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Foundation

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Random House Publishing Group, Jun 1, 2004 - Fiction - 244 pages
One of the great masterworks of science fiction, the Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are unsurpassed for their unique blend of nonstop action, daring ideas, and extensive world-building. The story of our future begins with the history of Foundation and its greatest psychohistorian: Hari Seldon. For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. Only Hari Seldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future7a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save mankind, Seldon gathers the best minds in the Empire7both scientists and scholars7and brings them to a bleak planet at the edge of the Galaxy to serve as a beacon of hope for future generations. He calls his sanctuary the Foundation. But soon the fledgling Foundation finds itself at the mercy of corrupt warlords rising in the wake of the receding Empire. And mankind2s last best hope is faced with an agonizing choice: submit to the barbarians and live as slaves7or take a stand for freedom and risk total destruction.

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Full of action and insight. - weRead
I ultimately was disappointed in the ending. - weRead
More excellent writing from Asimov. - weRead
Has one of the best and unexpected endings. - weRead
An awesome and mind bending plot. - weRead
I don't think Asimov is a good Sci-Fi writer for me. - weRead

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The Foundation series is a must read for science fiction fans. It has totally unique plots and ideas and it seems kind of believable considering how far it is set in the future. The protagonist ... Read full review

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User Review  - Fintan - Goodreads

Mind blowing in its scope and scale Foundation handles its big ideas with supreme elegance. With a narrative spanning millennia, a colony at the edge of the galaxy strives to preserve and rebuild ... Read full review

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Alpha Ralpha Boulevard: Isaac Asimov
His Foundation series won the Hugo for Best All Time Series. Science column in F&SF . Married to Janet Asimov, with whom he collaborated on the Norby series ...
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Foundation
Es una colección de cinco historias: cuatro fueron originalmente escritas desde 1941 a 1944 y publicadas en la Astounding de John Campbell como "Foundation" ...
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About the author (2004)

Isaac Asimov began his Foundation Series at the age of twenty-one, not realizing that it would one day be considered a cornerstone of science fiction. During his legendary career, Asimov penned pver 470 books on subjects ranging from science to Shakespeare to history, though he was most loved for his award-winning science fiction sagas, which include the Robot, Empire, and Foundation series. Named a Grand Master of Science Fiction by the Science Fiction Writers of America, Asimov entertained and educated readers of all ages for close to five decasdes. He died, at age of seventy-two, in April 1992.

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