How To Read The Foundation Books In Order There Are 7 Books In Total The release of Foundation's seven books spans four decades, from 1951 to 1993. Still, Isaac Asimov wrote all of them.

I ended up reading the Foundation series in this order:<BR><BR>Foundation<BR>Prelude to the Foundation<BR>Forward the Foundation<BR>Foundation and Empire<BR>Second Foundation<BR>Foundation's Edge ...

Ironically, the Foundation Trilogy does not include the excellent prequel novel, written by Asimov much later (1988), called Prelude to Foundation, which features a young Hari Seldon.

Prelude Music Foundation is hosting a free concert on April 8 and April 9 at Miller Outdoor Theater. It's open to the public.

Today, the whole story extends through seven novels, and Demerzel was introduced in Prelude to Foundation, which is chronologically the first installment in the series.