Academy. Beginning

Two novels that precede the main trilogy "Academy" Isaek Azimov.

Young scientist Hari Seldon opens algorithms that allow mathematically predicting public development. He calls it psychostoria. But for Emperor Cleon, the first psychostory is the opportunity to predict and direct the development of his galactic empire. That is why Seldon, as the chief theoretician of the psychostory, becomes the most wanted person in a colonized universe. He will not only create an academy, but also prevent a political crisis that almost brought down a galactic empire.

The epic history of take -off and the fall of the Galactic Empire of the Future. " - Io9

"An amazing story about how knowledge - an understanding of the functioning of our society - can change history and make the world better. - The guardian

"Roman shows Azimov himself, personified in Seldon. The huge intelligence and interest of the psychostatic, his anxiety about the future of science in the dark, his disappointment in the face of death - all this sounds particularly sharp and truthful. " - Publishers Weekly

"The exciting portrait of a unique person against the background of" take -off and the fall of the Galactic Empire "". - Library Journal

"touching farewell of the great science fiction." - Kirkus Reviews