Foundation - Foundation Saga Series #1 - Asimov Isaac - 1984

234 pages. Imprint of something round on cover and a knock to the edges of the pages has produced some pages with a small tear to the edge of the page.. Covers have superficial rubbing/wear. Edges of covers have moderate edgewear and corners are lightly bumped. Spine is uncreased. Pages are reasonably tanned. For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Sheldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future--to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save mankind, Seldon gathers the best minds in the Empire--both scientists and scholars--and brings them to a bleak planet at the edge of the Galaxy to serve as a beacon of hope for a fututre generations. He calls his sanctuary the Foundation.But soon the fledgling Foundation finds itself at the mercy of corrupt warlords rising in the wake of the receding Empire. Mankind's last best hope is faced with an agonizing choice: submit to the barbarians and be overrun--or fight them and be destroyed. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die; Science Fiction & Fantasy. ISBN: 0586010807. ISBN/EAN: 9780586010808. Inventory No: 20070127. By: Asimov Isaac Year: 1984 Visit our website to view thousands more products like this and order online at: