HarperVoyager The Complete Robot

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I am a huge Asimov fan - I will never forgive him (and Heinlein as well) for dying on me. I have read the original Foundation Trilogy, and I re-read after it had expanded to six books. After he died, I was researching his writings and came across a memo that he had written that outlined his entire Foundation/Empire series. I was surprised to find out that not only had the Foundation series expanded to 7 books, but that it was merely a subset (the last of three in the entire series) to this greater series. I am going to the trouble of writing this, and listing the 13 books here, to share this knowledge with other rabid Asimov fans. Here is the entire list: 1 The Complete Robot (1982) [and/or I, Robot (1950)] 2 Caves of Steel (1954) This is the first of my robot novels. 3 The Naked Sun (1957) The second robot novel. 4 The Robots of Dawn (1983) The third robot novel. 5 Robots and Empire (1985) The fourth robot novel. 6 The Currents of Space (1952) This is the first of my [Galactic] Empire novels. 7 The Stars, Like Dust (1951) The second [Galactic] Empire novel. 8 Pebble in the Sky (1950) The third [Galactic] Empire novel and my first novel. 9 Prelude to Foundation (1988) This is the first Foundation novel. 10 Forward the Foundation (1993) This is the second Foundation novel. 11 Foundation (1951) This is now the third Foundation novel but most of the world knows this book as the first book of the original Foundation Trilogy. Actually, it began as a collection of four short stories, originally published between 1942 and 1944, plus an introductory section written for the book in 1949. 12 Foundation and Empire (1952) This is the fourth Foundation novel, made from two short stories, originally published in 1945. 13 Second Foundation (1953) This is the fifth Foundation novel, made from two short stories, originally published in 1948 and 1949. 14 Foundation's Edge (1982) This is the sixth Foundation novel. 15 Foundation and Earth (1986) This is the seventh Foundation novel. I have finished the first book, and am currently on the 4th of the Robot novels (#5 on the list). I have been amazed so far at how much the Robot novels, which I had not previously read in completion, add to the story of Foundation and Empire. Re the book reviewed here, "Complete Robot", Asimov comments that either it or the 1950 "I, Robot" is acceptable, but "Complete Robot" is way better - it really *is* complete. It is a huge book, and contains *all* his Robot short stories and novellas. You don't necessarily have to read *every* story for Foundation & Empire background, but of course you will, if you are an Asimov lover like me :)

I guess I was expecting more. Don't know why. The introduction put me off as he gives himself a pat on the head claiming his greatness.. so I was curious..maybe asimov really is like some lord of sf. I stopped reading after a few stories.. I get the idea but it's little more than mental masturbation.

Si te gusta la ciencia ficción, los robots, el posible futuro de los humanos viviendo con robots, este es el primer libro que debes leer, luego el, I, Robot, y así sucesivamente.

Pour un fan d'Asimov depuis des décennies, ça fait du bien de retrouver ces histoires de robots !