具体描述
Foundation and Empire tells the incredible story of a new breed of man who create a new force for galactic government. Thus, the Foundation hurtles into conflict with the decadent, decrepit First Empire. In this struggle for power amid the chaos of the stars, man stands at the threshold of a new, enlightened life which could easily be put aside for the old forces of barbarism. The Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov constitute what is very likely the most famed epic in all of science-fiction
作者简介
Isaac Asimov was a Russian-born, American author, a professor of biochemistry, and a highly successful writer, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books.
Professor Asimov is generally considered one of the most prolific writers of all time, having written or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. He has works published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey Decimal System (lacking only an entry in the 100s category of Philosophy).
Asimov is widely considered a master of the science-fiction genre and, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke, was considered one of the "Big Three" science-fiction writers during his lifetime. Asimov's most famous work is the Foundation Series; his other major series are the Galactic Empire series and the Robot series, both of which he later tied into the same fictional universe as the Foundation Series to create a unified "future history" for his stories much like those pioneered by Robert A. Heinlein and previously produced by Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson. He penned numerous short stories, among them "Nightfall", which in 1964 was voted by the Science Fiction Writers of America the best short science fiction story of all time, a title many still honor. He also wrote mysteries and fantasy, as well as a great amount of nonfiction. Asimov wrote the Lucky Starr series of juvenile science-fiction novels using the pen name Paul French.
Most of Asimov's popularized science books explain scientific concepts in a historical way, going as far back as possible to a time when the science in question was at its simplest stage. He often provides nationalities, birth dates, and death dates for the scientists he mentions, as well as etymologies and pronunciation guides for technical terms. Examples include his Guide to Science, the three volume set Understanding Physics, and Asimov's Chronology of Science and Discovery.
Asimov was a long-time member and Vice President of Mensa International, albeit reluctantly; he described some members of that organization as "brain-proud and aggressive about their IQs" He took more joy in being president of the American Humanist Association. The asteroid 5020 Asimov, the magazine Asimov's Science Fiction, a Brooklyn, NY elementary school, and two different Isaac Asimov Awards are named in his honor.
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一个帝国的衰落一定有其内部原因，这是外部力量不看逆转的，这就是历史的必然性。因为外部不确定原因的衰落，这是历史的偶然性而造成，这样的历史终将会回归正规。 帝国的覆灭是历史的必然，基地的陷落的历史的偶然。 因此帝国最后走向灭亡不需要英雄的推动，也没有任何个人能...
精彩！太精彩了！整个故事分两个部分，前半部分是基地与帝国的第一次对抗，也就是预言中的第四次谢顿危机。（第一次是基地独立，第二次是利用宗教手段控制周边星系，第三次是利用经济手段扩大势力范围）如同往常一样，基地轻而易举地就化险为夷了。真正精彩的是后半部分，...
感觉世界设定有点简陋，毕竟是几十年前的书，细节刻画上还是粗糙了点。不知道为什么《基地》三步曲没有被改编成电影，多好的题材，尤其适合拍成商业大片。
第一次看这本书的时候，对“骡”印象深刻；这次看到前一篇却眼前一亮，这克里昂二世与里欧思分明就是查士丁尼与贝里撒留的翻版，连布洛缀克跟纳尔塞斯也有几分相像。 同样是盛极一时的帝国，如今却国祚衰败。曾经的繁荣帝国中心区域沦为边荒蛮地，“蛮族”横行。 同样是中兴...
基地系列的第二部，由两个长篇组成。两个故事之间联系不是很大，所以分开写一下感受。 《将军》 历史是善于遗忘的。经过皇帝的更替、世事的动荡，关于基地的记录已经湮灭在遥远的银河边缘，帝国的皇帝和将军们已经忘了那是之前的皇帝派出去的银河百科全书编纂基地。而经过近...
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我的直觉还不错，两个猜想被验证了，Asimov在“骡”那一章文风改变挺大。
我的直觉还不错，两个猜想被验证了，Asimov在“骡”那一章文风改变挺大。
