— Hugo Awards (1966)
In a crumbling Galactic Empire, the Foundation faces threats from a brilliant Imperial general seeking glory and, far more dangerously, from the mysterious Mule -a mutant conqueror whose psychic powers disrupt Hari Seldon’s carefully predicted future. Asimov’s Foundation and Empire continues the epic saga of psychohistory, political intrigue, and human destiny, blending space opera with profound questions about power, free will, and the forces that shape civilizations. Through memorable characters and sweeping galactic scope, it delivers a thrilling and intellectually rich vision of empire’s fall and the struggle to build something new.
Date: 1952 (United States)
Length: ~247 pages (varies by edition)
Cultural impact: ~6.000.000 copies (estimates)
Genre: Science Fiction, Politics & Society
"The trilogy really is a unique masterpiece; there has never been anything quite like it... Foundation and Empire -all goes well. Then..." — Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize-winning economist (discussing the series progression)
"Fine swashbuckling galactic adventure [based] on some extremely hard-headed, scientific and mature social-political thinking" — Groff Conklin, influential science fiction critic and anthologist
"Even the Mule, who endangers the whole plan, is a surprisingly sympathetic character" — Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize-winning economist
"The Mule has always been my favorite Science Fiction character because he represents the hope of the individual and free will" — Stories by Williams reviewer and author
"The second book is the best of the three" — Cannonball Read reviewer on the Foundation trilogy
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