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Frank EinsteinSeries
series11 books2014
“Frank Einstein loves to tinker, build and take things apart.”
from the catalogue
Start with Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor →
Service ModelSeries
series3 books2024
Post-apocalyptic, about identity, set in near future.
Start with Human Resources →
RoderickSeries
series3 books1980
completed
About coming of age and identity.
“Roderick the Robot - brainchild of Dr. Lee Wong - a real, complete, functioning, artificial boy.”
from the catalogue
Start with Roderick or the Education of a Young Machine →
FuzzyNovel
Paul Dellinger & Tom Anglebergerstandalone novel2016
About friendship and coming of age.
Franny K. Stein, Mad ScientistSeries
series10 books2004
Humor.
“Franny K. Stein is not your average girl -- she's a mad scientist.”
from the catalogue
Start with Lunch Walks Among Us →
FoundationUniverse
universe123 books1940
Set in far future.
“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue
Start with Foundation →
includes The Positronic Robot Stories, Second Foundation Trilogy, Foundation, Trantorian Empire, The Collected Fiction of Isaac Asimov, Foundation (Original Stories)