Sci-Fi & Speculative

Foundation (Foundation, #1)

by Isaac Asimov · Foundation series

As the Galactic Empire crumbles, mathematician Hari Seldon uses psychohistory to reduce thirty thousand years of barbarism to just one millennium. Asimov's groundbreaking vision unfolds across centuries, following the Foundation as it navigates the predicted crises that will reshape civilization. The cornerstone of modern science fiction's greatest saga.

Foundation in reading order

• 1. Foundation Series — Isaac Asimov
• 1. Foundation (Foundation, #1) — Isaac Asimov
• 1. Prelude to Foundation — Isaac Asimov
• 3. Second Foundation (Foundation, #3) — Isaac Asimov
• 7. Foundation and Earth — Isaac Asimov
• 7. Forward the Foundation (Foundation, #7) — Isaac Asimov

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