![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He is given a no-name planet at the far end of the galaxy to establish a “Foundation”. However, if permitted, Seldon can enact a plan that will allow the galaxy to recover in a mere 1 thousand years instead. The galaxy is about to collapse horrifically and plunge itself into barbarism and won’t recover from this for nearly 30 thousand years. It can effectively predict the future of civilizations as a whole. Here a man named Hari Seldon perfected the mathematics/science of psychohistory. At the center of it lies the planet Trantor, a planet blanketed entirely with cities, streets, infrastructure, running the galaxy. Some time in the far distant future, the universe has become one great galactic empire. Having devoured the first book rather quickly, I went ahead and read the original trilogy. Seeing Asimov’s Foundation listed right in there (and knowing I had one or two of them) seemed like a great place to start. At the beginning of the year, I decided to give myself a little book challenge by working through 10 Books You Pretend to Have Read (And Why You Should Really Read Them) article posted in io9. ![]()
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