Isaac Asimov - Foundation and Empire, AudioBook [Mp3 - Zip Eng][TnTVillage org]

Isaac Asimov - Foundation and Empire, Audiobook [Mp3 - Zip ENG] [TnTVillage.org]
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Foundation and Empire is a novel written by Isaac Asimov that was published by Gnome Press in 1952. It is the second book published in the Foundation Series, and the fourth in the in-universe chronology. It takes place in two halves, originally published as separate novellas.
The first half of the book, titled "The General," tells how the Galactic Empire, now well into its collapse, launches an attack against the Foundation. They are led by General Bel Riose, a commander of supposedly unparalleled prowess. The Empire, though a mere shadow of its former self, still retains far more resources and personnel than the Foundation. Riose asks the Emperor for reinforcements, apparently more than he could possibly need, so he can guarantee victory over the Foundation. He also rejects the Foundation's offer of "You stop invading us and we'll pay you a wad of money." Devers intercepts a message that summarizes the General's doings, and escapes to Trantor, trying to see the emperor and show him the message. He fails and is nearly killed, but the emperor finds out anyway. In the end, the emperor decides that Riose is too dangerous (refusing bribes? Highly suspicious. Taking that many reinforcements? And he's popular enough that he could easily turn them against the Empire and carve out his own territory), and has him tried and executed.
Secondo romanzo della Trilogia della Fondazione, ovvero i primi tre romanzi dell'omonimo Ciclo di Asimov. Come per Prima Fondazione, anche Fondazione e Impero è apparso in prima edizione come racconti sulla rivista Astounding stories, per poi essere raccolto, nel 1952, come volume unico sotto il titolo di Foundation and Empire. In Italia è noto anche con il titolo alternativo di Il crollo della Galassia Centrale, dovuto alla sua prima pubblicazione nella collana Urania.
Suddiviso in due parti, per un totale di 26 capitoli, il romanzo, come già Prima Fondazione, presenta al suo interno alcuni estratti dall'Enciclopedia Galattica.
Nei suoi primi 150 anni di vita, la Fondazione ha dovuto affrontare alcune Crisi Seldon, dopo ognuna delle quali la strada tracciata verso il Secondo Impero era sempre più segnata e precisa. Sotto Hober Mallow ci fu un primo, indiretto confronto con l'Impero Galattico, ma il consolidarsi della posizione economica acquisita sotto questo sindaco avrebbe inevitabilmente condotto ad un confronto aperto e diretto con l'Impero ormai decadente.
Isaac Asimov (January 2?, 1920? – April 6, 1992), was a Russian-born American author and professor of biochemistry, a highly successful writer, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books.
Asimov was 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. His works have been published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey Decimal System (all except the 100s, Philosophy
Isaac Asimov (Petrovici, 2 gennaio 1920 – New York, 6 aprile 1992) è stato un biochimico, scrittore e divulgatore scientifico statunitense. Le sue opere sono considerate una pietra miliare sia nel campo della fantascienza che della divulgazione scientifica.