Author: Isaac Asimov
This is the second of three "Foundation" Novels by Isaac Asimov. Whereas the first told the story of several generations of the Foundation, "Foundation and Empire" tells one year-long story in a turning point for the Foundation, and the crisis when Hari Seldon's science of psychohistory is put to its biggest test yet.
Introducing us to a young married couple, Asimov creates his first significant female character of the far future, and also gives us a mystery when a new nemesis, The Mule, decides to attack the Foundation.
Though I certainly will read the third book, and this second book sets us up to do just that, this story was complete on its own. In that sense, it was more of a typical novel than the first. I enjoyed it even more, and was glad it had been 30+ years since I had read it, so I had forgotten enough of the plot points to have some surprise again.
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