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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 today.
In a time before the Foundations, psychohistory's creator Hari Seldon is made to stand before the Emperor of the crumbling Galactic Empire to present how his scientific theory of predicting the future might be applied to the real world.
However, Hari refuses to deploy his theory for political gain, setting off instead with reporter Chetter Hummin in quest of a place to safely apply his theory: Earth, the original home of humanity.
All records of Earth have been lost to time. Hari will therefore have to look back into the past, in order to seal the future of humanity for ever.
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.
In a time before the Foundations, psychohistory's creator Hari Seldon is made to stand before the Emperor of the crumbling Galactic Empire to present how his scientific theory of predicting the future might be applied to the real world.
However, Hari refuses to deploy his theory for political gain, setting off instead with reporter Chetter Hummin in quest of a place to safely apply his theory: Earth, the original home of humanity.
All records of Earth have been lost to time. Hari will therefore have to look back into the past, in order to seal the future of humanity for ever.
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The Three Laws of Robotics and the vast interstellar narrative of the Foundation saga redefined mid-twentieth-century speculative fiction. Isaac Asimov (1920–1992) established an enduring legacy in hard science fiction and popular science exposition through hundreds of books that made complex scientific concepts accessible to general readers.
Born in Petrovichi, Russia, in 1920, Asimov immigrated with his family to the United States in 1923 and grew up in Brooklyn, New York, where he discovered science fiction through magazines sold in his father's candy store. He published his first short story, 'Marooned off Vesta,' in 1939 while contributing to science fiction pulp periodicals. During World War II, he worked at the Naval Aviation Experimental Station in Philadelphia alongside fellow authors Robert A. Heinlein and L. Sprague de Camp. Asimov earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry from Columbia University and went on to teach at Boston University School of Medicine. His debut novel, Pebble in the Sky, appeared in 1950, launching a prolific literary career that ultimately encompassed more than 500 written or edited books across science, history, literature, and religion before his death in 1992.
Renowned as one of the 'Big Three' science fiction writers of the twentieth century alongside Arthur C. Clarke and Robert A. Heinlein, Asimov pioneered rational, hard science fiction rooted in logical problem-solving and sociological systems. His fiction frequently explored artificial intelligence, robotics, and the mathematical prediction of future history through the discipline of psychohistory. In classic titles such as I, Robot and The Caves of Steel, he introduced structured ethical frameworks and science fiction mystery hybrids, while standalone works like The Gods Themselves examined parallel universes and human intellect. Beyond fiction, his clear, engaging prose style extended to non-fiction, spanning nine out of ten major categories in the Dewey Decimal Classification system.
16 books in catalog
The Three Laws of Robotics and the vast interstellar narrative of the Foundation saga redefined mid-twentieth-century speculative fiction. Isaac Asimov (1920–1992) established an enduring legacy in hard science fiction and popular science exposition through hundreds of books that made complex scientific concepts accessible to general readers.
Born in Petrovichi, Russia, in 1920, Asimov immigrated with his family to the United States in 1923 and grew up in Brooklyn, New York, where he discovered science fiction through magazines sold in his father's candy store. He published his first short story, 'Marooned off Vesta,' in 1939 while contributing to science fiction pulp periodicals. During World War II, he worked at the Naval Aviation Experimental Station in Philadelphia alongside fellow authors Robert A. Heinlein and L. Sprague de Camp. Asimov earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry from Columbia University and went on to teach at Boston University School of Medicine. His debut novel, Pebble in the Sky, appeared in 1950, launching a prolific literary career that ultimately encompassed more than 500 written or edited books across science, history, literature, and religion before his death in 1992.
Renowned as one of the 'Big Three' science fiction writers of the twentieth century alongside Arthur C. Clarke and Robert A. Heinlein, Asimov pioneered rational, hard science fiction rooted in logical problem-solving and sociological systems. His fiction frequently explored artificial intelligence, robotics, and the mathematical prediction of future history through the discipline of psychohistory. In classic titles such as I, Robot and The Caves of Steel, he introduced structured ethical frameworks and science fiction mystery hybrids, while standalone works like The Gods Themselves examined parallel universes and human intellect. Beyond fiction, his clear, engaging prose style extended to non-fiction, spanning nine out of ten major categories in the Dewey Decimal Classification system.
Foundation (Chronological Order)
Foundation (Chronological Order)
