18 books like Foundation

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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 Psychohistoire, Vie extraterrestre, Psychohistory, Psychological 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 Psychohistoire, Vie extraterrestre, Psychohistory, Long Now Manual for Civilization

Forward the Foundation Isaac Asimov · 1993 · ★ 4.5 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate During the whole Foundation series, one man has always had his hand in the development of a galaxy. Merely hinted at in previous books, visited off and on for historical background - finally here delved into as deep as one can go - the demystified Hari Seldon. This follows about 40 years of his life, and traces his progress in the development of Psychohistory - the pseudo-mathematical science… Shares Psychohistory, Prophecy, Historians, Long Now Manual for Civilization

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

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, Robots, American literature

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

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

Isaac Asimov's Caliban Roger MacBride Allen · 1993 · ★ 4.0 · 312p · ≈ 10h · Moderate In a universe protected by the Three Laws of Robotics, humans are safe. The First Law states, A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.When an experiment with a new type of robot brain goes awry, the unthinkable happens. Caliban is created... A robot without guilt or conscience. A robot with no knowledge of or compassion for humanity. A robot… Shares Robots, Science Fiction

The killer thing Kate Wilhelm · 1967 · ★ 3.2 · 190p · ≈ 6h · Moderate A robot destroys its inventor and programs itself to kill all life. How much must be sacrificed to stop it? Shares Robots, Science Fiction

The Runaway Robot Lester del Rey · 1964 · ★ 4.0 · 188p · ≈ 6h · Moderate this is one of the first sf books that I read and will always remember it. Shares Robots, Science Fiction

Isaac Asimov's Utopia Roger MacBride Allen · 1996 · ★ 4.0 · 351p · ≈ 11h · Moderate In a universe protected by the Three Laws of Robotics, humans are safe. The Third Law states, A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. The world of Inferno is dying. A world where Spacers work with Settlers, where standard Three-Law robots exist alongside the controversial New-Law robots. A world that will be uninhabitable… Shares Robots, Science Fiction

Isaac Asimov's Inferno Roger MacBride Allen · 1994 · ★ 2.0 · 285p · ≈ 9h · Moderate In a Universe protected by the Three Laws of Robotics, humans are safe. The Second Law states, a robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. When a key politician is murdered, suspicion falls on Caliban... the only robot without guilt or conscience, with no need to obey or to respect humanity... a robot without the Three Laws.… Shares Robots, Science Fiction

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

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

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 Long Now Manual for Civilization, Robots, American literature, Science Fiction

A bad case of robots Kenneth Oppel · 1994 · ★ 4.0 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Humourous stories - robots - fiction. Shares Robots, Romans

Eager's nephew Helen Fox · 2004 · 299p · ≈ 9h · Moderate In a world which has banned self-aware robots, Eager and his brilliant but headstrong nephew, Jonquil, come out of hiding to visit the Bell family, and soon become involved in the mysterious and dangerous events surrounding them and their friends. Shares Robots, Science Fiction

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