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. Through the centuries-spanning nature of the Foundation series, the lives of its various characters are limited to one or two of its nine episodes.: 2, 5 In spite of the great success of the series, its characters have been described as 'undifferentiated and one-dimensional' speaking with an 'impoverished vocabulary'. 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. 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. 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. Among SF series, surely none has enjoyed such spectacular. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Readįor twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. About Foundation (Apple Series Tie-in Edition). Isaac Asimovs FOUNDATION Novels: Historical Materialism Distorted into Cyclical Psycho-History. THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION The first novel in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series
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