num_pages: 200
description: The first novel in Isaac Asimov's classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Seldon, 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 humankind, 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 future generations. He calls his sanctuary the Foundation.
language: English
title: Foundation
titlecomplete: Foundation (Foundation #1)
characters: Salvor Hardin, Hari Seldon, Hober Mallow
genres: Fantasy, Space, Science Fiction Fantasy, Audiobook, Speculative Fiction, Classics, Novels, Fiction, Science Fiction, Space Opera
ratings_count: 519915
series: Greater Foundation Universe, Foundation (Chronological Order), Foundation (Publication Order)
awards: awardedAt: 1672560000000
name: Premi Ictineu
category: Millor il·lustració de coberta
publisher: Avon Books