Isaac Asimov

Stiftelsen fikk klassikerstatus allerede 1966 med Hugo-prisen Beste serie gjennom tidene. Handlingen er lagt til et svinnende galaktisk imperium. Det har hatt fremgang i tolv tusen år. Ingen mistenker at dette strålende imperiets hjerte er råttent. Ikke før psykohistorikeren Hari Seldon bruker sin nye vitenskap til å forutse dets forferdelige skjebne.

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S tekh por, kak chelovechestvo vyshlo v kosmos, proshli veka. Teper chelovecheskaja tsivilizatsija okhvatyvaet vsju galaktiku, vse dvesti millionov planet. Vse eti miry obedineny v Galakticheskuju Imperiju. Stolitsa imperii - gigantskij megapolis, pokryvajuschij vsju poverkhnost planety Trantor. Eto administrativnyj i kulturnyj tsentr vsego chelovechestva. Prarodina, planeta Zemlja, pozabyta, ee zhiteli vlachat zhalkoe suschestvovanie posredi radioaktivnykh ruin. Nikto ne ozhidaet, chto imenno tam vozniknet zagovor, ot kotorogo sodrognetsja Imperija.

Iz 1949 goda Dzhozef Shvarts popadaet v mir daljokogo buduschego - perioda rastsveta Galakticheskoj Imperii. V rezultate drevnikh termojadernykh vojn poverkhnost Zemli stala radioaktivnoj i neprigodnoj dlja zhizni. V to zhe vremja ljudi rasselilis po vsej Galaktike i zabyli o svoej kolybeli. Zemlja vsego lish kameshek v nebe. Nyne vsjo chelovechestvo zhivjot pod upravleniem planety Trantor, kontrolirujuschej dvesti millionov zvezd. No na Zemle eschjo zhivy natsionalisticheskie nastroenija, nekotorye zemljane khotjat vernut sebe vlast predkov. Odna iz revanshistskikh gruppirovok gotovit oruzhie, sposobnoe opustoshit vsju Galaktiku. Shvarts po veleniju sudby okazyvaetsja v samom tsentre zagovora...

Oni sozdali "Vechnost", chtoby upravljat vremenem. I stali prakticheski bessmertnymi i bezmerno zhestokimi. No nichto ne dlitsja po-nastojaschemu vechno... Klassicheskij nauchno-fantasticheskij roman o paradoksakh vremeni, bezdushnoj bjurokratii, protivostojanii sisteme, vlasti i svobode.

Uchenyj Geri Seldon, osnovatel novoj nauki - psikhoistorii, v svoikh rabotakh dokazal neizbezhnost krakha Galakticheskoj imperii, obedinjavshej milliony obitaemykh mirov. Chtoby ne dopustit padenija chelovechestva v puchinu nadvigajuschegosja khaosa, Seldon razrabotal detalnyj plan rozhdenija novoj Imperii na oblomkakh staroj. Dlja osuschestvlenija svoego Plana Seldon sozdal v raznykh kontsakh Galaktiki dve Akademii, obedinivshie luchshie umy chelovechestva. Kazalos, nichto ne moglo pomeshat osuschestvleniju velikogo Plana Seldona, no ljudskie ambitsii priveli k konfliktu mezhdu Akademijami, i chelovechestvo vnov okazalos na kraju propasti...

"Nägemused robotitest", originaalpealkirjaga "Robot Visions" on Isaac Asimovi 1990. a ilmunud jutukogu, mis koondab endas väga ligikaudu poolt tema poole sajandi jooksul ilmunud robotiteemalisest loomingust. Osad neist juttudest on eesti lugejaile tuntud (5 neist on ilmunud jutukogus "Kadunud robot", 1965, ja veel kaks on ilmunud hilisemates kogumikes), kuid enamik neist - nagu ka autori robotiteemalised esseed - ilmuvad eesti keeles esmakordselt.Kogumiku jutud: "Kui kahju!", "Robbie", "Valelik", "Nõiaring", "Mõtleja", "Tõendus", "Kadunud robot", "Välditav konflikt", "Naiselik vaist", "Kahesaja-aastane mees", "Ühel päeval", "Mõtle!", "Segregatsionist", "Peegelpilt", "Lenny", "Veergude ori", "Rodney jõulupuhkus"Kogumiku esseed: "Uued õpetajad", "Mida iganes te ka ei sooviks", "Sõbrad, kelle leiame", "Meie arukad tööriistad", "Robootika seadused", "Fantastiline tulevik", "Masinavärk ja robot", "Uus elukutse", "Robot kui vaenlane?", "Koos mõtlemine", "Minu robotid", "Inimsuse seadused", "Küberneetiline organism", "Huumorimeel", "Ühinenud robotid"

Fundaci n e Imperio es el cuarto volumen del «Ciclo de la Fundaci n , pero tambi n la segunda parte de la original «Trilog a de la Fundaci n o «Ciclo de Tr ntor , que puede leerse independientemente y que fue galardonada con el Premio Hugo a la mejor serie de ciencia ficci n de todos los tiempos. Guiada por su fundador, el gran psicohistoriador Hari Seldon, y gracias a su superioridad cient fica y tecnol gica, la Fundaci n ha logrado sobrevivir a la amenaza de barbarie y avaricia de sus planetas vecinos. Pero ahora debe enfrentarse al Imperio, que, pese a su decadencia, sigue siendo la fuerza m s poderosa de la galaxia. Cuando un ambicioso general empe ado en restaurar la gloria del Imperio env a una vasta flota imperial a destruir la Fundaci n, la nica esperanza para el peque o planeta de eruditos y cient ficos se encuentra en las profec as de Hari Seldon. Pero ni siquiera el mismo Hari Seldon podr a haber previsto el nacimiento de una extraordinaria criatura llamada el Mulo, una inteligencia mutante dotada de poderes paranormales capaces de convertir al humano de voluntad m s f rrea en el m s d cil esclavo. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The second novel in Isaac Asimov's classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION, NOW STREAMING Led by its founding father, the psychohistorian Hari Seldon, and utilizing science and technology, the Foundation survived the greed and barbarism of its neighboring warrior-planets. Now cleverness and courage may not be enough. For the Empire--the mightiest force in the Galaxy--is even more dangerous in its death throes. Even worse, a mysterious entity called the Mule has appeared with powers beyond anything humanly conceivable. Who--or what--is the Mule? And how is humanity to defend itself against this invulnerable avatar of annihilation? Filled with nail-biting suspense, nonstop action, and cutting-edge speculation, is the story of humanity's perpetual struggle against the darkness that forever threatens to overwhelm the light--and of how the courage of even a determined few can make all the difference in the universe.

The original trilogy of Isaac Asimov's bestselling science fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series, in a striking boxed set package THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION - Nominated as one of America's best-loved series by PBS's The Great American Read For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Seldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future--to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save humankind, Seldon gathers the best minds in the Empire--both scientists and scholars--and brings them to a bleak planet at the edge of the galaxy to serve as a beacon of hope for future generations. He calls his sanctuary the Foundation. Collected in this boxed set, Foundation, Foundation and Empire, and Second Foundation form the celebrated original trilogy that started it all. One of the most influential in the history of science fiction, the Foundation series is celebrated for its unique blend of breathtaking action, daring ideas, and extensive worldbuilding. Here, Asimov has written a timely and timeless saga of the best--and worst--that lies in humanity, and the power of even a few courageous souls to shine a light in a universe of darkness.

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Samal ajal kui Hari Seldon püüab täiustada oma psühhoajaloo revolutsioonilist teooriat ning tagada inimkonnale koht tähtede keskel, vangub suur Galaktikaimpeerium apokalüptilise kokkuvarisemise veerel. Meeletusse keerisesse haaratud Seldon ja kõik tema lähedased osutuvad etturiteks võimumängus. See, kes kontrollib Seldonit, kontrollib ka psühhoajalugu - ning koos sellega Galaktika tulevikku. Inimkonna teenimise viimases võitluses peab Hari Seldon mingil viisil päästma oma elutöö vastaste haardest ja leidma sellele tõelised pärijad. Tema otsing algab ta enda pojatütrest Wandast ja Teise Asumi unistusest.Ulmekirjanduse suurmeistri Isaac Asimovi (1920-1992) populaarse Asumi-sarja viimane teos, mis ilmus 1993. aastal juba postuumselt. Koos romaaniga "Enne Asumit" moodustavad need kaks eelloo klassikalisele Asumi-triloogiale, mõlemas peategelaseks prohvetlik matemaatik Hari Seldon, kes viib romaanis "Edasi, Asum" lõpule oma elutöö psühhoajaloo alal, valmistades nõnda ette Teise Asumi loomist.

"Asumi ääre" viimastest sündmustest on möödunud vaevalt millisekund ja endine Esimese Asumi Nõunik Golan Trevize saab aukartust äratava ülesande otsustada Galaktika edasise arengu üle. Heites kõrvale Galaktikaimpeeriumi anarhia, mis rajanes Esimese Asumi tehnoloogial, nagu ka Teise Asumi vaimsusel põhineva Impeeriumi oma, otsustab Trevize Gaia kasuks. Planeet Gaia on superorganism, rahvaste psüühiline konföderatsioon, mis leiab oma jõu vaimsest ühtsusest. Sulanud inimkonnaga ühte, saab sellest ülisuperorganism, mis pühendub üldisele hüvangule ja uue maailmade kompleksi asutamisele, millele Trevize paneb nimeks Galaxia.Kuid Trevize'il on kahtlused: milline instinktiivne jõud on tema otsuse taga? Kas see on seotud müstilise maailmaga, mille nimi on Maaja mis varjab end selle maailma muistsete aegade hämaruses? Trevize peab leidma vastuse. Avastades, et Galaktika Trantori Raamatukogus puuduvad salapärasel kombel igasugused viited Maale, asub ta "kadunud" planeeti otsima. Ta siirdub koos kaaslastega, ajaloolase Janov Pelorati ja ilusa Gaia naise Blissiga ühest Keelatud maailmast teise, sattudes julgele ja ohtudest tulvil eksirännakule, millest sõltub Impeeriumi - ja inimkonna enda - saatus.

The greatest science fiction adventure of all time Now an Apple Original series from Apple TV+ The Galactic Empire has prospered for twelve thousand years. Nobody suspects that the heart of the thriving Empire is rotting, until psychohistorian Hari Seldon uses his new science to foresee its terrible fate. Exiled to the desolate planet Terminus, Seldon establishes a colony of the greatest minds in the Empire, a Foundation which holds the key to changing the fate of the galaxy. However, the death throes of the Empire breed hostile new enemies, and the young Foundation’s fate will be threatened first. The FOUNDATION series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece, testament to an extraordinary imagination that shaped science fiction as we know it today.

In addition to being one of the world's greatest science fiction writers, Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) was highly regarded as an indefatigable popularizer of science. In his lifetime, Asimov wrote or edited over approximately five hundred books of science fiction, mysteries, literary annotations, history, various sciences and more. He died of AIDS contracted during open-heart surgery. Asimov's Foundation trilogy won the Hugo Award in 1966 for "Best All-Time Series." It is currently being adapted into a television series on the Apple TV+ streaming service. "Worlds Within Worlds" was originally published as a series of pamphlets by the American Atomic Energy Commission and later in book form by the University Press of the Pacific, Inc., Seattle. Here Asimov recounts the history of nuclear energy starting with John Dalton's original atomic theory from 1808, and ending with the possibility of controlled nuclear fusion and antimatter annihilation, both as yet still in the future. This book is in the Deseret Alphabet, a phonetic alphabet for writing English developed in the mid-19th century at the University of Deseret (now the University of Utah). The Deseret Alphabet Classics series provides Deseret Alphabet editions of some of the great works of English literature and LDS theology. Our goal is to encourage the use of the Deseret Alphabet by making worthwhile reading material widely available.