Fundatia si Imperiul

by Isaac Asimov

Prabusirea vechiului Imperiu sub loviturile necesitatii istorice nu reprezinta altceva decat un prolog al prabusirii Fundatiei insesi. Pe aceasta scena apocaliptica are loc ascensiunea neprevazuta a Catarului, un mutant capabil sa controleze emotiile oamenilor si al carui magnetism malefic aminteste de cel al sangerosilor dictatori care au inspaimantat Europa secolului al XX-lea. Toate sperantele Galaxiei depind acum de acea misterioasa A Doua Fundatie, singura care ar putea impiedica expansiunea nelimitata a noului stat totalitar al Catarului. seria IMPERIUL - O piatra pe cer (1950) - Praf de stele (1951) - Curentii spatiului (1952) seria FUNDATIA - Fundatia (1951) - Fundatia si Imperiul (1952) - A Doua Fundatie (1953) - Marginea Fundatiei (1982) - Fundatia si Pamantul (1986) - Preludiul Fundatiei (1988) - Zorii Fundatiei (1993) seria ROBOTII - Eu, robotul (1950) - Caverne de otel (1954) - Soarele gol (1957) - Robotii de pe Aurora (1983) - Robotii si Imperiul (1985)

Genres: Science Fiction

288 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2021

About the author

Works of prolific Russian-American writer Isaac Asimov include popular explanations of scientific principles, The Foundation Trilogy (1951-1953), and other volumes of fiction.

Isaac Asimov, a professor of biochemistry, wrote as a highly successful author, best known for his books.

Asimov, professor, generally considered of all time, edited more than five hundred books and ninety thousand letters and postcards. He published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey decimal classification but lacked only an entry in the category of philosophy (100).

People widely considered Asimov, a master of the genre alongside Robert Anson Heinlein and Arthur Charles Clarke as the "big three" during his lifetime. He later tied Galactic Empire and the Robot into the same universe as his most famous series to create a unified "future history" for his stories much like those that Heinlein pioneered and Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson previously produced. He penned "Nightfall," voted in 1964 as the best short story of all time; many persons still honor this title. He also produced well mysteries, fantasy, and a great quantity of nonfiction. Asimov used Paul French, the pen name, for the Lucky Starr, series of juvenile novels.

Most books of Asimov in a historical way go as far back to a time with possible question or concept at its simplest stage. He often provides and mentions well nationalities, birth, and death dates for persons and etymologies and pronunciation guides for technical terms. Guide to Science, the tripartite set Understanding Physics, and Chronology of Science and Discovery exemplify these books.

Asimov, a long-time member, reluctantly served as vice president of Mensa international and described some members of that organization as "brain-proud and aggressive about their IQs." He took more pleasure as president of the humanist association. The asteroid 5020 Asimov, the magazine Asimov's Science Fiction, an elementary school in Brooklyn in New York, and two different awards honor his name.

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Reviews

[Horia Vacar · Rating 5 out of 5]

It ends with a dick joke.

[Constantin Vasilescu · Rating 3 out of 5]

După colonizare și dominație, urmează refluxul: puterea centrală slăbește, intră în criză, după care dispare sub loviturile fostelor dominioane. Dacă ar fi să facem o paralelă cu istoria umanității, al doilea volum al lui Asimov echivalează cu asaltul migratorilor, cu decăderea și restabilirea efemeră a puterii imperiale, cu sporirea și disciplinarea forțelor apusene barbare. Dacă Trantorul este Roma, Fundația este regatul lui Carol cel Mare. Iar Bel Riose nu este altceva decât un Belizarie printre stele. De altfel, totul este inspirat din istoria adevărată, cu obsesia umanității pentru control și stabilitate. Și totuși, chiar și Fundația cade, sub lovitura puternică a unui rătăcitor apărut de nicăieri...

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