Isaac Asimov

Four men and one woman reduced to a microscopic fraction of their original size, boarding a miniaturized atomic sub and being injected into a dying man's carotid artery. Passing through the heart, entering the inner ear where even the slightest sound would destroy them, battling relentlessly into the cranium. Their objective... to reach a blood...

Guide to Earth and Space is a non-fiction work by the well-known science fiction writer Isaac Asimov. The book differs somewhat in structure from typical literature by presenting its information in the form of answers to a series of questions, presumably posed by the reader. Like many of Asimov's non-fiction pieces, this "Guide" starts with the...

The three laws of Robotics: 1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm, 2) A robot must obey orders givein to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law, 3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or...

Hari Seldon kieruje z powodzeniem Projektem Psychohistorii na Uniwersytecie Streelinga, a jednocześnie - po zniknięciu R. Daneela Olivawa - zostaje nieoczekiwanie Pierwszym Ministrem. Dzieląc czas pomiędzy badania nad psychohistorią a walkę ze spiskowcami i rządem wojskowych, usiłuje za wszelką cenę zapanować nad chaosem, w którym pogrąża się...

The late Grand Master of science fiction brings his most famous work, the epic Foundation series, to a posthumous close in this volume. Returning to the format of earlier books in the saga, he presents the story in discrete, novella-length segments, finally grappling with the figure at the center of the entire series: the adult Hari Seldon, creator...

Pięćset lat od założenia jej przez Hariego Seldona Pierwsza Fundacja jest największą potęgą w Galaktyce. Na rządzonym twardą ręką przez burmistrz Branno monolicie pojawia się jednak rysa. Golan Trevize, członek Rady Wykonawczej na Terminusie, głosi pogląd, że zniszczona rzekomo Druga Fundacja nadal decyduje o losie Pierwszej. Tymczasem mentalista...