Non-Fiction Books in Order

194

Books

1954

First Book

1997

Latest Book

44

Years

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: January 2026

Publication Order

1

The Chemicals of Life

1954

2

Is Anyone There?

1956

3

Inside The Atom

1956

4

Only a Trillion / Marvels of Science

1957

5

Building Blocks of the Universe

1957

6

Fact and Fancy

1958

7

The World of Nitrogen

1958

8

Worlds Within Worlds

1958

9

The World of Carbon

1958

10

The Clock We Live On

1959

11

Words of Science and The History Behind Them

1959

12

Realm of Numbers

1959

13

The Wellsprings of Life

1960

14

Asimov's New Guide to Science

1960

15

Satellites in Outer Space

1960

16

The Double Planet

1960

17

Words from the Myths

1961

18

The Realm of Algebra

1961

19

The Bloodstream

1961

20

The Genetic Code

1962

21

The Search for the Elements

1962

22

Words on the Map

1962

23

The Human Brain

1963

24

The Human Body

1963

25

Words from the Exodus

1963

26

View from a Height

1963

27

Adding a Dimension

1964

28

Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology

1964

29

A Short History of Biology

1964

30

Quick and Easy Math

1964

31

A Short History of Chemistry

1965

32

An Easy Introduction to the Slide Rule

1965

33

From Earth to Heaven

1965

34

Of Time, Space, and Other Things

1965

35

Understanding Physics

1966

36

Understanding Physics Light Magnetism and Electricity

1966

37

Understanding Physics the Electron Proton and Neutron

1966

38

Universe From Flat Earth to Quasar

1966

39

The Noble Gases

1966

40

Asimov's Guide to the Bible

1967

41

Environments Out There

1967

42

Science, Numbers, And I

1968

43

Photosynthesis

1968

44

Words from History.

1968

45

The Neutrino

1969

46

Space Dictionary

1969

47

The Physical Sciences

1969

48

Opus 100

1969

49

ABC's of space

1969

50

Light

1970

51

ABC's of the Ocean

1971

52

The Sensuous Dirty Old Man

1971

53

ABC's of the Earth

1971

54

The Stars In Their Courses

1971

55

What Makes the Sun Shine?

1971

56

The Left Hand of the Electron

1972

57

More Words of Science

1972

58

The Biological Sciences

1972

59

The Solar System and Back

1972

60

ABC's of Ecology

1972

61

Asimov's Guide to Science

1972

62

The Tragedy of the Moon

1973

63

Today and Tomorrow and ...

1973

64

Please Explain

1973

65

Jupiter, the Largest Planet

1973

66

Asimov on Astronomy

1974

67

Towards Tomorrow

1974

68

Asimov on Chemistry

1974

69

Science Past, Science Future

1975

70

Eyes on the Universe

1975

71

The Solar System

1975

72

Of Matters Great and Small

1975

73

The Planet That Wasn't

1976

74

Asimov on Physics

1976

75

Life and Energy

1976

76

Alpha Centauri, The Nearest Star

1976

77

The Exploding Suns

1977

78

The Tyrannosaurus Prescription and 100 Other Essays

1977

79

The Collapsing Universe

1977

80

Life and Time

1978

81

Quasar, Quasar, Burning Bright

1978

82

Asimov on Numbers

1978

83

Extraterrestrial Civilizations

1979

84

Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts

1979

85

The Road to Infinity

1979

86

The Intelligent Man's Guide to the Physical Sciences

1979

87

A Choice of Catastrophes

1979

88

Jupiter

1980

89

About Black Holes

1980

90

The Subatomic Monster

1981

91

Would You Believe?

1981

92

The Book of Facts, Volume 2

1981

93

Change!

1981

94

Asimov on Science Fiction

1981

95

Venus, Near Neighbor of the Sun

1981

96

In the Beginning

1981

97

Exploring The Earth And The Cosmos

1982

98

The Roving Mind

1983

99

Counting the Eons

1983

100

The Sun Shines Bright

1983

101

X Stands for Unknown

1983

102

The Measure of the Universe

1983

103

The History of Physics

1984

104

Isaac Asimov on the Human Body and the Human Brain

1985

105

Asimov's Guide to Halley's Comet

1985

106

Living In the Future

1985

107

Opus 300

1985

108

The Dangers of Intelligence and Other Science Essays

1986

109

Beginnings

1987

110

Far as Human Eye Could See

1987

111

Beyond the Stars

1987

112

The Relativity of Wrong

1988

113

Isaac Asimov's Guide to Earth and Space

1988

114

Asimov's Galaxy

1988

115

Asimov's Chronology of the World

1989

116

Jupiter, the Spotted Giant

1989

117

Asimov on Science

1989

118

Little Library of Dinosaurs

1989

119

Out of the Everywhere

1990

120

Projects in Astronomy

1990

121

March of the Millennia (With: Frank White)

1990

122

Atom

1991

123

Star Cycles

1991

124

The Wall Chart of Science and Invention

1991

125

Christopher Columbus

1991

126

Why Do Stars Twinkle?

1991

127

Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy

1991

128

What is an Eclipse?

1991

129

Why Does The Moon Change Shape?

1991

130

Henry Hudson

1991

131

Our Angry Earth

1991

132

Why Does Litter Cause Problems?

1992

133

The Secret of the Universe

1992

134

How is Paper Made?

1992

135

How Do Big Ships Float?

1992

136

Why Do We Need to Brush Our Teeth?

1993

137

My First Book of Animals From A to Z

1994

138

Our Planetary System

1994

139

Isaac Asimov's The Rocky Planets

1994

140

Yours, Isaac Asimov

1995

141

Facts and Trivia

1998

142

The Moon

2002

143

Realm of Measure

2003

144

Space Junk

2005

145

Astronomy Projects

2005

146

How to Save the Planet

2017

147

The Sun

1973

148

The Earth's Moon

1985

149

Did Comets Kill the Dinosaurs?

1987

150

UFOs

1988

151

Uranus

1988

152

How Was the Universe Born?

1988

153

Rockets, Probes, and Satellites

1988

154

Our Solar System

1988

155

The Space Spotter's Guide

1988

156

Ancient Astronomy

1988

157

Earth

1988

158

Saturn

1988

159

Colonizing the Planets and Stars

1989

160

Is There Life on Other Planets?

1989

161

The Birth and Death of Stars

1989

162

Science Fiction, Science Fact

1989

163

Mythology and The Universe

1989

164

Space Garbage

1989

165

The World's Space Programs

1990

166

Astronomy Today

1990

167

Piloted Space Flights

1990

168

Black Holes, Pulsars and Quasars

2005

169

Comets and Meteors

1973

170

The Red Planet

1977

171

Science Fiction: Vision Of Tomorrow

1981

172

Venus

1981

173

Neptune

1984

174

Comet! (By: )

1985

175

Death from Space

1987

176

The Asteroids

1988

177

Our Milky Way and Other Galaxies

1988

178

Pluto

1989

179

Folklore and Legends of the Universe

1989

180

Mercury, the Quick Planet

1989

181

The Future in Space

1993

182

Space Colonies

1995

183

A Stargazer's Guide

1995

184

Pollution in Space

1995

185

Space Explorers

1995

186

UFOs (By: )

1995

187

The Birth of Our Universe (By: )

1995

188

Our Planet Earth

1995

189

Aliens and Extraterrestrials

1995

190

Planet of Extremes: Jupiter

1995

191

Modern Astronomy (By: )

1996

192

The 21st Century in Space

1996

193

Index

1996

194

Global Space Programs

1997

Frequently Asked Questions

The recommended reading order for the Non-Fiction series is publication order: 1. The Chemicals of Life (1954), 2. Is Anyone There? (1956), 3. Inside The Atom (1956), 4. Only a Trillion / Marvels of Science (1957), 5. Building Blocks of the Universe (1957), and 189 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.

The Non-Fiction series by Isaac Asimov contains 194 books. The series began in 1954 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.

The Non-Fiction series is written by Isaac Asimov. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.

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