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Non-Fiction Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Non-Fiction books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Non-Fiction series? Start with "The Chemicals of Life" (1954) and follow publication order through all 194 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

The Chemicals of Life
1954

Is Anyone There?
1956

Inside The Atom
1956

Only a Trillion / Marvels of Science
1957

Building Blocks of the Universe
1957

Fact and Fancy
1958

The World of Nitrogen
1958

Worlds Within Worlds
1958

The World of Carbon
1958

The Clock We Live On
1959

Words of Science and The History Behind Them
1959

Realm of Numbers
1959

The Wellsprings of Life
1960

Asimov's New Guide to Science
1960

Satellites in Outer Space
1960

The Double Planet
1960

Words from the Myths
1961

The Realm of Algebra
1961

The Bloodstream
1961

The Genetic Code
1962

The Search for the Elements
1962

Words on the Map
1962

The Human Brain
1963

The Human Body
1963

Words from the Exodus
1963

View from a Height
1963

Adding a Dimension
1964

Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
1964

A Short History of Biology
1964

Quick and Easy Math
1964

A Short History of Chemistry
1965

An Easy Introduction to the Slide Rule
1965

From Earth to Heaven
1965

Of Time, Space, and Other Things
1965

Understanding Physics
1966

Understanding Physics Light Magnetism and Electricity
1966

Understanding Physics the Electron Proton and Neutron
1966

Universe From Flat Earth to Quasar
1966

The Noble Gases
1966

Asimov's Guide to the Bible
1967

Environments Out There
1967

Science, Numbers, And I
1968

Photosynthesis
1968

Words from History.
1968

The Neutrino
1969

Space Dictionary
1969

The Physical Sciences
1969

Opus 100
1969

ABC's of space
1969

Light
1970

ABC's of the Ocean
1971

The Sensuous Dirty Old Man
1971

ABC's of the Earth
1971

The Stars In Their Courses
1971

What Makes the Sun Shine?
1971

The Left Hand of the Electron
1972

More Words of Science
1972

The Biological Sciences
1972

The Solar System and Back
1972

ABC's of Ecology
1972

Asimov's Guide to Science
1972

The Tragedy of the Moon
1973

Today and Tomorrow and ...
1973

Please Explain
1973

Jupiter, the Largest Planet
1973

Asimov on Astronomy
1974

Towards Tomorrow
1974

Asimov on Chemistry
1974

Science Past, Science Future
1975

Eyes on the Universe
1975

The Solar System
1975

Of Matters Great and Small
1975

The Planet That Wasn't
1976

Asimov on Physics
1976

Life and Energy
1976

Alpha Centauri, The Nearest Star
1976

The Exploding Suns
1977

The Tyrannosaurus Prescription and 100 Other Essays
1977

The Collapsing Universe
1977

Life and Time
1978

Quasar, Quasar, Burning Bright
1978

Asimov on Numbers
1978

Extraterrestrial Civilizations
1979

Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts
1979

The Road to Infinity
1979

The Intelligent Man's Guide to the Physical Sciences
1979

A Choice of Catastrophes
1979

Jupiter
1980

About Black Holes
1980

The Subatomic Monster
1981

Would You Believe?
1981

The Book of Facts, Volume 2
1981

Change!
1981

Asimov on Science Fiction
1981

Venus, Near Neighbor of the Sun
1981

In the Beginning
1981

Exploring The Earth And The Cosmos
1982

The Roving Mind
1983

Counting the Eons
1983

The Sun Shines Bright
1983

X Stands for Unknown
1983

The Measure of the Universe
1983

The History of Physics
1984

Isaac Asimov on the Human Body and the Human Brain
1985

Asimov's Guide to Halley's Comet
1985

Living In the Future
1985

Opus 300
1985

The Dangers of Intelligence and Other Science Essays
1986

Beginnings
1987

Far as Human Eye Could See
1987

Beyond the Stars
1987

The Relativity of Wrong
1988

Isaac Asimov's Guide to Earth and Space
1988

Asimov's Galaxy
1988

Asimov's Chronology of the World
1989

Jupiter, the Spotted Giant
1989

Asimov on Science
1989

Little Library of Dinosaurs
1989

Out of the Everywhere
1990

Projects in Astronomy
1990

March of the Millennia (With: Frank White)
1990

Atom
1991

Star Cycles
1991

The Wall Chart of Science and Invention
1991

Christopher Columbus
1991

Why Do Stars Twinkle?
1991

Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy
1991

What is an Eclipse?
1991

Why Does The Moon Change Shape?
1991

Henry Hudson
1991

Our Angry Earth
1991

Why Does Litter Cause Problems?
1992

The Secret of the Universe
1992

How is Paper Made?
1992

How Do Big Ships Float?
1992

Why Do We Need to Brush Our Teeth?
1993

My First Book of Animals From A to Z
1994

Our Planetary System
1994

Isaac Asimov's The Rocky Planets
1994

Yours, Isaac Asimov
1995

Facts and Trivia
1998

The Moon
2002

Realm of Measure
2003

Space Junk
2005

Astronomy Projects
2005

How to Save the Planet
2017

The Sun
1973

The Earth's Moon
1985

Did Comets Kill the Dinosaurs?
1987

UFOs
1988

Uranus
1988

How Was the Universe Born?
1988

Rockets, Probes, and Satellites
1988

Our Solar System
1988

The Space Spotter's Guide
1988

Ancient Astronomy
1988

Earth
1988

Saturn
1988

Colonizing the Planets and Stars
1989

Is There Life on Other Planets?
1989

The Birth and Death of Stars
1989

Science Fiction, Science Fact
1989

Mythology and The Universe
1989

Space Garbage
1989

The World's Space Programs
1990

Astronomy Today
1990

Piloted Space Flights
1990

Black Holes, Pulsars and Quasars
2005

Comets and Meteors
1973

The Red Planet
1977

Science Fiction: Vision Of Tomorrow
1981

Venus
1981

Neptune
1984

Comet! (By: )
1985

Death from Space
1987

The Asteroids
1988

Our Milky Way and Other Galaxies
1988

Pluto
1989

Folklore and Legends of the Universe
1989

Mercury, the Quick Planet
1989

The Future in Space
1993

Space Colonies
1995

A Stargazer's Guide
1995

Pollution in Space
1995

Space Explorers
1995

UFOs (By: )
1995

The Birth of Our Universe (By: )
1995

Our Planet Earth
1995

Aliens and Extraterrestrials
1995

Planet of Extremes: Jupiter
1995

Modern Astronomy (By: )
1996

The 21st Century in Space
1996

Index
1996

Global Space Programs
1997
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