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Isaac Asimov began his Foundation Series at the age of twenty-one, not realizing that it woudl one day be considered a conerstone of science fiction. During his legendary career, Asimov penned over 470 books on subjects ranging from science to Shakespeare to histroy, though he was most loved for his award-winning science fiction sagas, whcih include the Robot, Empire, and Foundation series. Named a Grand Master of Science Fiction by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Asimov entertained and educated readers of all ages for close to five decades. He died, at the age of seventy-two, in April 1992... Read More
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Foundation
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: October 1, 1991
Price: $7.99
For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Sheldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future--to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save mankind, Seldon... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: October 1, 1991
Price: $7.99
For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Sheldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future--to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save mankind, Seldon... Read more >
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Foundation and Empire
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: October 1, 1991
Price: $7.99
The Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are one of the great masterworks of science fiction. Unsurpassed for their unique blend of nonstop action, daring ideas, and extensive world-building, they chronicle the struggle of a courageous group of men and women to preserve humanity’s light against an inexorable tide of darkness and... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: October 1, 1991
Price: $7.99
The Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are one of the great masterworks of science fiction. Unsurpassed for their unique blend of nonstop action, daring ideas, and extensive world-building, they chronicle the struggle of a courageous group of men and women to preserve humanity’s light against an inexorable tide of darkness and... Read more >
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I, Robot
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: November 1, 1991
Price: $7.99
The three laws of Robotics:
1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm
2) A robot must obey orders givein to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3) A robot must protect its own... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: November 1, 1991
Price: $7.99
The three laws of Robotics:
1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm
2) A robot must obey orders givein to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3) A robot must protect its own... Read more >
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Prelude to Foundation
Format: Paperback, 528 pages
On Sale: March 1, 1989
Price: $7.99
It is the year 12,020 G.E. and Emperor Cleon I sits uneasily on the Imperial throne of Trantor. Here in the great multidomed capital of the Galactic Empire, forty billion people have created a civilization of unimaginable technological and cultural complexity. Yet Cleon knows there are those who would see him... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 528 pages
On Sale: March 1, 1989
Price: $7.99
It is the year 12,020 G.E. and Emperor Cleon I sits uneasily on the Imperial throne of Trantor. Here in the great multidomed capital of the Galactic Empire, forty billion people have created a civilization of unimaginable technological and cultural complexity. Yet Cleon knows there are those who would see him... Read more >
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Second Foundation
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: October 1, 1991
Price: $7.99
Isaac Asimov's Foundation novels are one of the great masterworks of science fiction. As unsurpassed blend of nonstop action, daring ideas, and extensive world-building, they chronicle the struggle of a courageous group of men and women dedicated to preserving humanity's light in a galaxy plunged into a nightmare of ignorance and... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: October 1, 1991
Price: $7.99
Isaac Asimov's Foundation novels are one of the great masterworks of science fiction. As unsurpassed blend of nonstop action, daring ideas, and extensive world-building, they chronicle the struggle of a courageous group of men and women dedicated to preserving humanity's light in a galaxy plunged into a nightmare of ignorance and... Read more >
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Foundation's Edge
Format: Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: October 1, 1991
Price: $7.99
At last, the costly and bitter war between the two Foundations had come to an end. The scientists of the First Foundation had proved victorious; and now they retum to Hari Seldon's long-established plan to build a new Empire that the Second Foundation is not destroyed after all-and that its still-defiant... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: October 1, 1991
Price: $7.99
At last, the costly and bitter war between the two Foundations had come to an end. The scientists of the First Foundation had proved victorious; and now they retum to Hari Seldon's long-established plan to build a new Empire that the Second Foundation is not destroyed after all-and that its still-defiant... Read more >
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Caves of Steel
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: November 1, 1991
Price: $7.99
A millennium into the future two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. Isaac Asimov's Robot novels chronicle the unlikely partnership between a New York City detective and a humanoid robot who must learn to work together. Like most people left... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: November 1, 1991
Price: $7.99
A millennium into the future two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. Isaac Asimov's Robot novels chronicle the unlikely partnership between a New York City detective and a humanoid robot who must learn to work together. Like most people left... Read more >
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Foundation and Earth
Format: Paperback, 528 pages
On Sale: August 31, 2004
Price: $7.99
The fifth novel in Asimov's popular Foundation series opens with second thoughts. Councilman Golan Trevize is wondering if he was right to choose a collective mind as the best possible future for humanity over the anarchy of contentious individuals, nations and planets. To test his conclusion, he decides he must know... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 528 pages
On Sale: August 31, 2004
Price: $7.99
The fifth novel in Asimov's popular Foundation series opens with second thoughts. Councilman Golan Trevize is wondering if he was right to choose a collective mind as the best possible future for humanity over the anarchy of contentious individuals, nations and planets. To test his conclusion, he decides he must know... Read more >
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Forward the Foundation
Format: Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: August 31, 2004
Price: $7.99
A stunning testament to his creative genius. Forward The Foundation is a the saga's dramatic climax -- the story Asimov fans have been waiting for. An exciting tale of danger, intrigue, and suspense, Forward The Foundation brings to vivid life Asimov's best loved characters: hero Hari Seldon, who struggles to perfect... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: August 31, 2004
Price: $7.99
A stunning testament to his creative genius. Forward The Foundation is a the saga's dramatic climax -- the story Asimov fans have been waiting for. An exciting tale of danger, intrigue, and suspense, Forward The Foundation brings to vivid life Asimov's best loved characters: hero Hari Seldon, who struggles to perfect... Read more >
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The Naked Sun
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: November 1, 1991
Price: $7.99
A millennium into the future, two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. On the beautiful Outer World planet of Solaria, a handful of human colonists lead a hermit-like existence, their every need attended to by their faithful robot servants. To... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: November 1, 1991
Price: $7.99
A millennium into the future, two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. On the beautiful Outer World planet of Solaria, a handful of human colonists lead a hermit-like existence, their every need attended to by their faithful robot servants. To... Read more >
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Foundation
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: April 29, 2008
Price: $14.00
For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Sheldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future—to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save mankind, Seldon... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: April 29, 2008
Price: $14.00
For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Sheldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future—to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save mankind, Seldon... Read more >
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The Gods Themselves
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: September 4, 1990
Price: $7.99
Only a few know the terrifying truth--an outcast Earth scientist, a rebellious alien inhabitant of a dying planet, a lunar-born human intuitionist who senses the imminent annihilation of the Sun. They know the truth--but who will listen? They have foreseen the cost of abundant energy--but who will believe? These few beings, human and alien... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: September 4, 1990
Price: $7.99
Only a few know the terrifying truth--an outcast Earth scientist, a rebellious alien inhabitant of a dying planet, a lunar-born human intuitionist who senses the imminent annihilation of the Sun. They know the truth--but who will listen? They have foreseen the cost of abundant energy--but who will believe? These few beings, human and alien... Read more >
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I, Robot
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: April 29, 2008
Price: $14.00
The three laws of Robotics:
1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm
2) A robot must obey orders givein to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3) A robot must protect its own... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: April 29, 2008
Price: $14.00
The three laws of Robotics:
1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm
2) A robot must obey orders givein to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3) A robot must protect its own... Read more >
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Isaac Asimov
Format: Trade Paperback, 624 pages
On Sale: October 1, 1990
Price: $22.95
The first book of the definitive three-volume collection of short stories by the prolific Isaac Asimov, whose tales have delighted countless fans for over half a century--a must for every science fiction bookshelf. Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 624 pages
On Sale: October 1, 1990
Price: $22.95
The first book of the definitive three-volume collection of short stories by the prolific Isaac Asimov, whose tales have delighted countless fans for over half a century--a must for every science fiction bookshelf. Read more >
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Nemesis
Format: Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: September 1, 1990
Price: $7.99
In the twenty-third century pioneers have escaped the crowded earth for life in self-sustaining orbital colonies. One of the colonies, Rotor, has broken away from the solar system to create its own renegade utopia around an unknown red star two light-years from Earth: a star named Nemesis. Now a fifteen-year-old Rotorian girl has learned... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: September 1, 1990
Price: $7.99
In the twenty-third century pioneers have escaped the crowded earth for life in self-sustaining orbital colonies. One of the colonies, Rotor, has broken away from the solar system to create its own renegade utopia around an unknown red star two light-years from Earth: a star named Nemesis. Now a fifteen-year-old Rotorian girl has learned... Read more >
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Foundation and Empire
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: April 29, 2008
Price: $14.00
The Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are one of the great masterworks of science fiction. Unsurpassed for their unique blend of nonstop action, daring ideas, and extensive world-building, they chronicle the struggle of a courageous group of men and women to preserve humanity’s light against an inexorable tide of darkness and... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: April 29, 2008
Price: $14.00
The Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are one of the great masterworks of science fiction. Unsurpassed for their unique blend of nonstop action, daring ideas, and extensive world-building, they chronicle the struggle of a courageous group of men and women to preserve humanity’s light against an inexorable tide of darkness and... Read more >
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Foundation
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2004
Price: $24.00
One of the great masterworks of science fiction, the Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are unsurpassed for their unique blend of nonstop action, daring ideas, and extensive world-building. The story of our future begins with the history of Foundation and its greatest psychohistorian: Hari Seldon.
For twelve thousand years the Galactic... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2004
Price: $24.00
One of the great masterworks of science fiction, the Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are unsurpassed for their unique blend of nonstop action, daring ideas, and extensive world-building. The story of our future begins with the history of Foundation and its greatest psychohistorian: Hari Seldon.
For twelve thousand years the Galactic... Read more >
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Second Foundation
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: April 29, 2008
Price: $14.00
Isaac Asimov's Foundation novels are one of the great masterworks of science fiction. As unsurpassed blend of nonstop action, daring ideas, and extensive world-building, they chronicle the struggle of a courageous group of men and women dedicated to preserving humanity's light in a galaxy plunged into a nightmare of ignorance and... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: April 29, 2008
Price: $14.00
Isaac Asimov's Foundation novels are one of the great masterworks of science fiction. As unsurpassed blend of nonstop action, daring ideas, and extensive world-building, they chronicle the struggle of a courageous group of men and women dedicated to preserving humanity's light in a galaxy plunged into a nightmare of ignorance and... Read more >
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Isaac Asimov's Guide to Earth and Space
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: November 23, 1992
Price: $6.99
A wide-ranging exploration of our universe -- from "what makes the wind blow?" to "how was the moon formed?" -- in questions-and-answer format, written in vintage Asimov style. "A fine introduction to modern astronomical theory." -- LIBRARY JOURNAL Read more >
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: November 23, 1992
Price: $6.99
A wide-ranging exploration of our universe -- from "what makes the wind blow?" to "how was the moon formed?" -- in questions-and-answer format, written in vintage Asimov style. "A fine introduction to modern astronomical theory." -- LIBRARY JOURNAL Read more >
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Foundation and Empire
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2004
Price: $24.00
Although small and seemingly helpless, the Foundation had managed to survive against the greed of its neighboring warlords. But could it stand against the mighty power of the Empire, who had created a mutant man with the strength of a dozen battlefleets...?
From the Paperback edition. Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2004
Price: $24.00
Although small and seemingly helpless, the Foundation had managed to survive against the greed of its neighboring warlords. But could it stand against the mighty power of the Empire, who had created a mutant man with the strength of a dozen battlefleets...?
From the Paperback edition. Read more >
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I, Robot
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2004
Price: $24.00
The three laws of Robotics:
1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm
2) A robot must obey orders givein to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3) A robot must protect its own... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2004
Price: $24.00
The three laws of Robotics:
1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm
2) A robot must obey orders givein to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3) A robot must protect its own... Read more >
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Second Foundation
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2004
Price: $24.00
So far the Foundation was safe. But there was a hidden Second Foundation to protect the first. The Mule has yet to find it, but he was getting closer all the time. The men of the Foundation sought it, too, to escape from Mule's mind control. Only Arkady, a 14 year-old... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2004
Price: $24.00
So far the Foundation was safe. But there was a hidden Second Foundation to protect the first. The Mule has yet to find it, but he was getting closer all the time. The men of the Foundation sought it, too, to escape from Mule's mind control. Only Arkady, a 14 year-old... Read more >
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