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	The Foundation Series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		George Lucas used elements of the Foundation series to construct the universe in which Star Wars is set, including propulsion by hyper-drive, lightsabers (evolved from force field penknives), and the Galactic Empire (although Lucas' Empire was by definition evil, while Seldon openly says that in principle the First Empire is not evil).
		These were then collected and published as Foundation, Foundation and Empire, and Second Foundation in the early 1950s by Gnome Press.
		For example, the Foundation slides gradually into oligarchy and dictatorship prior to the appearance of the Mule, but, for the most part, the book treats that change as being necessary in Hari Seldon's plan, rather than mulling over whether it is on the whole positive or negative.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Foundation_Series (2498 words)

	Isaac Asimov's The Foundation Trilogy
		The Foundation Trilogy: These three classics -- Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation -- cover nearly four centuries of the dramatic rise from barbarism to civilization.
		The course of the Foundation's growth was plotted according to the science of psychohistory-- conditions were arranged to bring about a series of crises forcing it to move rapidly along the route to future Empire...
		Foundation and Empire tells the story of the period of disruption, after the Foundation has attained peripheral power -- of struggles between petty kingdoms and the Foundation's emergence as a state strong enough finally to defeat the decrepit First Empire.
	members.aol.com /jeffesmi/books/isaacasimov_tft.htm (232 words)

	The Foundation Series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		George Lucas used elements of the Foundation series to construct the universe in which Star Wars is set, including propulsion by hyper-drive, lightsabers (evolved from force field penknives), and the Galactic Empire (although Lucas' Empire was by definition evil, while Seldon openly says that in principle the First Empire is not evil).
		These were then collected and published as Foundation, Foundation and Empire, and Second Foundation in the early 1950s by Gnome Press.
		For example, the Foundation slides gradually into oligarchy and dictatorship prior to the appearance of the Mule, but, for the most part, the book treats that change as being necessary in Hari Seldon's plan, rather than mulling over whether it is on the whole positive or negative.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foundation_Series (2498 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Foundation and Empire (Foundation Novels (Paperback))
		On its own, "Foundation and Empire" suffers from an acute case of Middle Chapter Syndrome--and this is somewhat surprising since Asimov originally published his trilogy as a series of nine novellas.
		But Asimov was setting us up for something unexpected in "Foundation and Empire"; the idea was that at this stage the Foundation would be threatened by the final power play of the dying Empire.
		When an ambitious general determined to restore the Empire’s glory turns the vast Imperial fleet toward the Foundation, the only hope for the small planet of scholars and scientists lies in the prophecies of Hari Seldon.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0553293370?v=glance (2498 words)

	4Literature Isaac Asimov's Robot-Empire-Foundation Series
		The rigid and bureaucratic empire undergoes a decline reminiscent of the decline and fall of the Roman empire.
		Seldon works out plan to preserve human knowledge, and create a Second Empire via the Foundation.
		Foundation's Triumph (Second Foundation Trilogy) by David Brin
	www.4literature.net /story/2003/1/21/94638/5941 (5165 words)

	Search Tuna Report for Isaac Asimov
		His Foundation Trilogy all published by Doubleday - which takes place in a future galactic empire and consists of Foundation 1951, Foundation and Empire 1952 and Second Foundation 1953 - was given a Hugo in 1966 as Best All-Time Science-Fiction Series....
		During this period Asimov also started work on the series of stories that would be brought together as the Foundation Trilogy and published as the novels Foundation 1951 Foundation and Empire 1952 and Second Foundation 1953....
		The author of the classic I, Robot series and The Foundation Trilogy, Asimov wrote more than 400 books and won every major science fiction award.
	www.searchtuna.com /ftlive2/915.html (2444 words)

	Strietzi's Reading Metadata
		The Foundation Trilogy is composed of Foundation, Foundation and Empire, and Second Foundation.
		The Positronic Man is an expansion of "The Bicentennial Man." The Caliban trilogy is set at the beginning of the end of the Robot Era.
		The posthumous Second Foundation Trilogy is composed of Foundation's Fear, Foundation and Chaos, and Foundation's Triumph.
	home.att.net /~Strietzi/reading_stuff/asimov.html (284 words)

	sffworld.com - Read I Robot. What's the best order to read Foundation?
		Foundation's Fear (1997).] The first novel in the Second Foundation Trilogy, it was written by Gregory Benford.
		Foundation and Chaos (1998).] The second novel in the Second Foundation Trilogy, written by Greg Bear.
		Foundation's Triumph (previously titled Third Foundation and Secret Foundation) (1999).] The third novel in the Second Foundation Trilogy, written by David Brin.
	www.sffworld.com /forums/printthread.php?t=7047&pp=30 (284 words)

	CNN.com - Five major changes in the 'Star Wars' DVD - Sep 21, 2004
		But the most noticeable change -- and perhaps one some "Star Wars" diehards will have a tough time stomaching -- is Hayden Christensen (who plays young Anakin in the prequel trilogy) now appearing in the scene where the "force ghosts" of Anakin, Obi Wan, and Yoda smile at Luke.
		In the original version of "The Empire Strikes Back," the emperor Darth Vader speaks to via hologram was played by a woman in a mask (!) and voiced by Clive Revill.
		The 1997 special edition of "Return of the Jedi" added a few "Star Wars" worlds joining the celebration of the Empire's demise at the end of the film.
	www.cnn.com /2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/09/20/star.changes/index.html (529 words)

	Empire (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Empire Trilogy, a fantasy trilogy by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts
		An empire is a large, usually multi-ethnic state.
		Empire (graphic novel) (1978), written by Samuel R. Delany and illustrated by Howard Chaykin
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Empire_(disambiguation) (271 words)

	Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series
		Foundation's Edge is a fair book, but it doesn't contain any of the originality or strength of the original trilogy.
		Prelude to Foundation is set before the first Foundation book, and features the exploits of Hari Seldon, as he is chased across the capital of the Galactic Empire, Trantor, by nasty individuals who want him for his theory of psychohistory.
		Well, it's the tale of the fall of the Galactic Empire and the rise of the Foundation.
	vavatch.co.uk /books/asimov (1360 words)

	Empire (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Empire Trilogy, a fantasy trilogy by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts
		An empire is a large, usually multi-ethnic state.
		Empire (nation), a nation in the multiplayer game World of War.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Empire_(disambiguation) (271 words)

	Democratic Underground Forums - Foundation Trilogy
		All I remember of the Foundation Trilogy was that there was a social futurist/theorist who appeared at long intervals in time (via holograms created before his death) that gave information about the current events and extrapolated their consequences out into the future.
		It is one of the few science fiction series that deals with social scientists -- the "psychohistorians", who use their understanding of the mathematics of society to save civilization as the Galactic Empire collapses.
		Basically, one man predicts that the Galazy wide empire will fall within a hundred years.
	www.democraticunderground.com /duforum/DCForumID62/387.html (1627 words)

	Blogcritics.org: Kingsbury: Psychohistorical Crisis—Revolt Against Asimov's Second Empire
		The Second Foundation trilogy looks at the establishment of psychohistory in the Byzantine center of the first Empire, as Hari Seldon develops his plan, recruits and trains the disciples who will become the covert arm of the Seldon Plan, and jockeys for political clout to create and endow the Encyclopedia Foundation.
		This trilogy is focused on the inception of psychohistory.
		Citizens of this empire exist in their complex society only with the aid of a mind-enhancing outgrowth of Asimov's mind-probe, the quantum-mechanical familiar, or "fam".
	blogcritics.org /archives/2005/02/02/163233.php (1254 words)

	Amazon.com: Foundation and Empire (Foundation Novels (Paperback)): Books: Isaac Asimov
		On its own, "Foundation and Empire" suffers from an acute case of Middle Chapter Syndrome--and this is somewhat surprising since Asimov originally published his trilogy as a series of nine novellas.
		Foundation and Empire seems to be an attempt to come to terms with that experience, and so has something to say about the specifics of twentieth century history, as well as about historical philosophy.
		This is the second book in the original trilogy, so it is from a science fiction point of view essential reading.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0553293370?v=glance (1668 words)

	Strietzi's Reading Metadata
		The Foundation Trilogy is composed of Foundation, Foundation and Empire, and Second Foundation.
		The posthumous Second Foundation Trilogy is composed of Foundation's Fear, Foundation and Chaos, and Foundation's Triumph.
		Martin H. Greenberg: A collection of other authors' tales in honor of Asimov, some set in the Robots &; Empire – Foundation universe.
	home.att.net /~Strietzi/reading_stuff/asimov.html (284 words)

	Vail Daily News for Vail and Beaver Creek Colorado - Arts and Entertainment
		"Eldest: Inheritance Book II," by Christopher Paolini: The second book in the Inheritance Trilogy, following "Eragon"(2003), takes up the epic story just three days after the end of the bloody battle in which Eragon slew the Shade Durza, and the Varden and dwarves defeated the forces of the evil ruler of the Empire.
		"Eldest," by Christopher Paolini: The second book in the Inheritance Trilogy, following "Eragon"(2003), takes up the epic story just three days after the end of the bloody battle in which Eragon slew the Shade Durza, and the Varden and dwarves defeated the forces of the evil ruler of the Empire.
		Although Eragon has proved himself in battle as a Dragon Rider, he has much to learn, so he travels to the land of the elves to complete his rigorous training.
	www.vaildaily.com /article/20050902/AE/109020031/-1/ARCHIVES04 (1713 words)

	Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
		However, an argument can be made that 'The Empire Strikes Back' (now on DVD called Episode V) is overall a better-made movie which has more excitement, and grabs your imagination,than the other two original installments (now called parts IV and VI).
		My five children were all pre-teens when 'The Empire Strikes Back' came to the theater.
		It is fruitless trying to argue 'which is best' in a trilogy, because the first one, in this case 'Star Wars', starts it all and has to be the 'father'.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0080684 (683 words)

	EMPIRE- Star Wars Collector's issues Magazine - Australian Magazines :: iSUBSCRiBE - magazine subscriptions online
		Empire magazine is celebrating the release of the original trilogy on DVD, with this amazing Star Wars collector's Issue!
		Exclusive to Empire, & signed off by the man himself, George Lucas, this book contains everything you need to know about the original Star Wars trilogy!
		This is set to be the most collectable issue of Empire of all time in Australia!
	www.isubscribe.com.au /title_info.cfm?prodID=11804&catID=8 (166 words)

	The Foundation Series - Kaedrin's Guide to Isaac Asimov
		Foundation and Empire: The second in the original trilogy, it is made up of 2 stories originally published in 1945.
		Foundation: The first in the original trilogy, it is actually a collection of 4 short stories originally written between 1942 and 1944, with an introductory section from 1949.
		Foundation's Edge: The fifth foundation novel moves ahead and begins to question the efficiency of the Foundation.
	kaedrin.com /fun/asimov/afound.html (166 words)

	SPACE.com -- 'Star Wars' Cast, Crew Demystify Trilogy
		As the original trilogy heads to DVD for the first time Tuesday, the madcap tales told by those who lovingly toiled on "Star Wars," "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi" demystify three of the most revered sci-fi films of all time.
		Kershner, a film professor at the University of Southern California who was a mentor to "Star Wars" creator George Lucas, is the man Lucas asked to direct the sequel "The Empire Strikes Back," which is widely regarded as the best of the series.
		However, the lumpy aliens in the "Star Wars" tavern and the many shuffling background robots were only background dressing before the action figures.
	www.space.com /entertainment/star_wars_040920.html (166 words)

	The Foundation Trilogy Summary Study Guide
		The events in the trilogy are loosely based on the fall of the Roman Empire, but the trilogy is also about the nature of history itself.
		The Foundation Trilogy consists of three books of stories—Foundation, Foundation and Empire, and Second Foundation—that form a history of the future.
		The books have a strong narrative line, one that is familiar to many readers but presented in a fictional form.
	www.bookrags.com /shortguide-foundation_trilogy/overview.html (165 words)

	Decline and fall of the Galactic Empire
		In his youth Isaac Asimov constructed three distinct major fictional universes, each thematically separate, the far future Foundation trilogy, the near future series of short stories about positronic robots, and an intermediate series about the conflict between Earthers and Spacers, the latter being potentially in the same universe as his earlier robot novels.
		Having returned to the worlds of his youth, Asimov determined to unite his two grand universes.
		Much later, after a successful career as an author of non-fiction expository works on a wide variety of subjects, he wrote a sequel to the Foundation trilogy, "Foundation's Edge".
	www.tiac.net /~cri/1999/asimov.html (848 words)

	Heir to the Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Heir to the Empire is the first book in a trilogy of novels known as The Thrawn Trilogy, all written by renowned Star Wars author, Timothy Zahn.
		From the Imperial Remnant section of the Galaxy, comes Grand Admiral Thrawn, a new military leader of the Empire hoping to overthrow the New Republic and restore control of the galaxy to the Empire.
		Bill Slavicsek, Heir to the Empire Sourcebook (Star Wars RPG) (1992) ISBN 0874311799 (West End Games) (Hardcover)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Heir_to_the_Empire (210 words)

	Star Wars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However, in December 1991, Dark Horse Comics acquired the Star Wars license and used it to launch a number of ambitious sequels to the original trilogy instead, including the very popular Dark Empire stories.
		Episodes I, II, and III chronicle the downfall of the Galactic Republic and the rise of the Galactic Empire.
		The Star Wars prequel trilogy has also been accused of similar retroactive changes that were allegedly not part of Lucas' original concept for Star Wars.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Star_Wars (5352 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Foundation and Empire at Epinions.com
		Foundation and Empire was, like all three of the original Trilogy books, originally published as short stories in science fiction magazines.
		Foundation and Empire is the second novel in the original Foundation Trilogy.
		The two stories that compile Foundation and Empire are about war with the last crumbling pieces of the Galactic Empire and war with the mutant the Mule.
	www.epinions.com /book-review-27ED-A2FCE5E-391EE344-prod4 (5352 words)

	Foundation and Empire (Foundation Novels (Paperback)): Current Amazon U.S.A. One-Edition Data
		Foundation and Empire is the second of the original Foundation trilogy written in the 1950s.
		Foundation and Empire seems to be an attempt to come to terms with that experience, and so has something to say about the specifics of twentieth century history, as well as about historical philosophy.
		The first volume, "Foundation", sets up the whole idea of the Seldon Plan, a mathematically based view of sociopolitical forces that enables one brilliant scientist to grow a new galactic empire from a foundation of one hundred thousand scientists and their families.
	www.mobilewebsystems.us /stuff-0553293370.html (5352 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Foundation (Foundation Novels (Paperback))
		The first Foundation trilogy (Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation) won a Hugo Award in 1965 for "Best All-Time Series." It's science fiction on the grand scale; one of the classics of the field.
		The story to Foundation is interesting: the Galactic Empire is crumbling and its demise will turn the entire galaxy to barbarism for thirty thousand years, if steps arn't taken to lighten the blow.
		This novel was supposedly based on Gibbon's "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," but Foundation seems to have only to most primitive understanding of that work.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0553293354?v=glance (5352 words)

	Star Wars Trilogy VCD Movie - vcdgallery.com
		Special Collector set of the Star Wars Trilogy consisting of : Star Wars: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi all THX Digitally mastered.
		As the Emperor oversees the construction of the new Death Star by Lord Darth Vader and the evil Galactic Empire, Han Solo is rescued from the clutches of the vile gangster Jabba the Hutt by, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Chewbacca R2-D2 and C3PO.
		This release includes ten minutes of bonus footage from STAR WARS EPISODE II, in addition to the 1997 Special Edition versions of Ep.
	www.vcdgallery.com /action/starwars_trilogy.htm (5352 words)

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