Foundation

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Foundation (FOUNDATION)
by Isaac Asimov

ISBN: 9780553293357
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Brief Description:
The first novel in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the
Foundation series THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES
FOUNDATION • Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The
Great American Read For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled
supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Seldon, creator of the
revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future—to a dark
age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand
years. To preserve knowledge and save humankind, Seldon gathers the best
minds in the Empire—both scientists and scholars—and 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. The Foundation novels
of Isaac Asimov are among the most influential in the history of science
fiction, celebrated for their unique blend of breathtaking action, daring
ideas, and extensive worldbuilding. In Foundation, Asimov has written a
timely and timeless novel of the best—and worst—that lies in humanity, and
the power of even a few courageous souls to shine a light in a universe of
darkness.