Series
Norby Chronicles
Janet Asimov & Isaac Asimov · 11 novellas · 2 short stories · 9 collections · 1983–2024
Norby is a fictional robot created by Janet Asimov and Isaac Asimov who stars in his own series of children's science fiction books, The Norby Chronicles. His first appearance was in the 1983 book Norby, the Mixed-Up Robot, in total he appeared in 11 novels in the 'Norby' series. According to Isaac Asimov, although Janet Asimov did 90% of the work, his "name was wanted on the book for the betterment of sales [and he] went over the manuscript and polished it a bit."
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Reading order
The order the books came out.
Best read in the order they were published.
Map
Norby Chronicles 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.
Stats
By decade
- 1980s14
- 1990s3
- 2000s0
- 2010s0
- 2020s5
Shape
11 novellas · 2 short stories · 9 collections
2 authors · completed series
reads like:science fictionrobotsspacefar futureadventurousmiddle grade
Mood
Bright and intense: 95% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 44%.
this series · the catalog · one dot = one book20 of 22 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- Norby and the Terrified Taxidarkest · most intense
- The Norby Chroniclesbrightest · calmest