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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 :)

THE COMPLETE ROBOT is the ultimate collection of timeless, amazing and amusing robot stories from the greatest science fiction writer of all time, offering golden insights into robot thought processes. Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics were programmed into real computers thirty years ago at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - with surprising results. Readers of today still have many surprises in store... What goes inside the mind of a robot who is provided with a mind that is possible because of the combined efforts by thousands of brilliant scientists? Getting Isaac Asimov books became a necessity after I completed a short story collection by him, he made me so deeply engrossed in his works that I often forgot about everything around me including the time. He is among the best writers that I have known till date. He pours his soul in his works, he know content delivery, pace setting, character development alongwith an excellent plot. Never think twice before buying his works. This book might be difficult for you sometimes because the beginning of every story just bounces off the head of a human brain similar to mine, like me you just have to push through the first few pages of each story in order to get acquainted with it's plot and characters deeply. You have to be patient while reading ths stories throughout this book and I assure you that your patience will award you with something that no other book ever did. Since it is an anthology it contains various stories and certainly not every story would be the best, for me the best one out of this book was "The Bicentennial Man". This was the only story that pulled out tears from my eyes after the legendary book "The Book Thief". So when I say it was the best story of this collection you can consider it as the best work by Isaac Asimov, I can't wait to watch it's 1999 movie adaptation which was lead by the legend Robin Williams. I would recommend this book to every person who loves science or products of science (yeah like the smartphone that you are using right now), go get this book and let your mind have an intense orgasm!!!

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.