18 books like Forward the Foundation

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Prelude to Foundation Isaac Asimov · 1988 · ★ 4.2 · 470p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Voici une occasion tant pour ceux qui ont lu les cinq volumes du cycle ##Fondation## d'en constater la prȟistoire, que pour ceux qui ne les ont pas lus d'inaugurer la lecture d'un des chefs-d'oeuvre de la science-fiction contemporaine. [SDM]. Shares Psychohistory, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Life on other planets, American literature

Foundation and Earth Isaac Asimov · 1986 · ★ 4.1 · 522p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Golan Trevize, Janov Pelorat, Bliss go looking for earth. Shares Psychohistory, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Life on other planets, Science Fiction

Foundation Isaac Asimov · 1951 · ★ 4.3 · 200p · ≈ 6h · Moderate One of the great masterworks of science fiction, the Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are unsurpassed for their unique blend of nonstop action, daring ideas, and extensive world-building. The story of our future begins with the history of Foundation and its greatest psychohistorian: Hari Seldon. For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. Only Hari… Shares Psychohistory, Historians, Prophecy, Long Now Manual for Civilization

Robots and Empire Isaac Asimov · 1985 · ★ 4.2 · 507p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Esta quinta novela de la «Serie de los robots» supone un sensacional hito en la galaxia de ciencia ficción de Asimov y constituye la apasionante continuación del bestseller Los robots del amanecer . En Robots e imperio vemos cómo el futuro del universo corre peligro. Aunque se han debilitado las fuerzas de los siniestros Spacers, el doctor Kelden Amadiro no ha olvidado -ni perdonado- su… Shares Ciencia-ficción, Long Now Manual for Civilization, American literature, Science Fiction

The Foundation Trilogy Isaac Asimov · 1950 · ★ 4.4 · 227p · ≈ 7h · Moderate - Foundation - Foundation and Empire - Second Foundation Isaac Asimov's Foundation novels are some of the great masterworks of science fiction. Unsurpassed for their unique blend of nonstop action, daring ideas, and extensive world-building, they chronicle the struggle of a courageous group of men and women working to preserve humanity’s light against an inexorable tide of darkness and… Shares Psychohistory, Prophecy, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Life on other planets

Isaac Asimov's Robot City 1 - Odyssey Michael P. Kube-McDowell · 1987 · ★ 4.0 · 211p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Beyond Aurora awaits a brave new world...of robots! A man without memory is stranded in a world-enveloping city filled with robots gone wild. At his side is a mysterious young woman who claims to know who he is but refuses to tell him. According to the Three Laws of Robotics, "A robot may not injure a human being," which narrows the suspects dramatically when the robots find a dead human body.… Shares Ciencia-ficción, Ficción, Science Fiction

Foundation and Empire Isaac Asimov · 1945 · ★ 4.2 · 224p · ≈ 7h · Moderate 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. When an ambitious general determined to restore the Empire's glory turns the vast… Shares Psychohistory, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Life on other planets, American literature

Edison's conquest of Mars Garrett Putman Serviss · 1947 · ★ 2.8 · 119p · ≈ 3h · Moderate The original sequel to HG Wells War of the Worlds as written by the science editor of the Hearst newspaper group. Mentioned multiple times by rocket pioneer Robert Hutchings Goddard in his diaries as one of the sources of inspiration for him. The 2005 paperback edition from Apogee Books includes an extensive history of the work by Robert Godwin, noted space historian and space curator of the… Shares American literature, Science Fiction

The ship of Ishtar A. Merritt · 1924 · 309p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares Life on other planets, Science Fiction with this book.

Second Foundation Isaac Asimov · 1953 · ★ 4.5 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate After years of struggle, the Foundation lay in ruins -- destroyed by the mutant mind power of the Mule. But it was rumored that there was a Second Foundation hidden somewhere at the end of the Galaxy, established to preserve the knowledge of mankind through the long centuries of barbarism. The Mule had failed to find it the first time -- but now he was certain he knew where it lay. The fate of… Shares Psychohistory, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Life on other planets, American literature

Foundation's Edge Isaac Asimov · 1977 · ★ 4.2 · 451p · ≈ 15h · Moderate After the defeat of the Mule by the Second Foundation, Terminus enjoys a period of prosperity and stability which is publicly attributed to the Seldon Plan, but which some feel is the work of the Second Foundation. A search is begun to determine if the Second Foundation still exists. Meanwhile, the Second Foundation finds that there is evidence of an independent force acting against the Mule to… Shares Psychohistory, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Life on other planets, Science Fiction

The Martian Chronicles Ray Bradbury · 1950 · ★ 4.2 · 277p · ≈ 9h · Moderate This is a collection of science fiction short stories, cleverly cobbled together to form a coherent and very readable novel about a future colonization of Mars. As the stories progress chronologically the author tells how the first humans colonized Mars, initially sharing the planet with a handful of Martians. When Earth is devastated by nuclear war the colony is left to fend for itself and the… Shares Ciencia-ficción, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Ficción, Science Fiction

The Terminal Man Michael Crichton · 1972 · ★ 3.5 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate The classic thriller and "New York Times" bestseller is reissued with a new look. Prone to violent seizures, Harry Benson undergoes an experimental procedure that implants electrodes in his brain, sending soothing pulses to the brain's pleasure canyon. However, Harry learns how to control the pulses and increase their frequency. Harry then escapes--a homicidal maniac loose in the city--and… Shares Ciencia-ficción, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Ficción, Science Fiction

Prodigy Arthur Byron · 1988 · 178p · ≈ 5h · Moderate xv, 171 p. ; 20 cm Shares Ciencia-ficción, Ficción

The Robots of Dawn Isaac Asimov · 1983 · ★ 4.5 · 445p · ≈ 14h · Moderate A millennium into the future two advances have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. Isaac Asimov's Robot novels chronicle the unlikely partnership between a New York City detective and a humanoid robot who must learn to work together. Detective Elijah Baley is called to the Spacer world Aurora to solve a bizarre case of… Shares Long Now Manual for Civilization, American literature

The Dispossessed Ursula K. Le Guin · 1974 · ★ 4.0 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down the walls of hatred that have isolated his planet of anarchists from the rest of the civilized universe. To do this dangerous task will mean giving up his family and possibly his life. Shevek must make the unprecedented journey to the planet, Anarres, to challenge… Shares Ciencia-ficción, Life on other planets, Ficción, Science Fiction

The Door Through Space Marion Zimmer Bradley · 1961 · ★ 3.3 · 122p · ≈ 4h · Moderate It is a peaceful reign, held by compact and not by conquest. Again and again, when rebellion threatens the Terran Peace, the natives of the rebellious world have turned against their own people and sided with the men of Terra; not from fear, but from a sense of dedication. There has never been open war. Shares Life on other planets, Science Fiction

Star Wars - The New Jedi Order - Star by Star Troy Denning · 2001 · ★ 4.5 · 560p · ≈ 18h · Moderate The New York Times bestselling Star Wars series The New Jedi Order enthralls readers with its epic drama and thrilling adventure. Now readers will pierce the very heart of darkness, as those fascinating figures in that galaxy far, far away—Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa Solo, as well as their children—spring to vivid life to battle their deadliest adversaries. It is a solemn time for… Shares Life on other planets, Science Fiction

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