It was Seldon's turn. Religious' is not precisely equivalent to 'supernaturalistic,' though it contains richly supernaturalistic elements. I can't answer your specific question, however, because I've never made any special investigation of Mycogen. The core of the legends might still be authentically historic, allowing for distortion and supernaturalistic intermixture. Foundation by Isaac Asimov In Foundation, Isaac Asimov draws a compelling portrait of the Foundation's embryonic development and rise to peripheral power - domination of kingdoms on the outskirts of the Galaxy.
Foundation begins a new chapter in the story of man's future life.
The Old Empire was crumbling into ancient barbarism throughout the million worlds of the galaxy. Thus the Foundation hurtles into conflict with the decadent, decrepit First Empire. In this struggle for power amid the chaos of the stars, man stands at the threshold of a new enlightened life which could easily be put aside for the old forces of barbarism. Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov Second Foundation follows the Seldon Plan after the First Empire's defeat and describes its greatest threat - the growth of a dangerous mutant. This mutant strain hasd gone wild, producing a mind capable of bending men's wills, directing their thoughts, reshaping their desires, and destroying the universe.