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Foundation

The Foundation Trilogy, Book 1

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Foundation

By: Isaac Asimov
Narrated by: William Hope
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WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES

The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire, the story of Hari Seldon’s two Foundations is a lasting testament to an extraordinary imagination, one that shaped science fiction as we know it today.

The Galactic Empire has prospered for twelve thousand years. Nobody suspects that the heart of the thriving Empire is rotten, until psychohistorian Hari Seldon uses his new science to foresee its terrible fate.

Exiled to the desolate planet Terminus, Seldon establishes a colony of the greatest minds in the Empire, a Foundation which holds the key to changing the fate of the galaxy.

However, the death throes of the Empire breed hostile new enemies, and the young Foundation’s fate will be threatened first.

 Classics First Contact Hard Science Fiction Jewish Heritage Science Fiction Space Exploration Space Opera Fiction Interstellar Star Wars Robotics

Critic Reviews

‘One of the most staggering achievements in modern SF’
The Times
‘Isaac Asimov was one of the great explainers of the age…It will never be known how many practicing scientists today, in how many countries, owe their initial inspiration to a book, article, or short story by Isaac Asimov’
Carl Sagan
‘Asimov displayed one of the most dynamic imaginations in science fiction’
Daily Telegraph
‘Asimov’s career was one of the most formidable in science fiction’
The Times
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Love the story, but I could not get past the narration. I think the American accent is very hard to listen to. A British accent would have been far better.

Narrator just terrible

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the beginning is a little laboured, but quickly picks up pace and intrigue. really enjoyed it.

starts slow, picks up exponentially.

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this book is the basis of almost all science fiction novels, audiobook done with a high quality of performance.

one of the most inspirational books ever written.

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I really enjoyed it, it's clear why this is considered to be such a sci-fi class.

Great book

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Great story but some of the voices the narrator does are just comical and probably not what was intended by the author with such serious material.

I had to go back and re-listen to the start of the last part because the narrator made "Trader" sound like "Traitor ".

Good Political Thriller

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