Base Prelude (Upper and Lower)

Author: (USA) Isaac Asimov / Ye Lihua
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Traditionally, the past is history, and yesterday is history. However, Isaac Asimov is different. His Foundation series writes "the history of the future," "the history of a distant future," and "the history of tomorrow!" Asimov, this "historian of the future," this "American Sima Qian," uses an "epic" brushstroke and the grand chapters of the Foundation series to narrate the thrilling stories of the "Galactic Empire," the "Foundation" (often simply called "Foundation"), the "Second Foundation," and the "Mule," dedicating the "history of the future" to readers in a vivid and engaging manner. Asimov's science fiction always introduces novel and fantastical elements that became the of later science fiction. The reason why a master is a master lies in his ability to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary with a single stroke. His three major series—Robots, Empire, and Foundation—each have their own "charm." Even now that we are very familiar with his works, we still cannot help but admire his creativity from back then. On the planet Trantor of the Galactic Empire, the scholar Hari Seldon revealed at the Mathematical Decennial Conference that his theory of "Psychohistory" could prove that humans could predict the future using mathematics! This stirred up several planets in the galaxy. The Empire Emperor demanded that Seldon "predict a good future," but Seldon replied, "Impossible." The Emperor ordered the Administrator Dors Venabili to control Seldon. To escape, Seldon began his flight through the galaxy, arranged by the journalist Dors. At the University of Trantor, he narrowly escaped danger on the dome. On the planet of the Mule, he unexpectedly obtained secret texts and began to encounter the "Robby" (robots) problem. He risked entering the Mule's sanctuary, sought Robbies in the Elder's Council, and violated major taboos, confronting the Mule himself, the Fourteenth of the First Citizen. Dors Venabili appeared again to rescue him. A series of inexplicable encounters led him to the legend of the "immortal" robots. What he couldn't believe was that "he" was a robot, and even more surprising was that the "she" he was infatuated with was also a robot—a robot who learned to love under human influence. This book uses "Psychohistory" as a starting point to enter the galaxy, showcasing the inseparable and intertwined relationship between humans and robots. We cannot help but ask: in the Galactic Empire, who will ultimately dominate—the humans or the robots?