The second novel in Isaac Asimov's classic science fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series. The epic saga that inspired the Apple TV+ series Foundation.

Led by its founding father, the psychohistorian Hari Seldon, and utilizing science and technology, the Foundation survived the greed and barbarism of the neighboring warrior planets. But cleverness and courage may not be enough. For the Empire – the most powerful force in the galaxy – is even more dangerous in its death throes. Worse still, a mysterious being known as the Mule has appeared, with powers that transcend all humanity. Who – or what – is the Mule? And how can humanity defend itself against this invulnerable avatar of destruction?

Full of nail-biting tension, nonstop action, and cutting-edge speculation, Foundation and Empire tells the story of humanity's eternal struggle against the darkness that constantly threatens to overwhelm the light – and how the courage of even a determined minority can make all the difference in the universe.

Isaac Asimov began his Foundation series at the age of twenty-one, unaware that it would one day be regarded as a cornerstone of science fiction. Throughout his legendary career, Asimov wrote more than 470 books on topics ranging from science to….