Series
Foundation (Original Stories)
Isaac Asimov · 1 novel · 3 novellas · 3 novelettes · 2 short stories · 1942–1976
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Reading order
The order the books came out.
Best read in the order they were published.
Map
Foundation (Original Stories) at the centre, its books fanned around what holds them. Pick anything for its details, and zoom out for similar series in orbit — the reading order above lists the same books as text.
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By decade
- 1940s8
- 1950s0
- 1960s0
- 1970s1
Shape
1 novel · 3 novellas · 3 novelettes · 2 short stories
1 author · completed series
reads like:science fictionpolitical intriguegalactic scalefar futurereflectiveadult
Mood
Grim and intense: 56% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 46%.
grim · intensebright · intensegrim · calmbright · calmtenseadventurousdarkeeriefunnylightheartedrelaxingsadcatalogthis series
this series · the catalog · one dot = one book9 of 9 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- ... And Now You Don'tdarkest · most intense
- The Mulebrightest
- Foundationcalmest