Foundation and Empire
Readers rate it 4.1 (1.3K on Hardcover)
Released Sep 19, 2016 · Voyager
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Foundation and Empire is a classic science fiction novel centered on intellectual conflict and political strategy rather than action. While war and military threat form the plot backdrop, violence is largely off-page and abstracted. The story rewards scientific thinking, long-term planning, and principled resistance to authoritarianism, though the pacing is slow and character development is subordinate to ideas, which may challenge younger readers.
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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 that shaped science fiction as we know it to... 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 that shaped science fiction as we know it today. The First Foundation survived two centuries of barbarism as the once-mighty Galactic Empire descended into chaos. Now it mist prepare for war against the remnants of the Empire as the Imperial fleet advances on their planet, Terminus. Hari Seldon predicted this war; he even prepared his Foundation for it. But he couldn't foresee the birth of the mutant Mule. In possession of a power which reduces fearsome opposition to devoted slaves, the Mule poses a terrible threat to Seldon's Foundation.
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- Life on other planets
- Plot driven
- Weak Character Development
- Not Diverse Characters
- Unloveable Characters
- Loveable Characters
- Diverse Characters
- fiction
- Strong Character Development
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- slow-paced
- Adventurous
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ISBN 9780008117504 · Voyager