Foundation and Empire
The Foundation Trilogy (Book 2)
- Author Isaac Asimov
- Narrator William Hope
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 26 September 2019
- Run Time 9 hours and 33 minutes
- Format x-book®
- Genre Adventure fiction, Classic science fiction, Dystopian and utopian fiction, Fiction: inspired by or adapted from, Narrative theme: Politics, Science fiction, Science fiction: military, Science fiction: near-future, Science fiction: space opera.
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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.
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.
Critics Review
‘One of the most staggering achievements in modern SF’
The Times
‘Isaac Asimov was one of the great explainers of the age…It will never be known how many practicing scientists today, in how many countries, owe their initial inspiration to a book, article, or short story by Isaac Asimov’
Carl Sagan
‘Asimov displayed one of the most dynamic imaginations in science fiction’
Daily Telegraph
‘Asimov’s career was one of the most formidable in science fiction’
The Times
| Author | Isaac Asimov |
|---|---|
| Narrator | William Hope |
| Series | The Foundation Trilogy |
| Duration | 9 hours and 33 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9780008305949 |
| Format | x-book® |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Genre | Adventure fiction, Classic science fiction, Dystopian and utopian fiction, Fiction: inspired by or adapted from, Narrative theme: Politics, Science fiction, Science fiction: military, Science fiction: near-future, Science fiction: space opera |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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