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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.

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Book category Books in English Fiction & related items Science fiction

• Full title: Foundation
• Author: Isaac Asimov
• Series: The Foundation Novels, the-foundation-novels
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320
• EAN: 9780553293357
• ISBN: 0553293354
• ID: 01390080
• Publisher: Random House
• Weight: 166 g
• Dimensions: 181 × 108 × 21 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. October 1991

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