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Foundation

by Isaac Asimov · 1951

Isaac Asimov's classic science fiction novel opening the Foundation series.

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Isaac Asimov · Science fiction author and biochemist

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Isaac AsimovScience fiction author and biochemist

Author of the Foundation series and major works of science fiction and popular science.

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One of the best science fiction series ever written (the original trilogy).
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The original X post was fetched through the public fxtwitter mirror during batch 57. Hassabis calls the original Foundation trilogy one of the best science-fiction series ever written; this remains a series-level mention, not a direct recommendation for the first book.

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