The Norby Chronicles Author:Janet Asimov, Isaac Asimov First two books of the Norby Series. — "Norby, the Mixed-Up Robot" (1983) — Jeff Wells, a Space Academy student, and Norby, a second-hand teaching robot with unusual abilities, find themselves involved in the sinister plans of Ing the Ingrate, who intends to take over the universe. — "Norby's Other Secret" (1984) — When unscrupulous scientists try t... more »o kidnap Norby in order to learn the secret of the robot's anti-gravitational capabilities, he and Jeff discover on the dragon-inhabited planet Jamya the key to an even more precious secret.« less