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Foundation and Empire

by Isaac Asimov Publisher: BANTAM TRADE

A Foundation tested by a collapsing Empire

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A Foundation tested by a collapsing Empire

In this second Foundation novel, the Foundation’s use of science and technology has helped it withstand neighboring warrior-planets. The balance shifts as the Galactic Empire enters its decline, bringing a threat greater than those the Foundation has faced before. Alongside this imperial struggle, the arrival of the Mule—a mysterious figure with seemingly extraordinary powers—raises questions about how far human plans can reach. Hari Seldon’s psychohistorical vision remains part of the story’s framework, while the conflict puts the limits of prediction, political power, and collective survival in view.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in large-scale science fiction about the fate of civilizations.
  • Those drawn to stories involving psychohistory, political power, and technological strategy.
  • Readers who want to continue the Foundation series from its second novel.

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Civilizational declineScience and technologyPolitical powerPrediction and human agency

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Book overview

The second novel in Isaac Asimov's classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series

THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION

Led by its founding father, the psychohistorian Hari Seldon, and utilizing science and technology, the Foundation survived the greed and barbarism of its neighboring warrior-planets. Now cleverness and courage may not be enough. For the Empire--the mightiest force in the Galaxy--is even more dangerous in its death throes. Even worse, a mysterious entity called the Mule has appeared with powers beyond anything humanly conceivable. Who--or what--is the Mule? And how is humanity to defend itself against this invulnerable avatar of annihilation?

Filled with nail-biting suspense, nonstop action, and cutting-edge speculation, Foundation and Empire is the story of humanity's perpetual struggle against the darkness that forever threatens to overwhelm the light--and of how the courage of even a determined few can make all the difference in the universe.
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