Foundation by Isaac Asimov

Foundation (Foundation, #1)

by Isaac Asimov

WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES

The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov's iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire, the story of Hari Seldon's two Foundations is a lasting testament to an extraordinary imagination, one whose unprecedented scale shaped science fiction as we know it today.

The Galactic Empire has prospered for twelve thousand years. Nobody suspects that the heart of the thriving Empire is rotten, until psychohistorian Hari Seldon uses his new science to foresee its terrible fate.

Exiled to the desolate planet Terminus, Seldon establishes a colony of the greatest minds in the Empire, a Foundation which holds the key to changing the fate of the galaxy.

However, the death throes of the Empire breed hostile new enemies, and the young Foundation's fate will be threatened first.

Reviewed by Tobin Brown on

3 of 5 stars

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I picked this up because it was recommended as a must read classic sci-fi, but I ended up a bit disappointed. It's written as a series of short stories with significant time jumps, and as a result, I could never really invest myself or care about any of the characters much.

The stories are clever, but the age shows, and I struggled to view it as a single story. Might work for you, but didn't really work for me.

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