The Galactic Empire Series contains Isaac Asimov's three earliest novels and one short story: Dr. Isaac Asimov enthroned with symbols of his lifes work (Rowena Morrill) Isaac Asimov (c. ... DeFoes Robinson Crusoe, Newspaper edition published in 1719 A novel (from French nouvelle, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ...

• The Stars, Like Dust (1951)
• The Currents of Space (1952)
• Pebble in the Sky (1950), his first novel
• "Blind Alley" (1945), short story reprinted in The Early Asimov

They are only loosely connected. Their main common points are Asimov's idea of a future Galactic Empire, certain aspects of technology—hyperdrive, blaster pistols, "neuronic whips", the possible invention of the "Visi-Sonor"—and particular locations, such as the planet Trantor. Another connection was later established with Robots and Empire, where Asimov revealed how Earth became radioactive, as mentioned in The Stars, Like Dust and Pebble in the Sky. Some sources further this argument by asserting that The Stars, Like Dust takes place about one thousand years following the events of Robots and Empire. The Stars, Like Dust is a book by science fiction writer Isaac Asimov. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The Currents of Space is a 1952 novel by science fiction author Isaac Asimov. ... 1952 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Pebble in the Sky Pebble in the Sky is Isaac Asimovs first novel, published in 1950. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Blind Alley (1945) is a short story by Isaac Asimov set in the Foundation universe, during the times of the Galactic Empire. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Early Asimov is a 1972 collection of short stories by Isaac Asimov. ... In Isaac Asimovs Robot/Empire/Foundation series of novels, the Galactic Empire is an empire consisting of planets settled by humans across the whole galaxy. ... Trantor is a fictional planet in Isaac Asimovs Foundation series and Empire series of science-fiction novels. ... Robots and Empire is a 1985 science fiction novel written by Isaac Asimov. ... Earth, also known as the Earth, Terra, and (mostly in the 19th century) Tellus, is the third planet outward from the Sun. ...

Interestingly, the short story "Blind Alley" is the only story set in the Foundation universe to feature non-human intelligence (not counting robots and Gaia). Blind Alley (1945) is a short story by Isaac Asimov set in the Foundation universe, during the times of the Galactic Empire. ... A humanoid robot playing the trumpet In practical usage, a robot is a mechanical device which performs automated physical tasks, either according to direct human supervision, a pre-defined program, or a set of general guidelines using artificial intelligence techniques. ... Gaia is a fictional planet described in the book Foundations Edge, by Isaac Asimov. ...

Asimov later integrated them into his all-engulfing Foundation series. Some contortion was required to explain how the robots of the Robot Series are almost completely absent from the Empire novels. In reality, this is because Asimov wrote the original Robot and Foundation short stories as separate series, so that he could continue writing one if he (or his readers) tired of the other. Hari Seldons holographic image, pictured on a paperback edition of Foundation, appears at various times in the First Foundations history, to guide it through the social and economic crises that befall it. ... Isaac Asimovs Robot Series is a series of books by Isaac Asimov, both collections of short stories and novels. ...