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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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