
Norby Finds a Villain (1987)
Norby Through Time and Space (1988)
Norby Down to Earth (1989)
Norby and Yobo’s Great Adventure (1989)
Norby and the Oldest Dragon (1990)
Norby and the Court Jester (1996)
Norby and the Terrified Taxi (1997)

Publication Order of Before the Golden Age Books

Before the Golden Age 1 (1974)
Before the Golden Age 2 (1974)
Before the Golden Age 3 (1974)
Before the Golden Age 4 (1976)

Publication Order of Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories Books (with Martin H. Greenberg)

The Great SF Stories 1 (1979)
The Great SF Stories 2 (1979)
The Great SF Stories 3 (1980)
The Great SF Stories 4 (1980)
The Great SF Stories 5 (1981)
The Great SF Stories 6 (1981)
The Great SF Stories 7 (1982)
The Great SF Stories 8 (1982)
The Great SF Stories 9 (1983)
The Great SF Stories 10 (1983)
The Great SF Stories 11 (1984)
The Great SF Stories 12 (1984)
The Great SF Stories 13 (1985)
The Great SF Stories 14 (1986)
The Great SF Stories 15 (1986)
The Great SF Stories 16 (1987)
The Great SF Stories 17 (1988)
The Great SF Stories 18 (1988)
The Great SF Stories 19 (1989)
The Great SF Stories 20 (1989)
The Great SF Stories 21 (1990)
The Great SF Stories 22 (1990)
The Great SF Stories 23 (1991)
The Great SF Stories 24 (1992)
The Great SF Stories 25 (1992)

Publication Order of Isaac Asimov’s Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction (with Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg, Charles G. Waugh)

Intergalactic Empires (1983)
Science Fictional Olympics (1984)
Supermen (1984)
Comets (1986)
Tin Stars (1986)
Neanderthals (1987)
Space Shuttles (1987)
Monsters (1988)
Robots (1989)
Invasions (1990)

Publication Order of Asimov’s The Mammoth Book of… (with Martin H. Greenberg)

The Mammoth Book of Fantastic Science Fiction (1984)
The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction (1984)
Science Fiction (1984)
Great Tales of the Golden Age of Science Fiction (1984)
The Mammoth Book of Classic Science Fiction (1988)
The Mammoth Book of New World Science Fiction (1991)
The Mammoth Book of Modern Science Fiction (1993)

Publication Order of Isaac Asimov Presents the Golden Years of Science Fiction

Isaac Asimov Presents the Golden Years of Science Fiction (1983)
Isaac Asimov Presents the Golden Years of Science Fiction Second Series (1983)
Isaac Asimov Presents the Golden Years of Science Fiction Third Series (1984)
Isaac Asimov Presents the Golden Years of Science Fiction Fourth Series (1984)

Publication Order of Isaac’s Universe Books (with Martin H. Greenberg, Janet Asimov, Hal Clement)

The Diplomacy Guild (1990)
Phases in Chaos (1991)
Unnatural Diplomacy (1992)

Standalone

The End of Eternity (1955)
Youth (1956)
The Last Question (1956)
Fantastic Voyage (1966)
The Gods Themselves (1972)
Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain (1987)
Nemesis (1989)
Nightfall (1990)
The Ugly Little Boy (1992)
The Positronic Man (1993)

Mystery Novels

The Death Dealers (A Whiff of Death) (1958)
Murder at the ABA (1976)
Science Fiction Short Stories and Short Story Collections
The Martian Way and Other Stories (1955)
Earth Is Room Enough: Science Fiction Tales of Our Own Planet (1957)
Nine Tomorrows: Tales of the Near Future (1959)
The Rest of the Robots (1964)
Through a Glass, Clearly (1967)
Asimov’s Mysteries (1968)
Nightfall and Other Stories (1969)
The Best New Thing (1971)
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying (1972)
The Best of Isaac Asimov (1973)
Have You Seen These? (1974)
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories (1975)
The Heavenly Host (1975)
“The Dream”, “Benjamin’s Dream” and “Benjamin’s Bicentennial Blast” (1976)
Good Taste (1976)
Three by Asimov (1981)
The Winds of Change and Other Stories (1983)
The Edge of Tomorrow (1985)
It’s Such a Beautiful Day (1985)
The Alternate Asimovs (1986)
Science Fiction by Asimov (1986)
The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov (1986)
Other Worlds of Isaac Asimov (1987)
All the Troubles of the World (1989)
Franchise (1989)
Robbie (1989)
Sally (1989)
The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov (1989)
The Complete Stories Volume 1 (1990)
Cal (short written exclusively for Isaac Asimov Collection subscribers, Not for sale) (1991)
The Complete Stories Volume 2 (1992)
Magic (1996)
Fantasy Short Story Collection
Azazel (1988)

Mystery Short Stories

Order of Black Widowers Collections

Tales of the Black Widowers (1974)
More Tales of the Black Widowers (1976)
Casebook of the Black Widowers (1980)
Banquets of the Black Widowers (1984)
Puzzles of the Black Widowers (1990)
The Return of the Black Widowers (2003)

Publication Order of Young… Anthologies (with Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh)

Young Mutants (1984)
Young Extraterrestrials (1984)
Young Monsters (1985)
Young Ghosts (1985)
Young Star Travelers (1986)
Young Witches and Warlocks (1987)

Standalone Novels

The Key Word and Other Mysteries (1977)
The Union Club Mysteries (1983)
The Disappearing Man and Other Mysteries (1985)
The Best Mysteries of Isaac Asimov (1986)
Anthologies (Edited by Isaac Asimov)
The Hugo Winners (1962)
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales (1963)
Tomorrow’s Children: Eighteen Tales of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1966)
Where Do We Go from Here? (1971)
The Hugo Winners, Volume II (1971)
Nebula Award Stories Eight (1973)
The Hugo Winners, Volume III (1977)
One Hundred Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories (1978)
The Science Fictional Solar System (1979)
The Thirteen Crimes of Science Fiction (1979)
The Future in Question (1980)
Who Done It? (1980)
Space Mail (1980)
Microcosmic Tales: 100 Wondrous Science Fiction Short-Short Stories (1980)
The Seven Deadly Sins of Science Fiction (1980)
The Future I (1981)
Catastrophes! (1981)
Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century (1981)
The Seven Cardinal Virtues of Science Fiction (1981)
Fantastic Creatures: An Anthology of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1981)
Raintree Reading Series I (1981)
Travels Through Time
Thinking Machines
Wild Inventions
After The End
Miniature Mysteries: One Hundred Malicious Little Mystery Stories (1981)
The Twelve Crimes of Christmas (1981)
Space Mail II (1982)
Tantalizing Locked Room Mysteries (1982)
TV: 2000 (1982)
Laughing Space (1982)
Speculations (1982)
Flying Saucers (1982)
Raintree Reading Series II (1982)
Earth Invaded
Mad Scientists
Mutants
Tomorrow’s TV
Dragon Tales (1982)
The Big Apple Mysteries (1982)
The Last Man on Earth (1982)
Science Fiction A to Z: A Dictionary of Great Science Fiction Themes (1982)
Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Fantasy of the 19th Century (1982)
Show Business Is Murder (1983)
Hallucination Orbit: Psychology In Science Fiction (1983)
Caught In the Organ Draft: Biology In Science Fiction (1983)
The Science Fiction Weight-Loss Book (1983)
Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Horror and Supernatural Stories of the 19th Century (1983)
Starships: Stories Beyond the Boundaries of the Universe (1983)
Thirteen Horrors of Halloween (1983)
Creations: The Quest For Origins in Story and Science (1983)
Those Amazing Electronic Thinking Machines!: An Anthology of Robot and Computer Stories (1983)
Computer Crimes and Capers (1983)
Machines That Think: The Best Science Stories about Robots and Computers (1983)
One Hundred Great Fantasy Short-Short Stories (1984)
Raintree Reading Series 3 (1984)
Bug Awful
Children Of The Future
The Immortals
Time Warps
Murder on the Menu (1984)
Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction Firsts (1984)
Fantastic Reading: Stories & Activities for Grade 5-8 (1984)
Election Day 2084: Science Fiction Stories on the Politics of the Future (1984)
Sherlock Holmes Through Time and Space (1984)
Baker’s Dozen: 13 Short Fantasy Novels (1984)
The Hugo Winners, Volume IV (1985)
Great Science Fiction Stories by the World’s Great Scientists (1985)
Amazing Stories: Sixty Years of the Best Science Fiction (1985)
Baker’s Dozen: Thirteen Short Science Fiction Novels (1985)
The Hugo Winners, Volume V (1986)
The Twelve Frights of Christmas (1986)
Hound Dunnit (1987)
Encounters (1988)
Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Crime Stories of the 19th Century (1988)
The Sport of Crime (1988)
Isaac Asimov Presents Tales of the Occult (1989)
Purr-fect Crime (1989)
Robots (1989)
Visions of Fantasy: Tales From the Masters (1989)
The New Hugo Winners (1989)
Senior Sleuths: A Large Print Anthology of Mysteries and Puzzlers (1989)
Cosmic Critiques: How & Why Ten Science Fiction Stories Work (1990)
Robots from Asimov’s (1990)
The New Hugo Winners, Volume II (1992)

Fantasy

Publication Order of Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy (with Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh)

Wizards (1981)
Witches (1984)
Cosmic Knights (1985)
Spells (1985)
Giants (1985)
Mythical Beasties (1986)
Magical Wishes (1986)
Devils (1987)
Atlantis (1988)
Ghosts (1988)
Curses (1989)
Faeries (1991)

Publication Order of Children’s Books

20th Century Discovery (1971)
The Story of Ruth (1972)
To the Ends of the Universe (1976)
Animals of the Bible (1978)
Saturn and Beyond (1979)
More… Would You Believe? (1982)
Isaac Asimov’s Limericks for Children (1984)
Ferdinand Magellan: Opening the Door to World Exploration (1991)

General Science

Words of Science, and the History Behind Them (1959)
Breakthroughs in Science (1960)
The Intelligent Man’s Guide to Science (1960)
Asimov’s Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 1st Ed. (1964)
The New Intelligent Man’s Guide to Science (1965)
Twentieth Century Discovery (1969)
Great Ideas of Science (1969)
Asimov’s Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, New Rev. Ed. (1972)
Asimov’s Guide to Science (1972)
More Words of Science (1972)
Ginn Science Program, Intermediate Level A (1972)
Ginn Science Program, Intermediate Level C (1972)
Ginn Science Program, Intermediate Level B (1972)
Ginn Science Program, Advanced Level A (1973)
Ginn Science Program, Advanced Level B (1973)
Please Explain (1973)
A Choice of Catastrophes (1979)
Exploring the Earth and the Cosmos (1982)
Asimov’s Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 2nd Rev. Ed. (1982)
The Measure of the Universe (1983)
Asimov’s New Guide to Science (1984)
Beginnings: The Story of Origins – of Mankind, Life, the Earth, the Universe (1987)
Asimov’s Chronology of Science and Discovery (1989)
Our Angry Earth: a Ticking Time Bomb (1991)
Why Do We Have Different Seasons? (1991)
Is Our Planet Warming Up? (1991)
Why Is the Air Dirty? (1991)
Why Are Whales Vanishing? (1991)
Where Does Garbage Go? (1991)
What Causes Acid Rain? (1991)
Why Are Some Beaches Oily? (1992)
Why Are Animals Endangered? (1992)
What’s Happening to the Ozone Layer? (1993)
Why Are the Rain Forests Vanishing? (1992)
Why Does Litter Cause Problems? (1992)

Mathematics

Realm of Numbers (1959)
Realm of Measure (1960)
Realm of Algebra (1961)
Quick and Easy Math (1964)
An Easy Introduction to the Slide Rule (1965)
History of Mathematics (1989)

Astronomy

The Clock We Live On (1959)
The Kingdom of the Sun (1960)
Satellites in Outer Space (1960)
The Double Planet (1960)
Planets For Man (1964)
The Universe: From Flat Earth to Quasar (1966)
The Moon (1967)
Environments Out There (1967)
Mars (1967)
Stars (1968)
Galaxies (1968)
ABC’s of Space (1969)
What Makes the Sun Shine? (1971)
Jupiter, the Largest Planet (1973)
Our World in Space (1974)
The Solar System (1975)
Eyes on the Universe: A History of the Telescope (1975)
Alpha Centauri, the Nearest Star (1976)
The Collapsing Universe: The Story of Black Holes (1977)
Mars, the Red Planet (1977)
Extraterrestrial Civilizations (1979)
Venus, Near Neighbor of the Sun (1981)
Visions of the Universe (1981)
Asimov’s Guide to Halley’s Comet (1985)
The Exploding Suns: The Secrets of the Supernovas (1985)
Mars: Our Mysterious Neighbor (1988)
Quasars, Pulsars, and Black Holes (1988)
The Sun (1988)
Unidentified Flying Objects (1988)
Space Spotter’s Guide (1988)
Jupiter: The Spotted Giant (1989)
Think about Space: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going? (1989)
Comets and Meteors (1989)
Neptune: The Farthest Giant (1990)
Venus: A Shrouded Mystery (1990)
What is a Shooting Star? (1991)
Why Do Stars Twinkle? (1991)
Why Does the Moon Change Shape? (1991)
What is an Eclipse? (1991)
Isaac Asimov’s Guide to Earth and Space (1991)

Earth Sciences

Words on the Map (1962)
ABC’s of the Ocean (1970)
ABC’s of the Earth (1971)
The Ends of the Earth: The Polar Regions of the World (1975)
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Biochemistry and Human Metabolism (1952)
The Chemicals of Life: Enzymes, Vitamins, and Hormones (1954)
Chemistry and Human Health (1956)
Building Blocks of the Universe (1957)
The World of Carbon (1958)
The World of Nitrogen (1958)
Life and Energy (1962)
The Search for the Elements (1962)
The Genetic Code (1963)
A Short History of Chemistry (1965)
The Noble Gases (1966)
The Genetic Effects of Radiation (1966)
Photosynthesis (1969)

Physics

Inside the Atom (1956)
Inside the Atom (3rd revised edition) (1966)
The Neutrino: Ghost Particle of the Atom (1966)
Understanding Physics, Volume I (1966)
Understanding Physics, Volume II (1966)
Understanding Physics, Volume III (1966)
Light (1970)
Electricity and Man (1972)
Worlds Within Worlds (1972)
Robots, Machines in Man’s Image (1985)
Atom: Journey Across the Subatomic Cosmos (1991)

Biology

Races and People (1955)
The Living River (1960)
The Wellsprings of Life (1960)
The Human Body: Its Structure and Operation (1963)
The Human Brain: Its Capacities and Functions (1964)
A Short History of Biology (1964)
ABC’s of Ecology (1972)
History of Biology (a chart) (1988)
Little Treasury of Dinosaurs (5 book set) (1989)
Giant Dinosaurs (vol. 1)
Armored Dinosaurs (vol. 2)
Small Dinosaurs (vol. 3)
Sea Reptiles and Flying Reptiles (vol. 4)
Meat-Eating Dinosaurs and Horned Dinosaurs (vol. 5)
Science Essay Collections
Only a Trillion (1957)
Fact and Fancy (1962)
View from a Height (1963)
Adding a Dimension (1964)
Of Time and Space and Other Things (1965)
From Earth to Heaven (1966)
Is Anyone There? (1967)
Science, Numbers, and I (1968)
The Solar System and Back (1970)
The Stars in Their Courses (1971)
The Left Hand of the Electron (1972)
Today and Tomorrow and… (1973)
The Tragedy of the Moon (1973)
Asimov on Astronomy (1974)
Asimov on Chemistry (1974)
Of Matters Great and Small (1975)
Science Past, Science Future (1975)
Asimov on Physics (1976)
The Planet That Wasn’t (1976)
Asimov on Numbers (1977)
The Beginning and the End (1977)
Quasar, Quasar, Burning Bright (1978)
Life and Time (1978)
The Road to Infinity (1979)
The Sun Shines Bright (1981)
Change!: Seventy-one Glimpses of the Future (1981)
Counting the Eons (1983)
The Roving Mind (1983)
X Stands for Unknown (1984)
The Subatomic Monster (1985)
The Dangers of Intelligence and Other Science Essays (1986)
Far as Human Eye Could See (1987)
Past, Present, and Future (1987)
The Relativity of Wrong (1988)
The Tyrannosaurus Prescription: and One Hundred Other Science Essays (1989)
Asimov on Science: A 30 Year Retrospective 1959-1989 (1989)
Frontiers: new discoveries about man and his planet, outer space and the universe (1990)
Out of the Everywhere (1990)
The Secret of the Universe (1991)
Frontiers II: more recent discoveries about life, Earth, space, and the universe (1993)
Science Fiction Essay Collections
Asimov on Science Fiction (1981)
Asimov’s Galaxy: Reflections on Science Fiction (1989)

Biology, Physics, Earth Sciences, Astronomy

Publication Order of How Did We Find Out

How Did We Find Out about Photosynthesis? (1966)
How Did We Find Out the Earth Is Round? (1972)
How Did We Find Out about Lasers? (1972)
How Did We Find Out about Numbers? (1973)
How Did We Find Out about Germs? (1973)
How Did We Find Out about Electricity? (1973)
How Did We Find Out about Dinosaurs? (1973)
How Did We Find Out about Vitamins? (1974)
How Did We Find Out about Energy? (1975)
How Did We Find Out about Comets? (1975)
How Did We Find Out about Nuclear Power? (1976)
How Did We Find Out about Atoms? (1976)
How Did We Find Out about Black Holes? (1978)
How Did We Find Out about Earthquakes? (1978)
How Did We Find Out about Our Human Roots? (1979)
How Did We Find Out about Antarctica? (1979)
How Did We Find Out about Coal? (1980)
How Did We Find Out about Solar Power? (1981)
How Did We Find Out about Outer Space? (1981)
How Did We Find Out about Volcanoes? (1981)
How Did We Find Out about Life in the Deep Sea? (1982)
How Did We Find Out about the Beginning of Life? (1982)
How We Found Out about Numbers (1982)
How Did We Find Out about the Universe? (1983)
How Did We Find Out about Genes? (1983)
How Did We Find Out about Robots? (1984)
How Did We Find Out about Computers? (1984)
How Did We Find Out about the Atmosphere? (1985)
How Did We Find Out about DNA? (1985)
How Did We Find Out about the Speed of Light? (1986)
How Did We Find Out about Sunshine? (1987)
How Did We Find Out about the Brain? (1987)
How Did We Find Out about Superconductivity? (1988)
How Did We Find Out about Microwaves? (1989)
How Did We Find Out about Pluto? (1990)

Publication Order of Library of the Universe

The Sun (1973)
The Earth’s Moon (1985)
Did Comets Kill the Dinosaurs? (1987)
UFOs (1988)
Uranus: The Sideways Planet (1988)
How Was the Universe Born? (1988)
Rockets, Probes, and Satellites (1988)
Our Solar System (1988)
The Space Spotter’s Guide (1988)
Ancient Astronomy (1988)
Earth: Our Home Base (1988)
Saturn: The Ringed Beauty (1988)
Colonizing the Planets and Stars (1989)
Astronomy Today (1989)
Piloted Space Flights (1989)
Is There Life on Other Planets? (1989)
The Birth and Death of Stars (1989)
Science Fiction, Science Fact (1989)
Mythology and The Universe (1989)
Space Garbage (1989)
The World’s Space Programs (1990)
Black Holes, Pulsars and Quasars (2005)

Publication Order of New Library of the Universe

The Red Planet (1967)
Comets and Meteors (1973)
Science Fiction (1981)
Venus, Near Neighbor of the Sun (1981)
Neptune (1984)
Comet! (1985)
Death from Space (1987)
The Asteroids (1988)
Our Milky Way and Other Galaxies (1988)
Pluto: A Double Planet? (1989)
Mercury: The Quick Planet (1989)
Folklore and Legends of the Universe (1989)
Space Colonies (1995)
A Stargazer’s Guide (1995)
Pollution in Space (1995)
Space Explorers (1995)
The Birth of Our Universe (1995)
Aliens and Extraterrestrials (1995)
Planet of Extremes: Jupiter (1995)
The Future in Space (1996)
Modern Astronomy (1996)
The 21st Century in Space (1996)
Index (1996)
Global Space Programs (1997)

History

Order of Historia Universal Series

The Near East (1968)
The Land of Canaan (1971)
The Egyptians (1967)
The Greeks (1965)
Roman Republic (1966)
The Roman Empire (1967)
Constantinople (1970)
The Dark Ages (1968)
The Shaping of England (1969)
The Shaping of France (1972)
The Shaping of North America from Earliest Times to 1763 (1969)
The Birth of the United States, 1763-1816 (1973)
Our Federal Union (1975)
The Golden Door (1977)

Standalone

The Kite That Won the Revolution (1963)
Words from History (1968)
Earth: Our Crowded Spaceship (1974)
The March of the Millennia: A Key To Looking At History (1991)
Asimov’s Chronology of the World (1991)
Christopher Columbus: Navigator to the New World (1991)

The Bible

Words in Genesis (1962)
Words from the Exodus (1963)
Asimov’s Guide to the Bible, Volume I (1968)
Asimov’s Guide to the Bible, Volume II (1969)
In the Beginning (1981)

Literature

Words from the Myths (1961)
Asimov’s Guide to Shakespeare, Volume I (1970)
Asimov’s Guide to Shakespeare, Volume II (1970)
Asimov’s Annotated “Don Juan” (1972)
Asimov’s Annotated “Paradise Lost” (1974)
Familiar Poems Annotated (1977)
Asimov’s Sherlockian Limericks (1977)
The Annotated “Gulliver’s Travels” (1980)
How to Enjoy Writing: A Book of Aid and Comfort (1987)
Asimov’s Annotated Gilbert and Sullivan (1988)
Humor and Satire
The Sensuous Dirty Old Man (1971)
Isaac Asimov’s Treasury of Humor (1971)
Lecherous Limericks (1975)
More Lecherous Limericks (1976)
Still More Lecherous Limericks (1977)
Limericks: Too Gross; or Two Dozen Dirty Stanzas (1978)
A Grossery of Limericks (1981)
Asimov Laughs Again: More Than 700 Favorite Jokes, Limericks, and Anecdotes (1992)

Autobiography

In Memory Yet Green (1979)
In Joy Still Felt (1980)
I, Asimov: A memoir (1994)
Yours, Isaac Asimov (1995)
It’s Been a Good Life (2002)

General Nonfiction

Publication Order of The Hugo Winners Books (with Martin H. Greenberg)

The Hugo Winners, Vol. 1 & 2: 1955-1972 (1962)
The Hugo Winners, 1955-1961( with Poul Anderson) (1962)
Stories from The Hugo Winners, 1962-1967 (1971)
The Hugo Winners, 1968-1970 (1973)
More Stories from the Hugo Winners, Vol. 2 (1973)
The Hugo Winners, Vol. 3: 1971-1975 (1977)
The Hugo Winners: The Best of the Best Science Fiction, 1973 (1979)
The Hugo Winners, Vol. 4 (1985)
The Hugo Winners, Vol. 5 (1986)
The New Hugo Winners, 1983-1985 (with Martin H. Greenberg) (1989)
The New Hugo Winners, Vol. 2: 1986-1988 (1990)
The Super Hugos (1992)

Miscellaneous

Opus 100 (1969)
Opus 200 (1979)
Isaac Asimov’s Book of Facts (1979)
Isaac Asimov Presents Superquiz (1982)
Isaac Asimov Presents Superquiz II (1983)
Opus 300 (1984)
Living in the Future (1985)
Futuredays: A Nineteenth-Century Vision of the Year 2000 (1986)
Isaac Asimov Presents Superquiz III (1987)
Isaac Asimov Presents From Harding to Hiroshima (1988)
Isaac Asimov’s Book of Science and Nature Quotations (1988)
Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction and Fantasy Story-a-Month 1989 Calendar (1988)
Isaac Asimov Presents Superquiz IV (1989)
The Complete Science Fair Handbook (1989)

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