Where to Start with Isaac Asimov
- Best entry point → I, Robot
- Best standalone → Robots e Imperio : Serie de los robots 5
- Start the Robot #0.4 series → Robot Dreams
- What fans keep coming back to → Foundation
- Best narrator for Isaac Asimov → The Naked Sun
- Highest rated by listeners → Second Foundation (Foundation (Publication Order) #3)
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Foundation
Foundation • Book 3
by Isaac Asimov
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.29 ABR Score (620.2K ratings)★ 4.17 Goodreads (600.9K) ★ 4.4 Audible (19.4K)More about this pick
Psychohistorian Hari Seldon foresees the Galactic Empire's collapse and establishes a colony on Terminus to preserve knowledge through the coming dark age.
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Foundation and Empire
Foundation (Publication Order) • Book 2
by Isaac Asimov
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.43 ABR Score (237.9K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (228.2K) ★ 4.63 Audible (9.6K)More about this pick
Asimov's galactic chess match between the Foundation's psychohistory and the mutant Mule gets epic scope through Scott Brick's commanding delivery.
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Second Foundation
Foundation (Publication Order) • Book 3
by Isaac Asimov
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.46 ABR Score (212.2K ratings)★ 4.28 Goodreads (204.3K) ★ 4.65 Audible (7.9K)More about this pick
The Mule hunts for the hidden Second Foundation while 14-year-old Arkady might hold the key to either the Foundation's salvation or destruction.
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I, Robot
Robots
by Isaac Asimov
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.31 ABR Score (390.1K ratings)★ 4.21 Goodreads (381.7K) ★ 4.46 Audible (8.4K)More about this pick
Nine interconnected stories explore what happens when robots with rigid moral programming encounter human complexity and contradiction. These aren't action tales but philosophical puzzles wrapped in deceptively simple prose.
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Foundation's Edge
Foundation (Publication Order) • Book 4
by Isaac Asimov
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.45 ABR Score (104.1K ratings)★ 4.19 Goodreads (99.4K) ★ 4.75 Audible (4.7K)More about this pick
Asimov returns to his galactic empire thirty years later as the First Foundation discovers disturbing flaws in Seldon's plan. Scott Brick captures both the scope and intricate plotting.
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Prelude to Foundation
Foundation (Publication Order) • Book 6
by Isaac Asimov
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.41 ABR Score (101.4K ratings)★ 4.17 Goodreads (97.1K) ★ 4.71 Audible (4.3K)More about this pick
Young mathematician Hari Seldon flees across the planet-city of Trantor while developing psychohistory in Asimov's prequel. Scott Brick handles the vast world-building and political intrigue with expertise.
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The Naked Sun
Robot • Book 2
by Isaac Asimov, Chris Moore
Narrated by William Dufris
★ 4.42 ABR Score (67.3K ratings)★ 4.2 Goodreads (64.3K) ★ 4.75 Audible (3.0K)More about this pick
William Dufris captures Baley's claustrophobic terror as the Earth detective must solve murder on a Spacer world where humans live in complete isolation.
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The Robots of Dawn
Robot • Book 3
by Isaac Asimov
Narrated by William Dufris
★ 4.41 ABR Score (58.4K ratings)★ 4.2 Goodreads (55.5K) ★ 4.74 Audible (2.9K)More about this pick
Detective Baley investigates roboticide on Aurora, where humanoid robots challenge the Three Laws, and Dufris balances mystery plotting with Asimov's technological philosophy.
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Forward the Foundation
Foundation (Publication Order) • Book 7
by Isaac Asimov
Narrated by Larry McKeever
★ 4.08 ABR Score (65.3K ratings)★ 4.16 Goodreads (62.2K) ★ 4.29 Audible (3.1K)More about this pick
Hari Seldon's final years show the psychohistory founder struggling to perfect his science as the Galactic Empire crumbles around him. Asimov's last novel brings decades of storytelling to a poignant close.
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Robot Dreams
Robot #0.4
by Isaac Asimov, Ralph McQuarrie
Narrated by George Guidall
★ 4.17 ABR Score (14.4K ratings)★ 4.17 Goodreads (13.5K) ★ 4.55 Audible (923)More about this pick
Asimov's robot stories predicted our technological future decades before it arrived, exploring AI consciousness and ethics. George Guidall's performance honors the thoughtful science fiction tradition.
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Robots e Imperio : Serie de los robots 5
by Isaac Asimov
Narrated by Guillermo Romero
★ 3.61 ABR Score (25 ratings)★ 4.2 Goodreads (10) ★ 4.8 Audible (15)More about this pick
Dr. Amadiro's vengeful plot threatens humanity's future in Asimov's robot universe climax. Guillermo Romero captures both the sweeping galactic scope and intimate character moments.
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