2nd Foundation Galactic Empire Author:Isaac Asimov The Decline and Fall of The First Galactic Empire! — EON OF CRISIS - — It happened this way: — In the distant future, Man spread to a million worlds circling the blazing suns of the Milky Way - — Earthmen and aliens formed vast units, seething with old lusts and new passions...and the pattern of history repeated itself - — The mighty culture of this ... more »First Galactic Empire was now crumbling into anarchy and decay!
For this Eon of Crisis, HARI SELFON, famous psycho historian, having foreseen the 30,000 years of intersteller barbarism that would follow, eestablished The Second Foundation - a secret society of scientists.
Their aim: to save the universe - if need be at the cost of their own lives!
ISAAC ASIMOV, Professor of Biochemisty and author of many books in this field, is at the same time one of the most gifted writers of contemporary science fiction.« less