(August 26, 2015 at 8:38 am)pocaracas Wrote: Asimov's "Foundation".
I liked the detail about the religion where the "priests" are the only trained personnel who can operate the technology provided by the foundation.
And, when planets want the tech, but not the religion, economy becomes the driving force. It's like a mirror of the last 2k Earth years.
Overall entertaining, but with too much dependence on accurate control of a whole population by those with seemingly little control over them...
Have you read the second part of foundation and empire? With the rise of the mule.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
