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it and the genuine emotion. But things are not otherwise. I call myself the Mule—but not because of my strength—obviously—”

He left them, never looking back.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ISAAC ASIMOV began his Foundation series at the age of twenty-one, not realizing that it would one day be considered a cornerstone of science fiction. During his legendary career, Asimov penned over 470 books on subjects ranging from science to Shakespeare to history, though he was most loved for his award-winning science fiction sagas, which include the Robot, Empire, and Foundation series. Named a Grand Master of Science Fiction by the Science Fiction Writers of America, Asimov entertained and educated readers of all ages for close to five decades. He died, at the age of seventy-two, in April 1992.

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THE FOUNDATION NOVELS

Prelude to Foundation

Foundation

Foundation and Empire

Second Foundation

Foundation’s Edge

Foundation and Earth

Forward the Foundation

THE ROBOT NOVELS

I, Robot

The Caves of Steel

The Naked Sun

The Robots of Dawn

Nemesis

The Gods Themselves

Fantastic Voyage

I, Asimov

With Robert Silverberg

Nightfall

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FOUNDATION AND EMPIRE

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PUBLISHING HISTORY

Doubleday edition published 1952

Bantam mass market edition published November 1991

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Asimov, Isaac, 1920-

Foundation and empire / Isaac Asimov.

p. cm.

1. Seldon, Hari (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 2. Life on other planets—Fiction. 3. Psychohistory—Fiction. I. Title.

PS3551.S5 F596 2004 2003069136

813/.54 22

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