Foundation and Empire
by Isaac Asimov
Taste attributes: science fictionpoliticalfresh & originalimaginarybig & variedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsdeep rivalryfighting evil
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly science-fiction novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.1 / 5
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About This Book
Led by its founding father, the great psychohistorian Hari Seldon, and taking advantage of its superior science and technology, the Foundation has survived the greed and barbarism of its neighboring warrior-planets. Yet now it must face the Empire still the mightiest force in the Galaxy even in its death throes.
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- Author
- Isaac Asimov
- Published
- 1952
- Pages
- 253
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- Open Library
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