內容簡介
內容簡介 基地紀元四九八年,兩名基地公民登上最先進的太空艇,準備進行一次極不尋常的銀河之旅。表面上,他們將尋找傳說中的人類原鄉,實際的任務,則是要證明第二基地依舊存在。與此同時,銀河中又出現一個神秘的第三勢力。他們行事神出鬼沒,法力廣大無邊,甚至連預示銀河未來命運的謝頓計畫,似乎也在這個組織掌握之中。到底是由於機緣巧合,還是經過精心的安排,兩個基地與神秘的第三勢力,最後竟然在一顆稱為蓋婭的行星交會!銀河未來終極的命運,即將在他們眼前揭示……本書特色1. 《基地邊緣》榮獲1983年雨果獎最佳長篇小說獎;紐約時報暢銷書排行榜連續二十五週。《基地與地球》榮登紐約時報暢銷書排行榜連續十五週。2. 一九六六年在美國克里夫蘭舉行的世界科幻大會雨果獎(Hugo Award)--科幻界至高無上的獎項中,「基地三部曲」擊敗了「魔戒」(The Lord Of The Rings)系列,奪得了「永遠的最佳系列小說」( The Best Series Of All Times )的美名。3.強調科幻大師以撒.艾西莫夫超經典作品〈基地系列〉吸引讀者及科幻迷們。At last, the costly and bitter war between the two Foundations had come to an end. The scientists of the First Foundation had proved victorious; and now they retum to Hari Seldon’s long-established plan to build a new Empire that the Second Foundation is not destroyed after all-and that its still-defiant survivors are preparing their revenge. Now the two exiled citizens of the Foundation-a renegade Councilman and the doddering historian-set out in search of the mythical planet Earth. . .and proof that the Second Foundation still exists. Meanwhile someone-or something-outside of both Foundations sees to be orchestrating events to suit its own ominous purpose. Soon representatives of both the First and Second Foundations will find themselves racing toward a mysterious world called Gaia and a final shocking destiny at the very end of the universe!
作者介紹
作者介紹 Isaac Asimov began his Foundation Series at the age of twenty-one, not realizing that it would one day be considered a cornerstone of science fiction. During his legendary career, Asimov penned pver 470 books on subjects ranging from science to Shakespeare to history, though he was most loved for his award-winning science fiction sagas, which include the Robot, Empire, and Foundation series. Named a Grand Master of Science Fiction by the Science Fiction Writers of America, Asimov entertained and educated readers of all ages for close to five decasdes. He died, at age of seventy-two, in April 1992.