the foundation trilogy barnes & noble collectible editions

This is a brilliant introduction, written after publication of the initial few stories below, revealing a massive scope and the promise of great things to come. The empire grants him a worthless, fringe planet on which to set up his Foundation. “The Psychohistorians” – Hari Seldon mathematically predicts the need for the preservation of key elements of the Empire so it can rise out of its own ashes 1,000 years after its fall. Originally published as separate stories in Astounding Magazine between 19, the first four were gathered into the book Foundation in 1951 and Asimov wrote a new story to introduce the others. The Empire has lost control of the systems on the peripheries of space, one of which contains the planet Terminus on which the Foundation is located, and each main section details a progression through civilization. What follows is a series of stories told many years apart, each with different characters. Hari dies shortly after launching his plan. There is no way to avoid the crash of civilization, but he has presented a solution in formation of a special group called the Foundation that will reduce the period of darkness from 30,000 years to 1,000. Using advanced mathematics Hari Seldon has predicted the fall of the Galactic Empire in a few hundred years as well as a rebuilding period of 30,000 years, during which time the Empire will be mired in a Dark Age. Asimov’s Foundation Trilogy won, knocking out its competition which included no less than The Lord of the Rings. In 1966 the Hugo Awards presented a new category: Best All-Time Series. “Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right!”

The foundation trilogy barnes & noble collectible editions