The story of our future begins with the Foundation. Nominated as one of Americaās best-loved novels by PBSās The Great American Read
For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. Only Hari Seldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the futureāa dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save humanity, Seldon gathers the best minds in the Empireāboth scientists and scholarsāand brings them to a bleak planet at the edge of the galaxy to serve as a beacon of hope for future generations. He calls this sanctuary the Foundation.
But soon the fledgling Foundation finds itself at the mercy of corrupt warlords rising in the wake of the receding Empire. And mankindās last best hope is faced with an agonizing choice: submit to the barbarians and live as slavesāor take a stand for freedom and risk total destruction.
The story of our future begins with the Foundation. Nominated as one of Americaās best-loved novels by PBSās The Great American Read
For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. Only Hari Seldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the futureāa dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save humanity, Seldon gathers the best minds in the Empireāboth scientists and scholarsāand brings them to a bleak planet at the edge of the galaxy to serve as a beacon of hope for future generations. He calls this sanctuary the Foundation.
But soon the fledgling Foundation finds itself at the mercy of corrupt warlords rising in the wake of the receding Empire. And mankindās last best hope is faced with an agonizing choice: submit to the barbarians and live as slavesāor take a stand for freedom and risk total destruction.