


The reason I like this order is that it preserves the chronology of the reader's discovery of the story. Or, you can proceed to the later additions to the series, which I find do not hold up as well as the others.) Foundation and Earth (To me, that is really marks the end of the best of the work, and you can stop there.The Galactic Empire trilogy (since these 3 books are unconnected to each other, besides taking place in the same general universe, this series can really be read in any order).The Elijah Baley series (which obliquely tells the story of Earth's first robotic forays into space).I, Robot (some lists omit this, but this is really the "origin" story of this universe - The Complete Robot can be substituted here, since it contains the same stories as I, Robot).I always have recommended the series in the following order: I think neither the published order nor the chronological order do the series justice. This list from Prelude to Foundation (1988) is also reproduced online here. Foundation and Earth (1983) The seventh Foundation novel.Foundation's Edge (1982) The sixth Foundation novel.Second Foundation (1953) The fifth Foundation novel, comprised of 2 stories originally published in 19.

